K-30 manual available here (under Support section of US Ricoh site): http://c758710.r10.cf2.rackcdn.com/files/support/manual/1340052607_Manual_K-30_EN.pdf
Might address your questions… stan On Feb 13, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Glen Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > I was hoping someone could answer a few questions I have about the Pentax > K-30. Some of these are a bit obscure, and aren't things you commonly find > mentioned in most online reviews. > > 1) I know it has live view, but can that live view be displayed on an > external monitor of some sort? > > 2) Is it possible to control the camera's aperture and shutter speed remotely? > > 3) Is it possible to shoot tethered at all? > > 4) It's not a "deal breaker" for me, if the K-30 can't do those first 3 > things, but it would be a huge bonus. If the K-30 can't do those things, is > there a Pentax DSLR that can? > > 5) With my old Pentax DSLR, it's extremely difficult for me to achieve > critical focus when using manual lenses. (It has no live view, and no focus > peeking.) Since the K-30 has live view, with magnification and focus peeking, > I would think accurately focusing an older manual lens would be very easy. Am > I correct? > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
