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The K-S1 and the 18-135 lens

Started Dec 28, 2016 | Discussions thread
flektogon
flektogon Veteran Member • Posts: 6,226
Re: The K-S1 and the 18-135 lens

Historicity wrote:

Ptitboul wrote:

Historicity wrote:

(...^)

As to the K-S1 itself, having just one dial for aperture and shutter-speed adjustment is going to take some getting used to. Today, in fiddling with it I kept changing the switch on the left side of the camera from AF to MF and so missed perhaps a dozen shots. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid doing that before I miss shots more important than the ones I was taking today.

I have the same issue with my K-S1. This lever obviously prefers to be in MF position!

With a screwdrive lens, I can use the absence of AF noise as an indication, but the 18-135 is too silent.

I'm giving serious thought to taping it in the AF position. There is no point i leaving the MF option open if I'm not using MF lenses at the time.

Also, I wonder about the SK-2 in this regard. If I end up wishing the SK-1 it had a little more of this, I'd start looking at the SK-2, but I'd be comparing it with the K-70 -- if it came to that.

Lawrence

Well, my K-x (in addition to my K-S1) has the same AF/MF switch, so why do you think that the K-S2/K-70, or any other Pentax body would be different? While K-S1 is not the best Pentax body, it is the best "deal" Pentax body for sure. And the smallest. And the lightest. And the nicest...

Regards,

Peter

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