Model Mike

That was my K-5 :-) Coincidentally it has just been fixed under its 2-year warranty. On a related tack, this little hiccup apart, reliability on my recent Pentax bodies is in another league...

Pentax needs to understand its own values, and communicate this to their designers. It's hard to believe the K-5, K-01, K-50, K-30 all belong to the same brand. About the only thing they have in...

As long as good photography requires expensive equipment, and as where there is such thing as a 'better' photograph, there will be professional photographers. News gathering is one area where...

As long as 'good' photography requires expensive equipment, and as long as there is a demand for the 'better' photograph, there will be professional photographers. The problem is that the...

I think we'd have a better chance of achieving a higher priority for Pentax by reasoned argument than by insulting (if only indirectly) the reviewers. Simon has already stated in a previous thread...

Thanks - interesting read!

As an owner of both the K-5 and K-5 II, I can testify that AF accuracy on the II in both low and artificial light is in a different league compared with the old camera. Also, for the first time on...

If you're into street shooting, then you'll love the 21, 40 and 70 pancakes. Discrete jewels with top IQ, and unique to Pentax.

Yep, the battery door has never been a problem with either my K-5 or K-5 II. I like the design.

The supposition behind your argument is that NR during post is always preferable to NR in RAW, even if the user has access to the best NR reduction tools. However, it could be that high ISO noise...

Exactly, the FF lens is heavier, and loses a stop Same again. The DA15 would be a more appropriate challenger for your FF lens. Although the DA15 loses a stop, it weighs just 212g. The Sigma...

V. useful report http://www.computer-darkroom.com/blog/will-an-ssd-improve-adobe-lightroom-performance/

Privacy laws differ betweem countries. French privacy laws are particularly restrictive with regard to what can be photographed from and to public spaces without...

Very interesting, thank you. A highly capable compact has lots of appeal. Would be interested in your opinion on the GR viewfinder options.

I think you're underestimating the contribution of the lens to overall size and weight - and it's the overall weight which matters. A body + lens outfit - say a couple of primes and a medium and...

Wow, that's some prediction. Just a couple of things: if Canon can make a smaller FF camera, they can make a smaller APS-C camera. In fact, they just have. There will always be a size differential,...

Beg to disagree - image quality is the one excellent thing about it. The K-01 is good for certain applications, and under certain conditions. Unfortunately those conditions are rather...

If what you say is correct, and unless the active adjustment is indicated in some way in the menu, this sounds like a recipe for total confusion (as well as uncharacteristically poor design on the...

Sounds like you're doing fine. Just pretend that you're a light meter and learn to judge the amount of compensation for various combinations of light/dark. Whether one chooses matrix or average...

Awesomely flakey deduction.