Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-14 Thread James King
jtainter wrote on Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:22:24 -0800 "Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5?" Thanks to Hoya, the K-5 had quite poor autofocus, especially in low light. On the other hand, the K-5II and IIs (I have both) have excellent AF. I

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Gonz
Lol. Do some test shots for me Bill. Throw a stuffed bird up in the air and shoot it with the K-1. Wild Bill Cody and his marvelous K-1. ;) To be honest, I'm not expecting to shoot Kestrels, but a hummingbird might be nice. A little more predictable around the feeder for sure. They don't come

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread David J Brooks
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 6:19 PM, Bill wrote: > > To be fair, I don't know if the K1-1 will track an unladen African Swallow, > though since they are non migratory, it is probably moot. > If guaranteed hyperactive AF is really critical to you, Nikon is at least a >

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Bill
On 1/12/2017 1:00 PM, Gonz wrote: Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera. I'm also not trying to promote it, so my apologies for the video. I'm just asking around K-1 users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Gonz
Yup. I tried emailing that site a couple of days ago. Haven't heard from them. I live in Austin. Don't know of anybody with a K-1 here and our best photo store is a Canikon denhouse. On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > Gonz wrote: >> >> Yes, Its quite

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Larry Colen
Gonz wrote: Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera. I'm also not trying to promote it, so my apologies for the video. I'm just asking around K-1 users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Gonz
Yes, Its quite expensive for an APS-C camera. I'm also not trying to promote it, so my apologies for the video. I'm just asking around K-1 users that can basically answer the question: I hear its a lot better for AF than my poor little K-5, but can it AF on a moving bird like this or will it

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Larry Colen
Gonz wrote: Note, this also includes a paid promotion, so it says... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoPl_jiHxvQ That video is a damned effective promotion. It could go a long way to convincing me to invest in Nikon gear. I'd love to couple that body with a 135/2.0 for photographing

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-12 Thread Gonz
> wrote: >> I can't recall a miss, even when shooting tiny birds with big glass. It's >> very good. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Jan 8, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Question: How is the K-1 a

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-11 Thread Gonz
be nice. On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > I can't recall a miss, even when shooting tiny birds with big glass. It's > very good. > > Paul via phone > >> On Jan 8, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrot

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-10 Thread David J Brooks
ll <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was >>>>> looking through a batch

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-10 Thread David J Brooks
at 5:11 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was >>>> looking through a batch of pictures I took recently a

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-10 Thread Gonz
dies always > seemed to have something wonky that compromised them. > > I'm not frustrated anymore. > > >> >> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: >>>> >>

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-09 Thread Bill
seemed to have something wonky that compromised them. I'm not frustrated anymore. On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was looking through a batch of pict

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-09 Thread Zos Xavius
not happy and I sell it at a small loss. I'm so invested >> in good Pentax glass that it would be a shame not to try .and. .give. >> .them. .one. .more. .chance. >> >> On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On 1/8/2017

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
.them. .one. .more. .chance. > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: >>> >>> Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was >>> looking through a batc

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-09 Thread Gonz
. .more. .chance. On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM, Bill <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: >> >> Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was >> looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family &g

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-09 Thread Jos de Fotograaf
I had the same experience when using the new 28-105. This lens has the focusing ring very close to the body. The lens has manual focus overide and the ring turns too easy. Quite often I touch it unintentionally after autofocusing. On 08-Jan-17 22:04, Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
flagship, if Ricoh decides to keep producing a semi pro APS-C body. On 1/8/2017 4:04 PM, Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family gathering and was appalled by the autofocus performance

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread P. J. Alling
/2017 4:04 PM, Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family gathering and was appalled by the autofocus performance. Many of the shots were off, lost forever. So bad that I started looking at other

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Zos Xavius
. Even in almost total darkness it will lock on to nearly anything. The K-1 is supposed to be even better. Don't worry. On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was > looking through a batch o

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread jtainter
"Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5?" Thanks to Hoya, the K-5 had quite poor autofocus, especially in low light. On the other hand, the K-5II and IIs (I have both) have excellent AF. I have used my K-1 only a little so far, but my impression is that it h

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Larry Colen
Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? It is much, much better. Even the K-3 is a big improvement. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Bill
On 1/8/2017 3:04 PM, Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family gathering and was appalled by the autofocus performance. Many of the shots were off, lost forever. So bad that I started

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Philip Northeast
for aging eyes. Philip Northeast www.aviewfinderdarkly.com.au On 9/1/17 8:04 am, Gonz wrote: Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family gathering and was appalled by the autofocus performance. Many

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
I can't recall a miss, even when shooting tiny birds with big glass. It's very good. Paul via phone > On Jan 8, 2017, at 4:04 PM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was > looking through a batch of pictur

Re: K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Mark Roberts
Gonz wrote: >Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? K-1 is vastly superior. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from t

K-1 Autofocus

2017-01-08 Thread Gonz
Question: How is the K-1 autofocus, as compared to say, a K-5? I was looking through a batch of pictures I took recently at a family gathering and was appalled by the autofocus performance. Many of the shots were off, lost forever. So bad that I started looking at other systems like Nikon D500

Re: K-1 autofocus

2016-10-30 Thread Paul Stenquist
Yep. I use AFC in select 9. Works great for sports and race cars. But any time I might want to focus and reframe, I of course go back to S mode. K-1 autofocus is very good if you manage it well. Paul via phone > On Oct 30, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: >

K-1 autofocus

2016-10-30 Thread Larry Colen
Sometime recently, I think it was Paul that mentioned using the AF-C mode on his K-1 and having good luck with it. We've just had several events at the dojo, and I had good luck using AF-C in select 9 mode. I forgot to change the camera back, and tried using that when photographing dancers