Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

LMAO. I can see how the keys are next to each other and it thinks you want to say short for Kansas City. On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 9:39 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > The KC is what happens when I try to type LX on my phone. It’s a typo. > >> On Mar 1, 2017, at 10:37 AM,

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

The KC is what happens when I try to type LX on my phone. It’s a typo. > On Mar 1, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Gonz wrote: > > What is the KC? Is it some kind of focus equipment? > > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I've found

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

What is the KC? Is it some kind of focus equipment? On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I've found the K-1 quite easy to focus manually, and my vision is no longer > good. I'll have to try it vs. the KC one of these days, but I think it will >

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

Stan, I've been using the O-ME53 for about 10 years. Had the rubber fall apart on two of them. I'm pretty sure that it will vignette heavily on a Full Frame viewfinder. Of course it won't effect the photo, but it will make evaluating composition a bit of a pain. I found it very helpful

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

I'm not sure what the terminology is, but I know AF-c with a single point selected and a nine point range seems to work best for critters in the brush. I'll take a look at my camera tomorrow and confirm. Autofocus is tricky and occasional misses in a busy environment are inevitable. Paul via

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

> On Feb 28, 2017, at 4:43 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > Hi Stan, > > Are you using single-point focus? I can usually slip around branches to shoot > a bird in the bush if I carefully place the focus point on the bird’s head. > With multi-point focus, the camera will

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

KC = LX sheesh! Paul via phone > On Feb 28, 2017, at 7:54 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > I've found the K-1 quite easy to focus manually, and my vision is no longer > good. I'll have to try it vs. the KC one of these days, but I think it will > compare favorably. Of

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

I've found the K-1 quite easy to focus manually, and my vision is no longer good. I'll have to try it vs. the KC one of these days, but I think it will compare favorably. Of course I haven't used my KC in 15 years, and my memory might be failing me. Paul via phone > On Feb 28, 2017, at 7:49

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

I am of the opinion that a good manual focus screen is invaluable because AF just sucks under those circumstances. Too bad Pentax no longer makes a good manual focus screen. On 2/28/2017 4:22 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: On Feb 28, 2017, at 3:58 AM, Larry Colen wrote: … I

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

Hi Stan, Are you using single-point focus? I can usually slip around branches to shoot a bird in the bush if I carefully place the focus point on the bird’s head. With multi-point focus, the camera will always lock onto whatever is in the foreground. Paul > On Feb 28, 2017, at 4:22 PM,

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> On Feb 28, 2017, at 3:58 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > … I just went through the photos of one of the bands from this weekend, > having shot a bit with the 80-200 on the K-3, with wider primes on the K-1 > that night, and was reminded of just how well the K-3 can focus on >

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

P. J. Alling wrote: I'm pretty sure it's the bus speed of the camera. Everything I've read about it implies that the K-1 can only take advantage of a middling fast card. I think the best high speed Pentax is the K-3 or K-3II maybe the KP will clear it's buffer faster, or equal the K-3 with

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

I'm pretty sure it's the bus speed of the camera. Everything I've read about it implies that the K-1 can only take advantage of a middling fast card. I think the best high speed Pentax is the K-3 or K-3II maybe the KP will clear it's buffer faster, or equal the K-3 with better autofocus, but

Re: The K-1 kind of sucks for fast action

APS-C mode is lower resolution and the buffer doesn't fill rapidly. I don't machine gun critters but I frequently shoot more than a dozen shots in rapid succession. But even in full frame mode I can shoot at a pretty good pace. I use two 95 mb/s sandisk extreme pro 64 gb cards with the camera