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Showing posts with label Camera Hacking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Camera Hacking. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

K-r Service Manual

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Someone at the PF forum uploaded the manual in two parts and it is available for download here and here . For your reference and use just i...
Wednesday, October 06, 2021

The LA-KE1 Monster Adapter is now Put On Sale

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The Chinese Taobao website has already had the Chinese made LA-KE1 adapter put on sale ( click here for one of the product links). B&H...
Thursday, January 21, 2021

The LA-KE1 is Delayed

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See this previous announcement made by the manufacturer, the LA-KE1 is delayed: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4587145295306882 (in Simplified C...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

Confirmed SAFOX 13 Layout (in K-3 III)

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13 x 9 AF point matrix with 16 points omitted near centre, 41 selectable points Source: Chinese Pentax Quick News (with also some dissection...
Monday, November 23, 2020

Monster Adaptor (Pentax K to Sony E) Pre-production Reviews

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 1. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4ekKr7wJePbjEOcf01lWaA (in Simplified Chinese, Google English translated page here - but there will be no pi...
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Ultimate Savior for Pentaxians who Had been Hoping for a True K-mount Mirrorless (with Eye-AF etc.)

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 A Chinese adaptor manufacturer has announced  (Google translated English here ) the world first full function K-mount to Sony E-mount adapt...
Friday, May 08, 2020

Replacing the Defective Rechargeable Battery for Pentax DSLR's Date/Time/Settings Memory

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The below captions are self-explanatory and can be followed step-by-step: Credits:  https://polonai.se/scrapbook/pentax-k-r...
Monday, February 25, 2019

Debug Mode Access Method for K-1 II

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1. Create on SD card file "00078400.597" with "[OPEN_DEBUG_MENU]" and LF char. 2. Create on SD card file "DEVELOP...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

Debug Mode Access to All Pentax Bodies (including K-1)

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http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1599238-1-1-1.html In Simplified Chinese, clear instructions are given, debug mode files are available for d...
Monday, May 16, 2016

Mod a DA*60-250 into a FF Lens! :-o

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http://info.xitek.com/product/201604/20-197099.html In Chinese, Google translate yourself if interested. And, do anything at your own risk...
Saturday, August 29, 2015

Disassembling a FA 28-70 Lens

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http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/1686062
Friday, February 27, 2015

A Good K-s2 Quick Overview

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http://history.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/02/17/231127 (in Japanese) Different non-standard colour schemes are shown. New features and f...
Thursday, October 09, 2014

K-3 Debug Mode and Menu

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http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/172-pentax-k-3/273233-pentax-k-3-debug-menu-fyi.html The K-3 Debug Mode This is how you enter: C...
Monday, March 03, 2014

This is What the Limited Lenses Should be Put Onto 2!

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http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1275234-2-1-1.html (in Simplified Chinese) Last Related: This is What the Limited Lenses Should be Put...

Adapt "All" Lenses onto a Pentax K-mount DSLR

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http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k-multi-mount-pkmm-giveaway.html I think this camera hack is wonderful if it really works! :-o H...
Saturday, October 19, 2013

The Pentax L43 Special (L39-mount) Put onto the A7

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Via: http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/the-rumor-counterattack-from-fuji-full-frame-x200-coming-in-2014/ Wow! Related:  This is What ...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

AF Fine Adjustment: "Apply All" and "Apply One" Fully Explained

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Quite some time ago, I explained how to focus adjust a K-5 camera using Live View . However, there are some confusions amongst Pentax user...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Metz 58AF-1 Hotshoe Upgrade (Old to New Version, from Plastic to Metal, plus New PCB)

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Read this:- http://www.pentaxfans.net/thread-138657-1-1.html (in Traditional Chinese, but posted pictures are self-explanatory.) So, ...
Saturday, June 01, 2013

Copy 120 Films Using an ILDC/DSLR with a Macro Lens

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First inspired by Petapixel , this is what I have tried and done myself:- 1. These are the tools that I've used: A white fluorescent d...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Modding a K Body into a R Mount One

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Watch this Video for how to do it:- http://you.video.sina.com.cn/b/102350636-2028510075.html Via: Sina Weibo (all in Chinese, aka ...