Alright lets have some fun LOL
Have they removed the character limit?
Hmmm... yes that could be annoying except I always start on card one unless I've already filled card one and then its filled so no point in switching back to it
My point would be to fill card1, then continue on card2, swap out card1 against a blank one (card3) and once card2 is filled up, continue on card3 and so on. Not possible.
If its still writing to the card then it could well take time, I wonder what if any multi-threading the processor and I/O functions can handle
Yeah, it must be something like that. The camera becomes unresponsive in this instance. If you just keep shooting, it will happily work on the queue and stay responsive, but throw in a delete and things choke.
There could be a long term mechanical issue with holding the mirror up too long for too many times
I would be surprised if that is worse than the mirror flip-flapping, tbh.
Entering the number of photos / speed of timer+continuous uses the menu button to cancel and the info button to enter. Both buttons are directly next to one another and have no specific texturing/shape.
What would you suggest, not knocking the criticism just tell them a better way to do it.
Use the four way controller and confirm with ok.
The green button should return all (or at least more) menus to its default. For example, upon entering the single/continuous/bracketing menu, green button immediately should set to single shot (or whatever the active user mode has as standard).
What if the user is using manual mode with green button stop down metering and doing bracketing stuff?
How would that interfere with my proposal? I meant you enter a menu that has a default setting and WHILE you are in that menu, the green button would return it to default.
Never knew that, I don't use user modes despite there being 5 of them now.
Interesting! I use them all the time. I like that they are so powerful and can be named.
The on-off lever has almost the same texture as the front dial and both are close - can be confusing.
The same as its been for years, no complaints here
I've gotten used to now. But I remember switching off the camera a few times at the beginning
AF/MF de/activate button does not allow toggle (Sony style), need to keep pressed which is awkward and hinders adjusting other controls.
AF Mode button?
I mean the AF button on the rear. I have now set it to rear-button focus.
Also, on screw-drive lenses that are not-quick-shift, the AF/MF change[...]
physical problem with the system, can't be changed on the K-1, likely won't be changed, you just have to live with it
Yup, not expecting it, but it's not a physical impossibility, as Sony/Minolta screw drive mount allows it.
Similarly, in playback, to change the display/info options, you have to enter the display/info menu (four way controller down, then choose). Would be much faster if repeatedly pressing four-way-down just cycles through the options - like on basically all other cameras I've used over the last years.
Right, this changed in recent years, it used to be easier
Oh snap! It can be really annoying. *shrug*
I only use auto ISO in TAv, I hate it when accidentally going into auto ISO in other modes because getting out can be annoying, maybe I just haven't figured it out the easy way
Really? I thought the only way to get auto ISO is to activate it with the green button, which I initially found irritating but now prefer over the Sony way (where it is on the dial)
no eye-sensor to switch off rear display. [...]
Ah just leave the screen on
I never thought I would like it, but once I had it on the Sony, I got used to it very quickly. Not a major thing, admittedly.
How does NR AUTO decide? A mix between exposure time and ISO, but it would be good to know in advance whether ot not a darkframe exposure will be done, even in auto mode.
Don't use it I don't think, its jpeg only anyways right?
Sorry, should have clarified, I meant long exposure, e.g. dark frame subtraction.
For Av and Tv I always set 2 parameters, one of them being ISO, if i wanted auto ISO i use TAv where again I set 2 parameters, Manual for 3 parameters and I'm the type of photographer who never uses Program or Auto modes so they're just wasted programming to me. I suppose I'm just a bit of a control freak.
Well, I keep an eye on the values, but no point in twiddling all the dials when/if the auto function does a good job. I actually think Pentax have done their research for the variation of the 1/FL rule. But the tendency to choose "high" ISO is puzzling.
General interval shooting mode does not allow "immediate" setting for interval, for this you need to go to continuous mode. Only star trails interval allows "immediate" but then you only get 4K video, not full resolution stills.
my lack of experience means I'm not sure what immediate is all about
The next photo is taken as quickly as possible.
(Which is what you need for startrails, but I also need that for my long exposure stacking.)
No option to keep individual frames of multi-exposure modes?
I suppose this could be a nice improvement
I could have sworn some older Pentaxes did that.
changing magnification ratio in LiveView is laggy.
I only use 10x or normal so never noticed a lag
So do I actually, just noticed it a few times when I was zooming out a bit.
A gimmick IMO, still i don't care for the camera to do it either, I need to correct distortion and horizon before I bother trying to correct perspective in post
True. It would save some memory card space and make alignment easier, but just take the whole frame and crop in post.
Liveview AF with screw drive lenses is not very good [...]
Could be different with different lenses, I've had decent experiences with LV AF and screw drive lenses but not all of them and not all are quick or slow... somewhere inbetween
Surely depends on the lens, had some absurd "focus confirmation" in LV with long Sigma lenses.
[SR noises]
Been that way for years, been commented on by new comers for years, it still works,
Of course, it was honestly just an observation
I never use sleep, when active the camera is just on even if there is a gap, when not active the camera is just off unless i make the mistake of leaving it on
I can see how that would be the best solution for airshows and the like.
When using adapted lenses or K/M mount lenses in M mode, older Pentax cameras would show you an lightmeter bar when pulling the DOF preview lever. This no longer works for lenses that do not bridge the appropriate contacts in the lens mount, including most M42 lenses.
The main screen has a full time active meter simulator no DOF preview necessary
That is not entirely correct. K/M lenses need M mode to stop down for the exposure and in M mode you have no meter simulator on the screen. M42 is less crucial, as using them in AV is usually sufficient.
There seem to be only minor inconsistencies with stop down metering in M mode, both with M42 and K/M lenses, which seems to be mean the problems of the K3 have been fixed?
Stop down metering is not how modern metering systems were meant to be used and that could lead to quirks as you stop down that don't occur when metering wide open and using math so long as the aperture closes the correct amount during the exposure
I know that. But the metering range of the Pentax K-1 is actually better than that of old stop-down metering cameras.
And in any case,the DS was fine,the K-1 seems fine, but it seems some cameras in between have been affected by this inconsistency.
Use the correct gloves, but everyone is different so you may have it worse than I do
Maybe you never have proper winter
Thanks for your input, Mike!
Cheers
Jens
