You might even call it a "gift". This may be why I have little confidence in tethering software that comes with a "use at own risk" warning...
On Apr 10, 2015, at 12:23 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, a special talent! > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> > wrote: > hello all, > > Has anyone had any luck with various tethering & tethering-like solutions? > > I'd like to get live view, camera controls (aperture, ss, iso, remote > shutter), image review w/ histogram, ipad app... > > What I think I understand so far... > > Eye-fi card? > + image review... > + combined with an HDMI out, I could get the live view to laptop... > - but no camera controls... > - and not wireless w HDMI out... > - does this get sketchy on location, depending on wifi connection? > > Flu card? (don't think this is possible on the k-5ii... is it?) > +live view on my iPad.. > +camera controls > +image review > -no view of histogram, or meter > - I'd have to buy a k-3 to use it, yes? > > PK tether? > I know this has been the default workaround for the pentax tethering > issue, but it always just looks... sketchy... to me. Something about > their website seems kinda half-baked. Something about the "Use at > Your Own Risk" in bold on the homepage... Anyone use & recommend? > > > Now for the Bonus Tale of Woe.... yesterday I was shooting > architecture interiors... Bracketing RAW images to combine later, > mostly, but I wanted to try a few in-cam jpegs, just for kicks. After > a couple at various settings (HDR Standard, Strong 1, 2, etc), the > camera basically seized up. The lcd screen showed the progress bar, > not progressing, with the usual "image processing" note. I let it go > for a while... 5-10 mins, but still nothing. Supposed to be able to > hit "menu" to cancel, but that didn't work. Even turning off the > camera didn't shut off the back screen. Removed the (full) battery, > waited a few minutes, put it back in & resumed shooting. The image I > was trying to create wasn't there, of course, but everything else > seemed fine. I went back to shooting RAW... tried it again later, and > it happened again after a couple of HDR shots. Maybe I'll send it in > with my 16-50, which has -surprise! - recently given up on AF. > > I seem to get cameras to produce the weirdest bugs... it's just one of > my talents, I guess. > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
