From: Rob Studdert
On 25 February 2013 04:34, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I've never hit the green button on accident, either.
Becasue the AF is so flaky in low light on the k5 I often have the AF
disconnected from the shutter button so use the dedicated AF button.
The problem is that when
From: Rob Studdert
On 24 February 2013 12:29, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I know that there are some cameras where you have to lift the mode dial
slightly or hold down a release button before you can turn it to change the
settings. On the LX you had to hold down a button while you
I have never accidentally hit the Green Button, either in the K20D or
the K-5. But yes I have nudged the eDials. This causes some headache
as I have set the Front eDial to ISO on all modes.
By the way, I have noticed the Focus Mode switch sometimes change from
AF-S to AF-C or MF when pulling the
On 24/02/2013 4:25 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
And Bill the Tape on the dials is a good idea, but it leaves behind
some 'GOO that is hard to clean up. Messy sticky too.
Regards. Bipin - from that far away enchanting land
Green painters tape. It sticks well enough to get through a shoot, and
is
I think a simple lock would just be sufficient. Like that hold a
button down and the settings lock. Hold it down again and you can
twiddle away. Far more elegant than green tape. :)
You know for as much as I use the RAW button (which is never really),
this would be simple to assign a locking
I've never hit the green button on accident, either.
I have hit the Live View button a few times while trying to switch focus
points on the K-5, though.
-- Walt
On 2/24/2013 4:25 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote:
I have never accidentally hit the Green Button, either in the K20D or
the K-5. But yes I
Yes! Happens to me too. e-dial creep from two places, and happens
frequently when switching to portrait from landscape or back.
Then there's that other grip gripe: if the e-dial on the body is
turned slightly off detent, (purposely) adjusting the grip e-dial has
no effect (or vice versa). G.
On 25 February 2013 04:34, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
I've never hit the green button on accident, either.
Becasue the AF is so flaky in low light on the k5 I often have the AF
disconnected from the shutter button so use the dedicated AF button.
The problem is that when using the grip the
Ouch.
Cheers,
frank
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From: Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com
Sent: February 23, 2013 2/23/13
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Subject: Got caught by the green button
Damn, I attended a free studio workshop today, we had a three flash
setup with two models
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Subject: Got caught by the green button
Damn, I attended a free studio workshop today, we had a three flash
setup with two models and I had set the k5 to manual according to the
flash setup. I had the grip on and hit the green button instead of the
AF button which by default
On 23/02/2013 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Ouch indeed! Sorry to hear it.
I've never mis-hit the green button, but I've been screwed by
e-dial-creep on multiple occasions. While in the heat of shooting, I
nudge one or other of the e-dials so either the aperture or shutter
drifts away. The
I agree. I would love locked dials. I often bump my aperture dial in
Av mode and end up shooting at apertures I don't want if I am not
paying attention.
On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 23/02/2013 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Ouch indeed! Sorry
/23/13
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Got caught by the green button
Damn, I attended a free studio workshop today, we had a three flash
setup with two models and I had set the k5 to manual according to the
flash setup. I had the grip on and hit the green button instead
On Feb 23, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
I feel your pain, I had the ISO on the front dial in AV mode thinking
that it was a smart thing to do early on, but keeping track of two
potential unwanted variables whist busy is too much. A lock on the
thumb-wheel dials would be most
From: Bill
On 23/02/2013 10:46 AM, Bruce Walker wrote:
Ouch indeed! Sorry to hear it.
I've never mis-hit the green button, but I've been screwed by
e-dial-creep on multiple occasions. While in the heat of shooting, I
nudge one or other of the e-dials so either the aperture or shutter
drifts
On 24 February 2013 12:29, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I know that there are some cameras where you have to lift the mode dial
slightly or hold down a release button before you can turn it to change the
settings. On the LX you had to hold down a button while you turned the dial
I just try to watch settings in the view finder. I have the front dial
set to aperture and the rear set to ISO. I don't bump the front
often...the ISO dial is more problematic. Usually I double check
everything before I hit the shutter, but in fast moving situations you
stop noticing that you are
On 23/02/2013 6:44 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Feb 23, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
I feel your pain, I had the ISO on the front dial in AV mode thinking
that it was a smart thing to do early on, but keeping track of two
potential unwanted variables whist busy is too much. A lock on the
Shite... I often turns control wheels on the grip when I handle my K-5.
Not always though I notice that soon enough. Annoys me greatly...
On 2/23/2013 3:26 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
Damn, I attended a free studio workshop today, we had a three flash
setup with two models and I had set the k5 to
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