Re: New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS

2022-03-07 Thread Alan C
Could it be used to nab streakers at cricket matches then? Alan C On 08-Mar-22 05:32 AM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 7, 2022, at 7:19 PM, Darren Addy wrote: You can’t take GPS out of the equation because the built-in inclinometers (at the same angle) will be looking at a different part of

Re: New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS

2022-03-07 Thread Larry Colen
> On Mar 7, 2022, at 7:19 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > > You can’t take GPS out of the equation because the built-in inclinometers > (at the same angle) will be looking at a different part of the sky - > depending upon your latitude. It could take a test shot, look at the streaks and figure what

Re: New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS

2022-03-07 Thread Darren Addy
You can’t take GPS out of the equation because the built-in inclinometers (at the same angle) will be looking at a different part of the sky - depending upon your latitude. On Sunday, March 6, 2022, Bill wrote: > The K1 and K1ii firmware is adding the Satobi jpeg preset. I don't think > there

Re: New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS

2022-03-06 Thread Bill
The K1 and K1ii firmware is adding the Satobi jpeg preset. I don't think there were any other changes made to the K1. I presume the astro tracer with no GPS is sort of shake reduction working in really motion. bill On Sun., Mar. 6, 2022, 2:03 p.m. Henk Terhell, wrote: > There are also

Re: New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS

2022-03-06 Thread Henk Terhell
There are also firmware updates for the K-1 and K-1 II Henk Op zo 6 mrt. 2022 om 17:18 schreef Corey Leopold : > > https://petapixel.com/2022/03/04/new-pentax-k3-mark-iii-update-improves-astro-photos-without-gps/ > > Looks like it takes a pre-shot that looks at the star trails to calculate >

New Pentax K-3 Mark III Update Improves Astro Photos Without GPS

2022-03-06 Thread Corey Leopold
https://petapixel.com/2022/03/04/new-pentax-k3-mark-iii-update-improves-astro-photos-without-gps/ Looks like it takes a pre-shot that looks at the star trails to calculate needed tracking, and then exposes with tracking on. Corey -- Check out my Photo Stream at:

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-15 Thread Paul Stenquist
Good to hear. I haven’t really been paying much attention. I’m not in a camera buying position. My next will probably be a K-1 iii. Paul > On Nov 14, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Nov 14, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> For birding it will need a

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Bill
On Sat., Nov. 14, 2020, 1:34 p.m. Larry Colen, wrote: > > > > On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > > > For those interested: > > > > > https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 12:19 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > For birding it will need a viewfinder as bright as that of the K-1. Isn’t that pretty much the big feature of it? They put all that time, money and effort into a big bright new viewfinder, which is why it doesn’t have room for gps.

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
For birding it will need a viewfinder as bright as that of the K-1. Paul > On Nov 14, 2020, at 3:10 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >  > >> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: >> >> On the K-5 the review button is on the left which always confuses me >> switching with the K-1. >>

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > On the K-5 the review button is on the left which always confuses me > switching with the K-1. > > Anyway, no GPS is visible so no astrotracer for you, Larry. As long as I have astrotracer in the K-1, I don’t *need* it in any other

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Those idiots swapped the location of the green button and the review button between the K-3-3 and the K1 It looks like they have a focus position joy-clit which bodes well for number of focus points Henk

Re: New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 14, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > For those interested: > > https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Those idiots swapped the location of the green button and the review button between the K

New pictures of the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

2020-11-14 Thread Henk Terhell
For those interested: https://photorumors.com/2020/11/13/new-pictures-of-the-pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera/ Henk -- 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

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-11 Thread Larry Colen
Immanuel wrote: Would you be willing to sell your K-3 or gonna hold on to it for now? Let's chat off list. Cheers, Immanuel On 2016-09-09 02:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Immanuel wrote: Larry, Upon further investigation, it seems the K-3 has almost the exact same video features as the

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-09 Thread Immanuel
Would you be willing to sell your K-3 or gonna hold on to it for now? Cheers, Immanuel On 2016-09-09 02:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Immanuel wrote: Larry, Upon further investigation, it seems the K-3 has almost the exact same video features as the K-3ii. Correct me if I'm mistaken but it

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-09 Thread Larry Colen
Immanuel wrote: Larry, Upon further investigation, it seems the K-3 has almost the exact same video features as the K-3ii. Correct me if I'm mistaken but it seems the only two differences are built in GPS and longer battery life. Is this correct? At this point, I don't really remember

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-08 Thread P.J. Alling
olp?ie=UTF8=1473024057=8-1=Pentax+K-3=new It's coming from Taiwan so it might be an international warranty, but even then the price is pretty much the same as you'd pay for an Ex++ used copy. On 9/4/2016 4:49 PM, Immanuel wrote: I was thinking $400 — $700 if this seems reasonable. I am inte

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-08 Thread Immanuel
wrote: Far be it from me to take money out of the hands of a list member, but Amazon has at least one vendor selling New K-3 cameras for $735.00. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00FKLQ0LW/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8=1473024057=8-1=Pentax+K-3=new It's coming from Taiwan so it

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Immanuel
wrote: Far be it from me to take money out of the hands of a list member, but Amazon has at least one vendor selling New K-3 cameras for $735.00. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00FKLQ0LW/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8=1473024057=8-1=Pentax+K-3=new It's coming from Taiwan so it might be an interna

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Larry Colen
. It does a search on both craigslist and ebay. You give it a zip code and a search radius and it will show you all of the ads that match your search criteria. http://www.searchtempest.com/ Here is Pentax K-3, anyplace but centered on Felton http://www.searchtempest.com/search?location=95018

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Paul Stenquist
$150 more. > > -p > > >> On 9/4/2016 4:25 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> Far be it from me to take money out of the hands of a list member, but >> Amazon has at least one vendor selling New K-3 cameras for $735.00. >> >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Paul
://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00FKLQ0LW/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8=1473024057=8-1=Pentax+K-3=new It's coming from Taiwan so it might be an international warranty, but even then the price is pretty much the same as you'd pay for an Ex++ used copy. On 9/4/2016 4:49 PM, Immanuel wrote: I

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread P.J. Alling
Far be it from me to take money out of the hands of a list member, but Amazon has at least one vendor selling New K-3 cameras for $735.00. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00FKLQ0LW/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8=1473024057=8-1=Pentax+K-3=new It's coming from Taiwan so it might

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Immanuel
I was thinking $400 — $700 if this seems reasonable. I am interested in the K-3, although since I'll mostly be using it for video, I like the external mic & headphone jacks that the K-3ii has. Let me know if you'd be interested in selling either of yours! On 2016-09-04 01:27 PM, Larry Colen

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Larry Colen
Immanuel wrote: Greetings Pentaxians, I am looking to buy a used K-3ii and wondering if you have any leads. I've looked extensively on Craigslist and haven't found a single one for sale... What price range are you looking at? Would you be interested in a K-3? I ended up with one of each,

Re: Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/9/16, Immanuel, discombobulated, unleashed: >I am looking to buy a used K-3ii and wondering if you have any leads. >I've looked extensively on Craigslist and haven't found a single one for >sale... Oh I'm sure there will be someone on the list with one sitting in a closet somewhere

Pentax K-3

2016-09-04 Thread Immanuel
Greetings Pentaxians, I am looking to buy a used K-3ii and wondering if you have any leads. I've looked extensively on Craigslist and haven't found a single one for sale... Thanks, Immanuel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: SDHC/SDXC cards speed and Pentax K-3 ii (test results)

2015-12-07 Thread steve harley
On 2015-12-06 11:23 , John Francis wrote: On Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 06:52:58PM -0500, Igor PDML-StR wrote: The question of the card speed vs. capabilities of the camera pop-up every so often. (Recently Larry was asking about it.) The most useful points, in my mind: 1) If you never fire off

Re: SDHC/SDXC cards speed and Pentax K-3 ii (test results)

2015-12-06 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Dec 05, 2015 at 06:52:58PM -0500, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > The question of the card speed vs. capabilities of the camera pop-up every > so often. (Recently Larry was asking about it.) The most useful points, in my mind: 1) If you never fire off more than 23 shots in a burst (71 if

Re: SDHC/SDXC cards speed and Pentax K-3 ii (test results)

2015-12-06 Thread Larry Colen
Awesome! Thanks for the link. On December 5, 2015 3:52:58 PM PST, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > >The question of the card speed vs. capabilities of the camera pop-up >every so often. (Recently Larry was asking about it.) > >I just found results of tests w

Re: SDHC/SDXC cards speed and Pentax K-3 ii (test results)

2015-12-05 Thread Darren Addy
Thanks for sharing that link, Igor! On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > > > The question of the card speed vs. capabilities of the camera pop-up every > so often. (Recently Larry was asking about it.) > > I just found results of

SDHC/SDXC cards speed and Pentax K-3 ii (test results)

2015-12-05 Thread Igor PDML-StR
The question of the card speed vs. capabilities of the camera pop-up every so often. (Recently Larry was asking about it.) I just found results of tests with Pentax K-3 ii camera. I don't how this would reflect on K-3 or K-5*, but I hope these data would be useful for some PDMLers. http

Re: FSF: Pentax K-3 body (1 yr old) and Collectible Pentax-M 28mm (version 2) EXC+

2015-10-17 Thread Darren Addy
Update: Larry has opted to purchase the K-3, so it is no longer available and I am in K-01 mode until I receive my K-3 II. The collector's edition M28 version 2 is still available, as I type this. On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Larry gets right of

FSF: Pentax K-3 body (1 yr old) and Collectible Pentax-M 28mm (version 2) EXC+

2015-10-17 Thread Darren Addy
Larry gets right of first refusal on this, since he asked first (and I've emailed him before posting this). Planning on upgrading to the K-3 II but need the funds from the sale of the K-3 to do so... I would be willling to part with my K-3 for $549 including shipping. I think this is pretty much

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-04-01 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
pattern emerges like on the new Pentax K-3, therefore I would assume it's not a fingerprint but the actual pattern as Zos suggested. Regarding it's fingerprint-like shape, it's actually more like a wavy form, similar to a moire pattern: https://encrypted.google.com/search?q=moire+wavetbm=isch

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-31 Thread John
be a fingerprint on the focusing screen. The screen is removable. I just checked my K-3 and there's no such pattern visible through its viewfinder. On 3/28/2015 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3, and while toying

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-31 Thread Zos Xavius
visible through its viewfinder. On 3/28/2015 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3, and while toying with it and photographing a landscape, I noticed something weird in the viewfinder, namely if I point the camera

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-31 Thread Zos Xavius
visible through its viewfinder. On 3/28/2015 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3, and while toying with it and photographing a landscape, I noticed something weird in the viewfinder, namely if I point the camera

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-28 Thread John
It might be a fingerprint on the focusing screen. The screen is removable. I just checked my K-3 and there's no such pattern visible through its viewfinder. On 3/28/2015 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-28 Thread Zos Xavius
That pattern is part of the screen. The screen is etched plastic and that is how it works. On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 5:38 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun ciprian.crac...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3, and while toying

Re: Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-28 Thread Zos Xavius
got a Pentax K-3, and while toying with it and photographing a landscape, I noticed something weird in the viewfinder, namely if I point the camera at the sky (or a bright source light), I see in the viewfinder a faint fingerprint-like pattern, especially on the edges of the frame. In fact I've

Question about the Pentax K-3 focusing screen pattern

2015-03-28 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
Hello all! (De-lurking for a quick technical question.) I just got a Pentax K-3, and while toying with it and photographing a landscape, I noticed something weird in the viewfinder, namely if I point the camera at the sky (or a bright source light), I see in the viewfinder a faint fingerprint

Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I just received this announcement. So, who is this cheekygeek guy? G Congratulations! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Forwarded message -- From: PentaxForums.com nore...@pentaxforums.com Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM Subject: Pentax K-3

Re: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Paul Stenquist
-- Forwarded message -- From: PentaxForums.com nore...@pentaxforums.com Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM Subject: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners To: danmaty...@gmail.com Dear danmatyola, Today we're extremely happy to announce the winners of our Pentax K-3 photo contest, who

Re: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Bruce Walker
message -- From: PentaxForums.com nore...@pentaxforums.com Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM Subject: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners To: danmaty...@gmail.com Dear danmatyola, Today we're extremely happy to announce the winners of our Pentax K-3 photo contest, who exhibited

Re: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Paul Sorenson
://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Forwarded message -- From: PentaxForums.com nore...@pentaxforums.com Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM Subject: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners To: danmaty...@gmail.com Dear danmatyola, Today we're extremely happy

Re: Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Mark C
nore...@pentaxforums.com Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM Subject: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners To: danmaty...@gmail.com Dear danmatyola, Today we're extremely happy to announce the winners of our Pentax K-3 photo contest, who exhibited a fascinating amount of talent throughout the three

Re: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Christine Aguila
://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- Forwarded message -- From: PentaxForums.com nore...@pentaxforums.com Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 9:03 AM Subject: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners To: danmaty...@gmail.com Dear danmatyola, Today we're extremely happy to announce

Re:Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Don Guthrie
Indeed indeed. Well deserved kudos. On 8/22/14, 8:09 AM, pdml-requ...@pdml.net wrote: Message: 15 Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 09:09:22 -0400 From: Daniel J. Matyoladanmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Subject: Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners Message-ID

Re: Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Kenneth Waller
Way to go Darren! Some pretty tough competition. Congratulation - well deserved. -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners I just received this announcement. So, who is this cheekygeek guy? G Congratulations! Dan

Re: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Alan C
Well done, Darren. 3 impressive images = K3! Alan C -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 3:09 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Fwd: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners I just received this announcement. So, who is this cheekygeek guy? G

Re: Pentax K-3 Photo Contest Winners

2014-08-22 Thread Darren Addy
So, who is this cheekygeek guy? No one of consequence, I assure you. Just an ol' Nebraska boy who schlubs around with Pentax equipment. :) Seriously, I have been on pins and needles since the preliminary results named me the winner. The PentaxForums admin crew has been busy implementing a new

Pentax K-3 Hands-On Field Test (TheCameraStoreTV)

2013-11-09 Thread Attila Boros
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