Thanks for taking the time to make this! I didn't know about the raw one, that's pretty interesting. The others I seldom use other than the intervalometer, which is awesome with tons of features. I agree that Pentax succeeds at offering these high end features in lower end bodies, while other manufacturers seem to like to intentionally remove features from lower end models for marketing purposes. Best bang for your buck I think.
It is unfortunate that the other manufacturers use that business model. When beginners buy their first camera, they search TH-cam etc and see all these photographers using cameras from the same manufacturer but they have features the entry level camera just doesn't have. Then the newcomer gets upset because they feal they lack the ability. It's just a sad state. Pentax is definitely the best bang for buck and with the features across the whole lineup, they really are the only ones make cameras that will grow with you as your skills develop. It's just too bad that they don't market/advertise anymore 🙁
I often use the save as RAW feature - pretty much any session I shoot jpeg only and happen to either capture an image I think I want to save in the best possible quality, or when I encounter really tough lighting conditions and know I'll need the dynamic range later. The composition correction feature is so useful when you get tired of trying to get your tripod perfectly level and just can't, but it's even more useful when you forgot your tripod and you're placing the camera on a nearly flat surface (like a wall) and you just want to get that perfect horizon line. But for me, the number one thing that never ceases to amaze me when I compare Pentax to other brands I use, are the menus and controls. They're so intuitive and accessible and they really appeal to my software engineer's mind. The value of this simply cannot be overstated - this really matters in the field, and you feel the benefit every time you use the camera.
@@eddyg1794 In main menu > Playback option > Save Raw Data. It's usually the +/- (exposure compensation) button that saves the jpeg to Raw. The camera has to be set in a specific way though. Drive mode>Single Shot and only while the image preview is showing can you save the jpeg to RAW format since the buffer is still open. If the preview goes away, the buffer is now closed.
I use a k3ii.being able to save the last shot in RAW when useing JPEG is very handy.One note : if a previous image is deleted before the RAW data is saved,the option to save the last image in RAW+ JPEG is lost,and can only be saved as a JPEG image.
Thanks fo the tips Kobie. I've been a pentax shooter since the Spotmatic and was not aware of these fetures. My favorite Pentax feature (since the PZ series at least) has been flash compensation in the camera body. This allows you to dial in compensation with any TTL flash, even inexpensive ones. Unlike Canikon which make you buy a high -end flash unit to get this feature.
Pentax cameras are so much easier to adjust setting and functions than Nikon. I shoot both since I have a lot of legacy lenses from film days. My Nikon D600's some times drive me nuts when I have to dig into the menus. Pentax, no such problems.
I have been a Pentax shooter since the 1970's . When I switched over to my first Pentax digital camera my *istDL I was lost my ME Super Program did not have all the settings so I shot in Auto . It would have been great if someone would have explained how to use all the setting I had to experiment with the camera to learn them . And even now there are some I have never used . You have given me new ideas on what I might use . Non of the TH-cam camera reviews on Pentax cameras ever went into some of these settings
I know! I think it's crazy that these features have been available for a while on Pentax and even "influencers" or whatever you want to call them NEVER mention it. That's why I felt compelled to make this video.
Got a Pentax KP for ufology... But HOLY CRAP canon / nikon / sony are absolute toys in comparison.... I used to work concerts with a canon 40D using the canon 50mm 1.8. Never heard me complain about that lens untl now.... Focus ring on Pentax 50mm 1.8 is so fucking smooth. And the viewfinder on this body.... man....
Ya, it's a massive difference overall. Ergonomics, low light capability, low light focus ability, and useful built in features (intervalometer, green button, Astrotracer). Things that are made for photographers.
Something ver very useful i miss is Catch-In Focus, it's so cool to be honest. You set your lens focus on a known point, and when your subject hits teh focus, the picture snaps automatically. I find it a priceless aid in macro photography, as well as when you are trying to catch unpredictable subjects like birds.
I did a separate video on how to use catch in focus. I've seen a couple of reviews mention it, but never composition adjustment or saving a jpeg to raw. I use catch in focus all the time with my manual lenses 🙂
It seems that it works only with manual focus lenses, or ones that can be switched to manual focus on the lens body. I have often used it with such lenses but I have never managed to get it to work with autofocus lenses that don't have the auto/manual switch.
What you stated is how it's intended to be used. Switchable AF/MF lenses and most 100% manual lenses. There are some manual lenses that won't work since they don't act as a ground for the lens mount. Those you would need to short a pin with foil. I've never bothered doing it though. I just use an AF/MF switchable lens.
Cool video. For reference the Q7 let's you get up to 999 interval shots and K1 lets you get up to 2000. Yes, a very handy feature having it built in! I recall hearing about the jpeg to raw feature and have tried it in the past. Unfortunately I found it kind of disappointing in practice because the resulting files are made into DNGs *from* the jpgs, an already data-stripped form. Sure, it gives you a DNG, but it doesn't make it from any raw data in the buffer, so it ends up kind of a quirky feature. That said, I love all the quirks to explore. Like you say, Pentax cameras do have a LOT.
This is pure gold. I thought of a great use for the composition adjustment. Wouldn't it be perfect for macro shots! If you can't quite get the subject in focus or you have your camera on a tripod and you don't want to move everything to get the image where you want it....boom...use this feature!
I've learned some new things today about my K-5. THANK YOU! You're a gentleman and a scowler! (Having fun on the end here. I scowl quite often myself when I am doing photography.)
I have used many brands,yet none have matched the feature set,and solidity of Pentax.I shootwith the Pentax K1mk2,and in streets of NYC or anywhere else,it's truly a plasure.There's no EasyBake oven overheating,no firmware needed to make the AF/camera work,no crippled features,no recall issues,no tiny matchbox toddler sized body,and no actual NEED for post.They truly make cameras to be composition tools,not fake hyped toys..
You should probably also mention about the Jpg>RAW thing, it does have limitations. It's only usable on the LAST Jpg image taken, that's the one that has the buffer info still. So if you took 5 jpg shots in single drive mode and then went into your Playback review and went through images 1-5, only the 5th shot and final shot would five the +/- ev comp button with an option for generating a RAW file in addition to the Jpg. Furthermore you lose that Jpg>RAW ability if you powered down the device and booted back up (buffer info lost). But yes it's a nice feature to have. Some of the features I like are things like Fine Adjustments, I believe not all cameras have this (*cough Canon cough*), and in just general the extremely highly customisable button mapping option. Green Button is also unique to Pentax I believe as well as AF confirmation with manual focus glass. I have heard of manual focus glass junkies buying Pentax cameras just for that option!
Good points. The green button and focus confirmation in manual focus are things I actually don't think I could ever do without... I saw you coughed up a Canon earlier, you alright? Lol
Classic cameras with all features are made by Pentax. However they are not able to compete with other companies due to too much advertisement. In those days in Modern Photography magazine the second page advertisement was Pentax only.
Kobie, very helpful videos. I wanted to ask if your changing from RAW to JPG for this video ... Can you just change those on the fly like that, or must you not reformat the card for those changes to take effect?
You don't need to format the card. What it's doing when you save the jpeg as a raw, is, it takes a copy of the raw image which is still held in the buffer and places it on the card as a "new" raw copy of the image that was originally saved as a jpeg. It's not really a switch on the fly sort of thing (it requires you to stop for a minute to hit the button to tell the camera to save the image as a raw copy). What you could always do, is go in the card menu and switch from raw to jpeg, or jpeg to raw. Or, set up the "RAW/FX" button to swap between jpeg and raw.
hi, i know this is an older, but i have a pentax K-5, and it does weird things when i'm trying to take photos, i am very new to pentax, and to photography in general, i cant find anything online with a K-5 doing what mine is doing (so far) there isnt a whole lot of videos about it because it's like 11 years old now. sometimes when i'm shooting, it will randomly not take a photo, but it makes sounds like the mirror is cycling up and down rapidly and it wont focus either, also, when i hit a button or wheel it will do the same thing, until i point the camera at random and manually adjust the zoom until it finally auto focuses again, ive looked up mirror slap, and other issues, but this doesnt sound like that, so i dunno what it is. :( awesome videos btw, i had no idea pentax did this, the reason i got a pentax k-5 was because i'm ..poor basically, you can get a K-5 for like 150$, and then i got a DA 55-300mm lens for i think 120$ off amazon used, there is probably similarly aged cameras of other brands but not usually weather sealed, so i got the k-5 and it takes beautiful photos (when i manage not to screw everything up)
Do you happen to have it in mirror lock up mode? You can tell by noticing the viewfinder going black when trying to take a photo. Another thing to check is if you have the setting "focus priority" set in the menu. This will only allow the camera to fire once it confirms focus. Is the battery a Pentax battery or is it 3rd party? That can also make a difference on how the camera behaves (I had a similar issue with 3rd party batteries on my K-3, it would randomly fire at full speed continuously until I turned the camera off. Switched batteries and it was back to normal).
What you forgot to mention was the “Horizon Correction” its in the same menu location as Composition Adjustment, but horizon correction is far more useful.
Thanks for these tips, as the RAW data is recovered from buffer memory I wonder how many you can recover after the event but very useful. With the K1 you can have up to 2000 interval and composite shots - I was at a tutorial on multi exposure and the smug (up to that point) Canikon brigade’s mouths literally dropped open when this was mentioned! Can I just suggest that before doing another like this you go through a rehearsal and make a few notes? Also, put in a full battery, I was sure yours would give out at any moment!
You can only do one raw save at a time unfortunately. Your suggestions are noted and I'll be the first to admit I'm terrible with thinking of doing trial runs on my own projects. With a client? I do as many tests as possible before the actual shoot. I'll work on that though. Added to my New Year resolution list 👍🏽
As far as I'm aware, it's only Pentax who always put an infra-red sensor on the rear of their cameras as well as the front. Obviously the one on the front is there to enable wireless triggering of selfies. But, for me, the one on the back is far more useful. For tripod work, it's great to be able to instantly take a picture without any risk of moving the camera. And, for wildlife photography, this immediate trigger works over substantial distances, allowing easy separation between the photographer and the subject. Secondly, when deciding whether to buy a K3 or a K3 ii, I knew I'd miss the K3's inbuilt flash and couldn't see the value in the K3 ii's inbuilt GPS. As it turned out, the lack of flash was easily solved with a small, second-hand Pentax-compatible flashgun. And having GPS co-ordinates embedded in every picture's EXIF data has turned out to be very powerful, especially as I am now using digiKam for my image library manager. Not only is the digiKam software very intuitive and entirely free, it can also show the shooting locations of all my images on various maps, including Google.
Talking about features, why did Pentax do away with image comparison after the K-5? I don't know if I would want a newer model now that they don't have it. Puzzles me why it was axed.
I doubt it. The sensor doesn't move enough to warp or severely alter the optics of the image. It would be good for a situation where you're shooting with a very thin depth of field and the focus/recompose technique may throw the focus off. Now you can keep the camera where it is and move the sensor instead.
The sensor does not tilt. It shifts by rather small amounts so one does not get any significant shift effect either. Normal, i.e., non-tilt/shift lenses, don't provide a large enough image circle anyhow.
@@tkimaginestudio You are correct. The sensor shifts and I believe rotates as well. Bad wording on my part. For that I apologize. Thanks for clearing it up 👍🏽
There is also a set of cool features that is usually mentioned in reviews (sealing, and several things only possible because of having the stabilization in the body), but which are ignored in the ratings (there's some hidden rule that the best DSLR has to be a Canikon... ;-)
And ergonomics, the green button, lens compatibility dating back to the beginning of time... It's like they do everything to suppress Pentax as if they'll take over the whole industry or something. The attitude is quite strange actually.
I hardly ever see Pentax-ads - the big companies have obviously a bigger budget for marketing, so it literally doesn't pay off for reviewers to give Pentax better ratings.
I would like to see the video capabilities. On the Pentax K1 Markii which I plan to purches. I haven't been able to find. A youtube video review on it yet.
Unfortunately I don't have access to a K-1 at the moment. But it won't be any different than other Pentax Cameras. They provide basic video capability. Nothing fancy. And either no AF.C at all in video or for the KP and K-70 it's slow, hunts and is a bit unreliable.
@@KobieMC haha wished I had that yesterday when I realized some shots I took were in JPEG. So how far back can you make a JPEG into a RAW? Since it's from the buffer, there has to be a limitation right?
2:17 is pure Pentax 😂 Composition adjustment is truly unique and not known about much. Pentax should fully automate this like exposure bracketing, so you can take 4 shots at the furtherest corners in one go, to be merged into an ultra-wide shot later.
Pixel shift is not nearly the same as composition adjustment. Pixel shift moves the sensor 4 times by one pixel when you take the photo to extract as much color detail as possible. Composition adjustment allows you to move/angle the sensor which will change the composition for tuning. You can rotate the sensor and/or angle it which will shift the location of the subject within the frame. I'm pretty sure the K3 II, K-70, KP and K-1/II all have composition adjustment and pixel shift. 2 separate features.
@@KobieMC Yes, but they won't enhace a single picture as far as pixel shift will do. You won't get an ultrawide shot by exposing the sensor to the lens dark areas, at best you would get a lot of vignetting, distortion and chromatic aberrations.
@@Flashbang_Photo I understand that. That's not what it's for though. It's not for enhancing pictures. It's for very fine composition changes. But, I mention it because, well, nobody else does lol
Oh oh, that focus issue on Your hand. That horrible focus implementation has caused so much frustration on my K5II that I don't use it anymore (about 1500 shutter actuations). My K3 is a little better but still not very good. Apart from that I like Pentax better than my Nikon gear. Bummer! People still shooting jpgs? seriously?
I always use RAW+, if I’m happy with the JPEG all well and good, but if I need the RAW its there. SD cards & hard drives are so cheap now its not worth the risk of missing the shot.
Good idea for a video! However, we both know that you can't reach 1K shots on the interval setting. Not even in theory because D-Li109 battery will last for about 400 shots max. This is, unfortunately, a rather low number and one of the major drawbacks of this specific camera & battery type. For video, it's even worse.
@@KobieMC when it's cold outside or if you shoot the Milky way (or both at the same time), the battery life gets critically low very fast. Because there is no battery grip available for this type of camera some smart astrophotographers have found a workaround: they insert a dummy-battery and connect it with an external power bank. Problem solved!
"Pentax cameras are made by photographers for photographers" Exactly! Another nice video. Keep it up!
Thanks for taking the time to make this! I didn't know about the raw one, that's pretty interesting. The others I seldom use other than the intervalometer, which is awesome with tons of features. I agree that Pentax succeeds at offering these high end features in lower end bodies, while other manufacturers seem to like to intentionally remove features from lower end models for marketing purposes. Best bang for your buck I think.
It is unfortunate that the other manufacturers use that business model. When beginners buy their first camera, they search TH-cam etc and see all these photographers using cameras from the same manufacturer but they have features the entry level camera just doesn't have. Then the newcomer gets upset because they feal they lack the ability. It's just a sad state. Pentax is definitely the best bang for buck and with the features across the whole lineup, they really are the only ones make cameras that will grow with you as your skills develop. It's just too bad that they don't market/advertise anymore 🙁
I often use the save as RAW feature - pretty much any session I shoot jpeg only and happen to either capture an image I think I want to save in the best possible quality, or when I encounter really tough lighting conditions and know I'll need the dynamic range later.
The composition correction feature is so useful when you get tired of trying to get your tripod perfectly level and just can't, but it's even more useful when you forgot your tripod and you're placing the camera on a nearly flat surface (like a wall) and you just want to get that perfect horizon line.
But for me, the number one thing that never ceases to amaze me when I compare Pentax to other brands I use, are the menus and controls. They're so intuitive and accessible and they really appeal to my software engineer's mind. The value of this simply cannot be overstated - this really matters in the field, and you feel the benefit every time you use the camera.
I completely agree. Everything is just... Right.
Very cool. Thank you for pointing that out
@@KobieMC Kobie I'm a little confused how to save a jpg as raw on my k-70 Would you be able to explain how to do this on the K-70? Thanks in advance.
@@eddyg1794 In main menu > Playback option > Save Raw Data. It's usually the +/- (exposure compensation) button that saves the jpeg to Raw. The camera has to be set in a specific way though.
Drive mode>Single Shot and only while the image preview is showing can you save the jpeg to RAW format since the buffer is still open. If the preview goes away, the buffer is now closed.
I use a k3ii.being able to save the last shot in RAW when useing JPEG is very handy.One note : if a previous image is deleted before the RAW data is saved,the option to save the last image in RAW+ JPEG is lost,and can only be saved as a JPEG image.
Thanks fo the tips Kobie. I've been a pentax shooter since the Spotmatic and was not aware of these fetures.
My favorite Pentax feature (since the PZ series at least) has been flash compensation in the camera body. This allows you to dial in compensation with any TTL flash, even inexpensive ones. Unlike Canikon which make you buy a high -end flash unit to get this feature.
Agree, Pentax is an unsung hero. Astro features are unbelievably fantastic.
Awesome Video! I appreciate your highlights on the unmentioned features we don't hear much about but set Pentax apart from the other brands.
Pentax cameras are so much easier to adjust setting and functions than Nikon. I shoot both since I have a lot of legacy lenses from film days. My Nikon D600's some times drive me nuts when I have to dig into the menus. Pentax, no such problems.
I have been a Pentax shooter since the 1970's . When I switched over to my first Pentax digital camera my *istDL I was lost my ME Super Program did not have all the settings so I shot in Auto . It would have been great if someone would have explained how to use all the setting I had to experiment with the camera to learn them . And even now there are some I have never used . You have given me new ideas on what I might use . Non of the TH-cam camera reviews on Pentax cameras ever went into some of these settings
I know! I think it's crazy that these features have been available for a while on Pentax and even "influencers" or whatever you want to call them NEVER mention it. That's why I felt compelled to make this video.
Got a Pentax KP for ufology...
But HOLY CRAP canon / nikon / sony are absolute toys in comparison....
I used to work concerts with a canon 40D using the canon 50mm 1.8.
Never heard me complain about that lens untl now....
Focus ring on Pentax 50mm 1.8 is so fucking smooth.
And the viewfinder on this body.... man....
I actually came here because i took a look at the options and figured this is going to be like relearning photography.
Fuck Canon / Nikon.
Ya, it's a massive difference overall. Ergonomics, low light capability, low light focus ability, and useful built in features (intervalometer, green button, Astrotracer). Things that are made for photographers.
One of my favorite TH-cam-Channels, thank you for the Videos.
Greetings from Switzerland
Thank you for the comment/compliment!
Something ver very useful i miss is Catch-In Focus, it's so cool to be honest. You set your lens focus on a known point, and when your subject hits teh focus, the picture snaps automatically.
I find it a priceless aid in macro photography, as well as when you are trying to catch unpredictable subjects like birds.
I did a separate video on how to use catch in focus. I've seen a couple of reviews mention it, but never composition adjustment or saving a jpeg to raw. I use catch in focus all the time with my manual lenses 🙂
It seems that it works only with manual focus lenses, or ones that can be switched to manual focus on the lens body. I have often used it with such lenses but I have never managed to get it to work with autofocus lenses that don't have the auto/manual switch.
What you stated is how it's intended to be used. Switchable AF/MF lenses and most 100% manual lenses. There are some manual lenses that won't work since they don't act as a ground for the lens mount. Those you would need to short a pin with foil. I've never bothered doing it though. I just use an AF/MF switchable lens.
Cool video. For reference the Q7 let's you get up to 999 interval shots and K1 lets you get up to 2000. Yes, a very handy feature having it built in! I recall hearing about the jpeg to raw feature and have tried it in the past. Unfortunately I found it kind of disappointing in practice because the resulting files are made into DNGs *from* the jpgs, an already data-stripped form. Sure, it gives you a DNG, but it doesn't make it from any raw data in the buffer, so it ends up kind of a quirky feature. That said, I love all the quirks to explore. Like you say, Pentax cameras do have a LOT.
This is pure gold. I thought of a great use for the composition adjustment. Wouldn't it be perfect for macro shots! If you can't quite get the subject in focus or you have your camera on a tripod and you don't want to move everything to get the image where you want it....boom...use this feature!
👍🏼
I've learned some new things today about my K-5. THANK YOU! You're a gentleman and a scowler! (Having fun on the end here. I scowl quite often myself when I am doing photography.)
I have used many brands,yet none have matched the feature set,and solidity of Pentax.I shootwith the Pentax K1mk2,and in streets of NYC or anywhere else,it's truly a plasure.There's no EasyBake oven overheating,no firmware needed to make the AF/camera work,no crippled features,no recall issues,no tiny matchbox toddler sized body,and no actual NEED for post.They truly make cameras to be composition tools,not fake hyped toys..
You should probably also mention about the Jpg>RAW thing, it does have limitations. It's only usable on the LAST Jpg image taken, that's the one that has the buffer info still. So if you took 5 jpg shots in single drive mode and then went into your Playback review and went through images 1-5, only the 5th shot and final shot would five the +/- ev comp button with an option for generating a RAW file in addition to the Jpg.
Furthermore you lose that Jpg>RAW ability if you powered down the device and booted back up (buffer info lost).
But yes it's a nice feature to have.
Some of the features I like are things like Fine Adjustments, I believe not all cameras have this (*cough Canon cough*), and in just general the extremely highly customisable button mapping option. Green Button is also unique to Pentax I believe as well as AF confirmation with manual focus glass. I have heard of manual focus glass junkies buying Pentax cameras just for that option!
Good points. The green button and focus confirmation in manual focus are things I actually don't think I could ever do without... I saw you coughed up a Canon earlier, you alright? Lol
@@KobieMC Just a nasty bug going around lol
@@SummersSnaps lmao!!!! 🤣
Love the Green Button and the Hyper modes!
Love Pentax, great video Kobie!
Thank you Enrico!
Cool video
Thanks Ian!
Classic cameras with all features are made by Pentax. However they are not able to compete with other companies due to too much advertisement. In those days in Modern Photography magazine the second page advertisement was Pentax only.
Pulled out my K-30 and tried that. Neat! Subbed.
Awesome! Thanks for the sub 👍🏽
I like Raw+ Best of both worlds and I sometimes like practicing my own editing and compare it with what the camera offers.
LEE is in the house...Pentax K1 mk 2 user here.For those who want in camera excellence........yesssssssssssssssssssss
Kobie, very helpful videos. I wanted to ask if your changing from RAW to JPG for this video ... Can you just change those on the fly like that, or must you not reformat the card for those changes to take effect?
You don't need to format the card. What it's doing when you save the jpeg as a raw, is, it takes a copy of the raw image which is still held in the buffer and places it on the card as a "new" raw copy of the image that was originally saved as a jpeg. It's not really a switch on the fly sort of thing (it requires you to stop for a minute to hit the button to tell the camera to save the image as a raw copy). What you could always do, is go in the card menu and switch from raw to jpeg, or jpeg to raw. Or, set up the "RAW/FX" button to swap between jpeg and raw.
@@KobieMC Thanks.
hi, i know this is an older, but i have a pentax K-5, and it does weird things when i'm trying to take photos, i am very new to pentax, and to photography in general, i cant find anything online with a K-5 doing what mine is doing (so far) there isnt a whole lot of videos about it because it's like 11 years old now. sometimes when i'm shooting, it will randomly not take a photo, but it makes sounds like the mirror is cycling up and down rapidly and it wont focus either, also, when i hit a button or wheel it will do the same thing, until i point the camera at random and manually adjust the zoom until it finally auto focuses again, ive looked up mirror slap, and other issues, but this doesnt sound like that, so i dunno what it is. :( awesome videos btw, i had no idea pentax did this, the reason i got a pentax k-5 was because i'm ..poor basically, you can get a K-5 for like 150$, and then i got a DA 55-300mm lens for i think 120$ off amazon used, there is probably similarly aged cameras of other brands but not usually weather sealed, so i got the k-5 and it takes beautiful photos (when i manage not to screw everything up)
Do you happen to have it in mirror lock up mode? You can tell by noticing the viewfinder going black when trying to take a photo. Another thing to check is if you have the setting "focus priority" set in the menu. This will only allow the camera to fire once it confirms focus. Is the battery a Pentax battery or is it 3rd party? That can also make a difference on how the camera behaves (I had a similar issue with 3rd party batteries on my K-3, it would randomly fire at full speed continuously until I turned the camera off. Switched batteries and it was back to normal).
Your channel is a mine of information. So much to learn. Had the K30, have a K3 and just taken delivery of a K3 Mkiii. Even more to learn.
Thank you so much and enjoy the K-3 Mark III 👍🏽
What you forgot to mention was the “Horizon Correction” its in the same menu location as Composition Adjustment, but horizon correction is far more useful.
I didn't forget, but that has been mentioned in reviews so I left it out. Good call though!
Thanks for these tips, as the RAW data is recovered from buffer memory I wonder how many you can recover after the event but very useful. With the K1 you can have up to 2000 interval and composite shots - I was at a tutorial on multi exposure and the smug (up to that point) Canikon brigade’s mouths literally dropped open when this was mentioned! Can I just suggest that before doing another like this you go through a rehearsal and make a few notes? Also, put in a full battery, I was sure yours would give out at any moment!
You can only do one raw save at a time unfortunately. Your suggestions are noted and I'll be the first to admit I'm terrible with thinking of doing trial runs on my own projects. With a client? I do as many tests as possible before the actual shoot. I'll work on that though. Added to my New Year resolution list 👍🏽
As far as I'm aware, it's only Pentax who always put an infra-red sensor on the rear of their cameras as well as the front. Obviously the one on the front is there to enable wireless triggering of selfies. But, for me, the one on the back is far more useful. For tripod work, it's great to be able to instantly take a picture without any risk of moving the camera. And, for wildlife photography, this immediate trigger works over substantial distances, allowing easy separation between the photographer and the subject.
Secondly, when deciding whether to buy a K3 or a K3 ii, I knew I'd miss the K3's inbuilt flash and couldn't see the value in the K3 ii's inbuilt GPS. As it turned out, the lack of flash was easily solved with a small, second-hand Pentax-compatible flashgun. And having GPS co-ordinates embedded in every picture's EXIF data has turned out to be very powerful, especially as I am now using digiKam for my image library manager. Not only is the digiKam software very intuitive and entirely free, it can also show the shooting locations of all my images on various maps, including Google.
Fair points. However, for remote shooting most cameras just use WiFi to a phone even though IR is far easier lol
The jpeg mode to Raw image can you do that on a gr 2 as well
I have no idea. You'd have to check the manual.
I heard Ricoh wants to discuss a gig from you as a model from a new apsc camera..
😅😂🤣🤣
How to change a "F" and make a zoom of a picture i have taken?? :X
Do you mean, how do you change the aperture? And how do you zoom in while reviewing the picture?
Which model camera are you using?
Talking about features, why did Pentax do away with image comparison after the K-5? I don't know if I would want a newer model now that they don't have it. Puzzles me why it was axed.
That's a good question. No idea.
I'd love to hear some opinions about the KP versus the gr 3 versus the xe3 from Fuji
That'd be awesome wouldn't it?! Unfortunately, I don't have any of those so I can't form a realistic opinion on them unfortunately.
I haven't try with my k1, but can we get a tilt picture effect using the composition mode ?
I doubt it. The sensor doesn't move enough to warp or severely alter the optics of the image. It would be good for a situation where you're shooting with a very thin depth of field and the focus/recompose technique may throw the focus off. Now you can keep the camera where it is and move the sensor instead.
The sensor does not tilt. It shifts by rather small amounts so one does not get any significant shift effect either. Normal, i.e., non-tilt/shift lenses, don't provide a large enough image circle anyhow.
@@tkimaginestudio You are correct. The sensor shifts and I believe rotates as well. Bad wording on my part. For that I apologize. Thanks for clearing it up 👍🏽
There is also a set of cool features that is usually mentioned in reviews (sealing, and several things only possible because of having the stabilization in the body), but which are ignored in the ratings (there's some hidden rule that the best DSLR has to be a Canikon... ;-)
And ergonomics, the green button, lens compatibility dating back to the beginning of time... It's like they do everything to suppress Pentax as if they'll take over the whole industry or something. The attitude is quite strange actually.
I hardly ever see Pentax-ads - the big companies have obviously a bigger budget for marketing, so it literally doesn't pay off for reviewers to give Pentax better ratings.
@@markusesslinger Very true. Very sad, but very true.
What about the pentax K50 color picking settings
Are you referring to the custom image settings? Or manual white balance settings?
I would like to see the video capabilities. On the Pentax K1 Markii which I plan to purches. I haven't been able to find. A youtube video review on it yet.
Unfortunately I don't have access to a K-1 at the moment. But it won't be any different than other Pentax Cameras. They provide basic video capability. Nothing fancy. And either no AF.C at all in video or for the KP and K-70 it's slow, hunts and is a bit unreliable.
@@KobieMC Hopefully in the 2021 models. Their video capabilities will be highly improved apon.
So is it basically a compressed or lossy RAW file now?
No. It's actually recovered from the buffer so it is a full non compressed raw file.
@@KobieMC haha wished I had that yesterday when I realized some shots I took were in JPEG.
So how far back can you make a JPEG into a RAW? Since it's from the buffer, there has to be a limitation right?
Yup. It has to be done before the next shot.
2:17 is pure Pentax 😂
Composition adjustment is truly unique and not known about much. Pentax should fully automate this like exposure bracketing, so you can take 4 shots at the furtherest corners in one go, to be merged into an ultra-wide shot later.
Since the K-3 II that's being done in the form of Pixel Shift
Pixel shift is not nearly the same as composition adjustment. Pixel shift moves the sensor 4 times by one pixel when you take the photo to extract as much color detail as possible. Composition adjustment allows you to move/angle the sensor which will change the composition for tuning. You can rotate the sensor and/or angle it which will shift the location of the subject within the frame. I'm pretty sure the K3 II, K-70, KP and K-1/II all have composition adjustment and pixel shift. 2 separate features.
@@KobieMC Yes, but they won't enhace a single picture as far as pixel shift will do. You won't get an ultrawide shot by exposing the sensor to the lens dark areas, at best you would get a lot of vignetting, distortion and chromatic aberrations.
@@Flashbang_Photo I understand that. That's not what it's for though. It's not for enhancing pictures. It's for very fine composition changes. But, I mention it because, well, nobody else does lol
On my K50 it appears that it will allow me to set 999 images at 3 seconds. I am wondering if it is dependent on the size of your SD card.
It's based on the length of the interval total. I use 64 Gb cards. If I set my interval for say, 24 hours, I'll be able to shoot 999 images.
Oh oh, that focus issue on Your hand. That horrible focus implementation has caused so much frustration on my K5II that I don't use it anymore (about 1500 shutter actuations). My K3 is a little better but still not very good. Apart from that I like Pentax better than my Nikon gear. Bummer! People still shooting jpgs? seriously?
Believe it or not, many shoot jpeg. And as for the hand, well, no fulltime AF.C so what can we do? Lol
I always use RAW+, if I’m happy with the JPEG all well and good, but if I need the RAW its there.
SD cards & hard drives are so cheap now its not worth the risk of missing the shot.
Good idea for a video! However, we both know that you can't reach 1K shots on the interval setting. Not even in theory because D-Li109 battery will last for about 400 shots max. This is, unfortunately, a rather low number and one of the major drawbacks of this specific camera & battery type. For video, it's even worse.
I know. Same with extended time lapses. Pentax needs batteries that are more dense.
@@KobieMC when it's cold outside or if you shoot the Milky way (or both at the same time), the battery life gets critically low very fast. Because there is no battery grip available for this type of camera some smart astrophotographers have found a workaround: they insert a dummy-battery and connect it with an external power bank. Problem solved!
That's a genius workaround!
@@KobieMC it is indeed!