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1. PPM CE EEE I IL EI IE Et REIP SERRE EMTEC IEEE EE ICI EL ce EL OPEL RR II I I I I I I OI II I OO I I E T Table of contents and Foreword 5 Auto ISO Parameters A _ 1 8000 second high speed shutter 0 1 Multi mode light metering 0 Hyper Control system 0 Live View shooting 2 1 High speed continuous shooting during Live View shooting 52 1 Digital level 2 0 Auto level compensation 2 1 Auto level compensation for extra fine adjustment SB 1 Compatibility with GPS unit 3 1 Custom images e 1 Custom image selection oo NA 1 Digital filters 4 a Digital filters available during playback only SS 1 Interval shooting Interval composite 3 B HDR shooting NS l Multiple exposure SO l AK compatible interval movie shooting ST 1 Full HD movie recording ST F Audio recording ST 1 Im body RAW data development 0 RAW data development parameters 8 1 Latest software included Silkypix y y aaa 0 Optical finder with 100 field of view 9 l Wireless LAN remote control operation O F 3 2 inch Air Gapless LCD monitor 00 1 Dual SD cardi slot O Newly installed controlparts y y yyy Oaa 6l F AF mode button 2 Mode dial unlock lever 2 1 Magnesium alloy casing and metallic chassis 2 Cold resistance down to minus 10 degree C 62 1 Dustproof weather resistant construction 03 E DR II Dust Removal I mechanism 03 B Dust alert syste2. Know your K 3 SPECIFICATIONS Camera Type Digital SLR with Interchangeable lenses e Camera Format APS C 1 5x Crop Factor 2 EMEN Lu o or Effective 23 35 Megapixel Max Resolution 24MP 6016 x 4000 3 2 Other Resolutions 14MP 4608 x 3072 3 2 6MP 3072 x 2048 3 2 2MP 1920 x 1080 16 9 Aspect Ratio 3 2 16 9 DTE EM TUI 0 eo E ile Formats Still Images DNG JPEGRAW a Movies AVI MOV MPEG 4 AVC H 264 ol Bit Depth 14 bit lt lt M x Memory Card Type SD SDHC SDXC Eye fi Flucard bees MUNERE Focus Type Auto amp Manual Single servo AF S Continuous servo AF C Manu al Focus M Focus Lock AF Area Mode Chapter 1 Know your K 3 Select area expansion Choose one of 27 AF points to focus on the subject and the K 3 automatically tracks the subject and refocuses on it with the help of the neighboring points even when it moves away from the initial point You can se lect the desired expansion area from S eight points M 24 points and L 26 points This mode is not available in the AF S single focus mode Auto tracking The PENTAX Real time Scene Analysis System accurately detects the color shape and movement of a subject and keeps monitoring it throughout the imaging process With the help of this innovative system the K 3 automatically shifts the AF point to t
3. White It is a little difficult to emphasize on taking black amp white pictures when modern DSLR cameras do such a good job with colors Shooting or rather turning your photo to black amp white or even sepia tone can make an otherwise bland photo interesting Black amp White pictures have gained popularity in the past few years Perhaps it 1s because of the nostalgia it projects Because you only have two colors to worry about black amp white you can play with the contrast the clarity the vibrance the saturation and the luminance of colors In Photoshop Lightroom which I use although the luminance is in color it acts like a filter for black amp white photography Adjusting the blue will darken or lighten the sky Adjusting the yellow and green will make the foliage darker or lighter and so on Give it a try aw gt o 2 NX is 2j 5217 x 1 e L 1 4 gt 1 01 E Page 260 Chapter 5 Photography Techniques Shooting at night with a tripod Shooting at night with the camera mounted on a tripod can give rewarding re sults Big cities have a lot of illuminated signs and moving cars making a long exposure exciting Page 267 HD Video Recording Chapter 6 HD Video Recording The A 3 can capture beautiful true to life movie clips in up to 16 9 fullHD proportions 1920x1080 pixels at a frame rate of 24p 25p 30p 501 and 601 frames p
4. are all adjustable with the K 3 in ways that will make the competition rethink their approach It will not be long before other manufacturers try to mimic the K 3 Chapter 3 Processing your K 5 Images is a brief review on how to manipulate your images within the camera as well as with a computer This topic alone 1s wor thy of a book by itself and there are indeed many books on Digital Imaging readily available Pentax Silkypix software and other digital imaging software such as Photoshop Lightroom and Elements as well as Apple s Aperture are briefly visited The possibilities are endless and are only limited by your ability or desire to manipulate and post process your images Chapter 4 The Pentax System is dedicated to the Pentax System Pentax 1S truly the only manufacturer with 10090 backward compatibility It includes all lenses ever Table of contents and Foreword manufactured by Pentax both 35mm and medium formats There are about twenty five million genuine Pentax lenses out there There are probably that many more lenses manufactured by companies such as Tamron Sigma Tokina and oth er brands Currently available accessories are also covered and explained in this chapter Chapter 5 Photography Techniques is full of techniques and example pictures along with some suggestions on composition Chapter 6 HD Video recording is dedicated to the HD video capabilities of the K 3 This new generation of
5. 3 sprice range will see what a great value the K 3 really 15 It is in my opinion a semi pro camera available at a reasonable price If you haven t done so you should perhaps read the preceding chapter first You can learn and appreciate some of the camera strongest features As you read this book refer to the nomenclature in Chapter I often until you are thoroughly familiar with all parts of your camera Navigate through menus of the camera with the four way con troller shown here and illustrated in this book as PY for up M for down EI for left and for right The same buttons Direct keys are also used to access the Drive modes A the White Bal ance settings E the Flash modes M and the Custom image ad The OK acknowledgement button is In the center EJ indicates special notes or comments 00 Nomenclature item description See Chapter 1 Page 72 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 6 To recap while in the standby mode camera ready to shoot pressing the IN FO button toggles between the Control Panel the Shooting Info Display Selec tion Screen and the Standby Mode Status Screen Status Screen ER 12 02 2013 11 52 Battery The camera uses a Pentax rechargeable lithium ion battery D L190 Other manufac turers may offer comparable batteries at a cheaper price Make sure it 1s compatible with the camera and the charger before using an off brand battery In this writer s opinion it 15 al
6. DSLRs with still pictures and HD video capabilities 5 changing the digital photography landscape It opens up new possibilities It 15 going to be very popular for documenting and photojournalistic approach to your under takings The K 3 has outstanding video capabilities Addendum is comprised of additional K 3 functions last minute changes revisions to software or firmware and any additional information found to be useful at the time of writing Appendix section includes menu setting tables factory default tables lens compati bility chart mount types and an index to guide you through this book Check our Pentax Blog The Blogspot we constantly post articles about Pentax products and photography in general We also have a web site showcasing our e books You can download useful information samples or purchase an e book for your Pentax DSLR Other Pentax e books are available at http www ebooksdcameras com Table of contents and Foreword ebooks4cameras com IC DI pm 1 PENTAX 30 56 HYD E im T 5 E lt End ao _ LP c P 2 2014 Yvon Bourque Click on the image above to go to our website blog vour W Kno Chapter 1 Know your K 3 Nomenclature Page 23 Chapter 1 Know your K 3 15 n x X Chapter 1 Know your K 3 LCD Panel available information in details AW JPG Ww JPG Chapter 1
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8. K 3 It s amazing to me how Pentax keeps break ing barriers The K 3 has front and rear e dials which are usu ally only found on much more expensive cameras It is also weather sealed and at the current selling price it s unique This book is not about me as a photographer It 1s about you and what information you will need when us ing this marvel of engineering that the K 3 is The book complements the Pentax user s manual and ex plains in simple terms how to use the camera It contains techniques shortcuts explanations tips examples and photographic information applicable to the K 3 as well as other DSLRs in general We offer the K 3 e book in a downloadable e book form only We save production costs and you save money and get you book much quicker Your feedback 15 always important to me Mo ope I always appreciate comments from my readers including those who let me know about typos misspellings and grammatical errors However please understand that English is not my first language You can always let me know by emailing me directly at bravvnagmail com Table of contents and Foreword Foreword Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of Content Know your K 3 How to use your K 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Processing your images The Pentax System Photography Techniques Chapter 6 Addendum Appendix HD Video Recording Additional Information Glossary Click here to jump to the K 3II 0 Table of contents an
9. an average exposure e You can select Additive where the composite final image will have cumulatively added exposure e Youcan select Bright where the composite final image will combine only the bright parts OKIW4 1 Using a tripod for instance you can have a person move up ten times within the viewable area of your image and at the end it will look like the same person 15 at 10 different positions within the picture although they would appear like ghosts With double exposures a person could mimic having a twin with him or her in the pic ture etc In the old days you had to calculate the exposure for the total number of exposures and for the most part it never worked properly Kids will love the effects of them being in the same picture several times You can put a moon in the night sky enlarged by a zoom lens over a city or landscape giving the impression of a large rising moon It s a creative tool and as a creative tool it s only limited by your imagination It s nice to know that you have that option already imbedded in the electronics of the camera You can set Multi exposure in single shutter release Multi exposure Continuous Started by Selt Timer or started by Remote Control Using multiple exposures on the K 5 instead of neutral density filters I read all kind of questions on various forums and blogs about using neutral density filters The use of neutral density filters can diminish the light
10. appear on one s computer monitor For example an image that appears on one mon itor should theoretically be the same as what appears on another monitor In color theory the gamut or color range of a device 15 the portion of the visible color space that can be revealed perceived or reproduced The basis for all color spaces 1s RGB Red Green and Blue The most common color space 15 sRGB The sRGB color space is an RGB Red Green and Blue color space popularized by HP and Microsoft because it ap proximates the color gamut of most computer display devices It has become the standard color space for displaying 1mages on the internet The sRGB color gamut shows about 35 of the visible colors Adobe RGB was designed by Adobe to show most of the colors achievable on CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black printers but by using RGB primary colors on a device such as a computer moni tor The Adobe RGB working space covers roughly 50 of the visible colors and as a result 1s an improvement over the sRGB gamut In the end the goal 15 to reproduce the colors in the pictures taken with your camera in a way that it will look the same on the camera LCD monitor a computer monitor or on a printing device as it looked in real life A computer monitor or camera LCD monitor uses an additive color system This 1s to say that all colors reproduced on the screen are emanating from Red Green or Blue light emitting sources All other colors a
11. image at 3 2 aspect ratio while the protective panel 15 made of tempered glass to keep 1t free of scratches and abrasions Page 60 Le How to use vour K 3 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Howdy Texas This image 15 de saturated giving a hint of colors Page 71 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 How to use your K 5 Quick Start You may be a professional photographer you may be an advanced amateur or per haps you are just getting into digital photography This camera has so many features that it 1s up the user to decide how much of the technology is needed to suit his or her needs On one hand it can be a fully auto everything camera giving effortless and excellent results every time On the other hand it can be a fully manual camera challenging your photographic skills but with the benefit of advance electronics double checking your settings just in case The reality is that it can be customized to fill anyone s photographic requirements Photography has never been this good In this chapter we start from the very beginning and work our way to the advanced features of this camera Just pick and choose which sections suit your skills or pref erences No matter your level of expertise you re bound to learn something new You finally received your K 3 and you are understandably excited or you are con templating purchasing a K 3 Either way this book can help We believe that any one looking for a DSLR in the K
12. its area of coverage and lock the focus on that point You guessed it the cross type sensors detect the highest vertical or horizontal contrast and lock the focus on that point Since we use the center focus point of our camera which 1s a cross type sensor our chart was deliberately designed without any vertical lines in the center so that the focus can only lock at the intersection of the black and white portion of our target Note that 1n your viewfinder the little red square indicates the focus area but the cross sensor 1s not necessarily dead center It merely shows you the area of the sensor but 1s not an exact focus point as the sensor will lock on the point of maximum contrast Page 142 Cut here Auto Focus Adjustment Chart 1 K Af Close up Macro Lenses MS z Metric Scale Millimeter English Scale Inches 45 7 Y 2 ee gt BHHBHHBHHBHHBSHHHBHHSH 989999998999989998999 e Q P ki e 27 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Color Space A complete book could be written about color space definition The color space will probably not be very important for most of us but the K 3 has two color spaces available SRGB and Adobe RGB In general the color range or gamut for diverse input and output devices such as digital cameras computer moni tors and printers are different This color range 15 also called the color space A defined color space tends to help standardize how colors will
13. of a few years ago The CMOS sensors use less power and produce very little digital noise at higher ISO In the past few years we have seen many brand names in the camera field disap pear Some acquisitions and mergers took place and some companies just abandoned the competitive digital photography market altogether In the past decade two companies appear to have dominated the market and indeed still do There 15 no doubt that they manufacture good products but the brand loyal ty and recognition may have played an important role in their success With Ricoh Pentax introducing the K 5 the gap between these two giants is nar rower and there 1s no doubts that Pentax will once again take a greater share of the market with good products Pentax took a while before producing its first Digital single Lens Reflex DSLR Some changes are about to happen Pentax is not new to changing the photographic world Pentax pioneered the Single Lens Reflex SLR camera in 1952 with the introduction of the Asahiflex I camera In 1954 the Asahiflex II was introduced with the first instant mirror return In 1964 Pentax did it again by introducing its Pentax Spotmatic camera featuring the first through the lens TTL metering system in a Pentax camera A version of the Pentax TTL sys tem 1s now found in virtually all 35mm SLR cameras and applied to the design of DSLRs as well Many of us learned photography by using the ever popular Pentax K1000 Table o
14. reaching the sensor and in turn allowing a slower shutter speed during bright daylight I assume that you know why this 1s useful but here 1s a brief scenario It s mid afternoon with the sun directly above the scene The scene is of a waterfall or of water rushing in a riv Page 154 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Tv Shutter Priority Mode You can set the shutter speed to freeze action or slow speed to heighten movement The aperture 1s automatically set for proper exposure To set the camera to Shutter Priority Mode turn the mode dial to Tv The shutter speed is adjusted with the front e dial The shutter speed and the aperture are displayed on the screen and the viewfinder The EV compensation button can be used to change the EV compensation in this mode If the subject 1s over or under exposed the aperture will blink on the screen and the viewfinder ENTE 4321 123445 If the subject is too bright try using one or more neutral density filter s If the sub ject 1s too dark try using a flash or a tripod 1f the subject 1s still e When using a lens with an aperture ring set the aperture to the A position Av Aperture Priority Mode This mode lets you set the desired aperture allowing the control of the depth of field Selective focusing can easily be achieved in this mode To set the camera to aperture Priority Mode turn the mode dial to Av Adjust the aperture with the rear e dial The shu
15. Evervthing vou need to know and then some 2015 Yvon Bourque June 2015 K 3I Release Table of contents and Foreword am pleased that you purchased one of our Pentax K 3 Everything you need to know and then some e book As an enthusiastic photographer for many years I have had many Pentax cameras My first new camera was a Pentax Spotmatic purchased when I was still in Junior High When Pentax stepped into the Digital SLR market I was de lighted Their first few DSLRs The ist series were the smallest DSLRs on the market but were not particularly spe cial with the 6MP CCD When the K10D was introduced eve Everything you need to know rything changed and Pentax was suddenly a major player The and then some K10D was a breakthrough in my opinion It had the capabili ties of Professional DSLRs with the price of entry level DSLRs It had some unique features found nowhere else at any price In January of 2008 Pentax announced the K20D It was not a revolution as the K10D was but it certainly was an evolution of the revolution The K200D and the K2000 KM the K x all followed with no exceptional or marginal im provements On May 2009 Pentax made history again by in troducing the Pentax K 7 On October 2010 the K 5 is an nounces as the flagship of the company As I write this e book the K 5 K 5II and K 5IIs are still avail able and so are the K 50 and K 500 Pentax has just an nounced the
16. LLL LLL LLLI Chapter 4 The Pentax System Lens Compatibility Worldwide millions of Pentax lenses are available Let s look at the lens mounts produced by Pentax over the years and see what functions are still usable when us ing them on your K 3 The current lens mount KAF2 is a version of the Pentax K mount The K mount has undergone a number of evolutions over the years as new functionality was added M42 screw mount The original screw mount standardized in the U S by Pentax Lenses with the M42 screw mount can be used on the A 3 with adapters and with some limited compatibility K mount The original K mount is a simple bayonet connection with three tabs in troduced with the K series of cameras KF mount This was Pentax s first attempt at an autofocus system KA mount It allows the lens aperture to be set by the body KAF2 mount This added two extra contacts to the inside of the mounting ring for power zooming On the K 3 these power contacts can also power SDM lenses All K mount lenses will mount effortlessly on the K 3 However the A series of manual lenses will lose the autofocus function but most other functions will work The M series of manual lenses will mount but in addition to the lack of autofocus the aperture will not work properly in all modes Most of the problems can be over come with the use of the K 3 M42 lenses screw mount fit on the K 3 with an adapter Page 223 Although
17. d Foreword All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced on any form or by any means or stored in database or retrieval system without prior written permission Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of the United States and International copyright laws Text O 2013 Yvon Bourque Photography 2013 Yvon Bourque except where noted This book is sold as is printed or in e book format without any warranty of any kind either ex pressed or implied respecting the contents of this book including but not limited to implied war ranties for book s quality performance merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The author nor dealers or distributors shall be liable to the purchaser or any other person or enti ty with respect to any liability loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this book All terms or Company names mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks have been carefully and appropriately noted The author cannot attest to the accuracy of this information The contents of this book are strictly the view of the writer The explanation and suggestions as to the operation of the equipment as such is derived from the author s own experience and con clusions The accuracy of the instructional articles has not been verified by the res
18. dapters and a little creative use of the Pentax K 3 1 The K Mount Manual lenses can be used See Chapter 4 2 The M42 Screw mount lenses can be used See Chapter 4 3 The Medium Format lenses 645 amp 6x7 can be used See Chapter 4 Page 300 PENTAX K 311 Here what s new with the Pentax K 3 1 Page 315 Extracted from Ricoh Pentax Performance Note The features unique to the K 3 7 are emphasized in blue Building upon the legacy of the award winning K 3 the PENTAX K 3 II offers out standing 1mage quality and operability to meet a photographer s greatest demands It features an impressive 24 35 effective megapixel AA Filter less APS C CMOS sen sor along with a high performance 27 point AF system and 8 3 frames per second of continuous shooting The addition of the newly developed Pixel Shift Resolution Svs tem delivers more truthful color reproduction and finer details while significantly low ering the level of high sensitivity noise With the updated PENTAX Real time Scene Analysis System supported by the 86K pixel RGB light metering sensor the K 3 LI has the most responsive subject tracking of all PENTAX DSLRs Thanks to its new high precision gyro sensor the K 3 IT assures more effective camera shake compen sation up to 4 5EV steps The K 3 IT S newly integrated built in GPS and Electronic Compass extends the range of your photo shooting outing while the built in ASTRO TRACER function simplifies astrophoto
19. does the K 3 record in fullHD at all frames per seconds the camera can record sound from the built in microphone The onboard microphone is monaural but an external stereo microphone can be used You wouldn t want to record any serious movie anyway with the onboard microphone as the camera focus and audible noise would also be Page 277 Appendix Lens Compatibility Chart LENS MOUNT gt All LENSES F LENSES A LENSES FUNCTION DA DFA FAFAJ FA L A utofocus Available Available Not Available Manual Focus Available Available Available Eleven Auto Focus Points Available Available Center Only 1 Power Zoom KAF2Lenses Not Available Not Available Aperture Priority Auto Exposure Available Available Available Shutter Priority Auto Exposure Available Available Available L Manual Exposure Available Available Available _P TTL Auto Flash Availabe Available Available 16 Multi Segment Metering Available Available Available Auto Focal Length with SR Available Available Not Available With Built in flash AF360FGZ AF540FGZ AF540FGZ II AF360FGZ II and AF200FG flash units The chart above can be a little confusing and does not reflect Pentax s 10090 back ward compatibility claim with all their lenses produced in the last fifty years I am referring to the twenty four million lenses sold worldwide The fact 1s that all lenses can indeed be used with the use of a
20. eed to use the flash by pressing the flash up button B The K 3 sets the shutter speed the automatically C The K 3 sets the Aperture the automatically D The Focus indicator 15 on when you are in focus You also hear a confirmation beep and the focus point illuminates E If the Shake Reduction SR 15 on it will appear in the viewfinder F With the Electronic Level activated 1t 1s shown 1n the viewfinder G Auto ISO 15 activated and the ISO number is shown in the viewfinder You have taken your first picture s with the K 3 Yeah Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Histograms Histograms are a digital way to see if an image 15 properly exposed shown as a graph The gadget oriented and technical photogra Too Dark phers will not keep an image if the exposure histo gram is not perfect An image with a less than per a fect histogram may still be a prize winning picture because of its composition or subject With that said use the histogram as a tool to learn how to take properly exposed pictures The composition in our opinion is much more important Amount of pixels Essentially the exposure histogram shows the overexposed and underexposed area of your image The histogram horizontal scale measures the brightness from totally black 0 on the left to to tally white 255 on the right The vertical scale Black Gray White measures the amount of pixels of any given shade here is no perfect histogra
21. ens could have an aperture range of f 2 6 to f 16 The lens would be marked as follow f 16 f 11 f 6 f 5 6 f 4 f 2 8 In this example the largest aperture would be 2 8 while the smallest would be 6 Have you noticed something a little surprising here The larger the number is the smaller the aperture is You need to remember that Furthermore each f stop number to the right lets twice the amount of light in as the f stop number to its left and each f stop number to the left lets half the light in as the f stop number to its right For example f 4 lets twice as much light in as f 5 6 but only one half the light of 2 8 and so on One unit of increment in aperture 1s called a stop An Aperture number to the Right gt lets twice as much light in than the number to its immediate Left f 16 f 11 f 8 f 5 6 f 4 f 2 8 000000 The bigger the f stop is the smaller the Aperture is An Aperture number to the Left lets Half as much light in than the number to its immediate Right An f stop number to the right lets twice as much light in than the number to its left An f stop number to the left lets half as much light in than the number to its right Page 248 Chapter 5 Photography Techniques Leading lines Lines such as a fence road railroad etc leads the viewer s eyes to the important elements of your composition Page 257 Chapter 5 Photography Techniques Black amp
22. er second It also records in HD 1080x720 at 24p 25p 30p 50p and 60p 6 The numbers 24p 25p 30p 50i and 60i represent how many times the video frame is displayed per second The letters indicate if the video frame is displayed using an interlaced i or progressive p format Interlaced video displays even and odd scan lines as separate fields the even scan lines are drawn on the screen then the odd scan lines are drawn on the screen Two of these even and odd scan line fields make up one video frame e The 24p video frame rate is closer to that of film in theatrical motion pictures e The video frame rates 50i and 60i are recommended for normal recording e The 25p video frame rate is used in countries outside of the United States and Canada e The 50p video frame rate has double information per unit time This is great for creating slow motion clips Progressive video content displays both the even and odd scan lines the entire video frame at the same time The K 3 also provides greater possibilities in visual presentation in movies especially through the application of custom images and digital filters With its large image sensor with performance rivaling professional video cameras high performance imaging engine and a wide selection of acclaimed Pentax interchangeable lenses you can easily capture unique eye catching movie clips Movie recording Pentax really raised the bar as far as movie recording Not only
23. f contents and Foreword The new Pentax K 3 is aimed at amateurs to advanced amateur photographers but can certainly be used by entry level photographers on one hand and Professional photographers on the other hand It s a camera that will help expand your photo graphic expertise It can be as easy to operate as a point and shoot but it also has all of the professional features that you will demand as your experience grows All Pentax lenses ever made will work with the K 3 It 1s often said that the glass are the most important factor 1n taking great photographs There are many reasons to choose the K 3 for your digital photography endeavors We have dedicated a whole section on the camera s features alone This book is organized in the following way Foreword and Table of contents Chapter 1 Know your K 5 is dedicated to the general specifications of the K 3 and the review of the many functions of the camera in general Chapter 2 How to use your K 5 explains the multiple functions of the K 3 and includes many pictures and illustrations It clarifies the use of the camera s functions from screen menus to actual buttons and switches There are no simple icons on this camera mode dial which really makes it easy to shoot like a Pro without being a Pro The advantage of this camera 1s that you can tailor its operability to your liking or photographic skills The three basic shooting elements Aperture Shutter Speed and the Sensitivity ISO
24. finder available Information in details 29 1 LCD Panel available informationindetals SE Specifications ei A l What is so special about the PENTAX K 32 88 L Quick rundown 8 1 K 3newbreedofcamera 8 1 AA filter free 24 megapixel CMOS sensor 8 In body Shake Reduction mechanism l The world s first AA filter simulator 0000000000 29 _Newly developed PRIME III imaging engine 0 40 3 Top sensitivitv of ISO 51 200 IIA 1 Effective compensation of lens aberration fringe and moir 40 _86 000 pizel RGB light metering Sensor 0 4l B Pentax Real time Scene Analysis System A p Reliable auto exposure control down to minus 3EV 42 State of the art SAFOX I A 42 B 27 point AF system with 25 cross shaped sensors 43 E High Precision AF with f 2 8 luminance flux linear sensors 435 T Dependable AF at super low minimum luminance of minus 3EV 144 1 AEk point select oo M Zone select M _Select area expansion 00A 45 1 Auto tracking ES AF customization ES E AF operation setting 0 1 AF hold setting 1 AF hold off M6 f Ar hold high 146 High speed continuous shooting at 8 3 images per second 1 1 46 l Three motor mechanism A 1 Mirror bounce damper mechanism AT E Mirror up position mirror down position LAT E 60 image continuous shooting AS Multi mode exposure system 48
25. graphy by eliminating the need of an extra accessory to capture celestial objects such as stars nebulas and planets With a weather resistant and dust proof magnesium alloy body this exceptional field camera allows you to get closer to the action in the most extreme conditions 24 effective megapixels in an APS C sized CMOS sensor Designed for the demanding photographer the K 311 features a 24 35 effective meg apixel AA Filter less APS C sized CMOS sensor for outstanding image quality The Prime III image processing engine assures high quality image output up to ISO 51200 SAFOX II 27 point AF System The SAFOX II autofocus module maximizes 27 AF sensors and a vast light sensitivity range of 3EV to 18EV This focus module includes 25 cross sensors and three AF sensors designed to detect the light flux of an F2 8 lens making it easy to obtain pinpoint focus on the subject when using a large aperture lens The Expanded AF area allows for accurate focusing even on moving subjects Page 316
26. irections With the responsibilities of a career and family his plans were altered but only shghtly The enthusiasm of the young boy and the love of photography are still strong He never abandoned his photography dreams One of his biggest frustrations 15 that he does not have enough time for more He has used all types of photography formats but now uses Digital SLR cameras almost exclusively He states Technology is good The freedom to unleash one s creativity has never been greater You either follow the flow of progress or you are left behind His work has given him the opportunity to travel across the United States Canada Mexico and the Caribbean His photography career never took off as he had dreamed but as a second career he has spent countless hours during the past decades capturing not only the beauty and the people of America but other countries as well He has won numerous awards written articles and books on his beloved subject and sold his work throughout the places he lived Where does a tireless hobbyist go from here Like all other areas of our modern life photography has gone digital As an artist he 1s fascinated with all of the new digital possibilities He 1s finally contemplating the 1dea of replacing his present career shingle for one stating Yvon Bour que Photographer With perseverance all 1s possible Table of contents and Foreword TABLE OF CONTENTS Nomenclature ee 9 3 View
27. m 63 B Dependable shutter unit 64 Shooting Modes oo 65 b GREEN AUTO OS E P ProgramMode OS i Sv Sensitivity Priority Mode 5 Tv Shutter Priority Mode 66 Prim Arti tm nn rm rm imm ir rr E Table of contents and Foreword 1 TAv Shutter amp Aperture Priority Mode 06 1 M Manual Mode 7 1 B Bulb Mode 7 1 X Flash X Syne Speed Mode OT E USER Modes ee OS CHAPTER 2 e HOW TO USE YOUR K3 T0 How to use your K 3 Quick Start 72 l The Guide display 0000000000 3 l The Standby Mode Status Screen y yY TB l The Control Panel 4 Shooting Info Display Selection Screen uo 74 b Battery IS E Battery Installation Removal 6 E Installing removing memory card 6 1 Installing removing lenses IT 1 Turning thecameraOn Of TBE r Focusing Method 8 l AF Modes Adjusting the viewfinder diopter 80 Language 0 1 Date and me Sound effects oo 82 0 Taking pictures UN BB 1 Program Line 883 1 E dial programming O84 l Picture quality IO Shake reduction oo 87 l White balance US 1 AUTO mode DO E Instant review OT 1 The Menus 2 Setting playback display 93 0 Histograms KN p Preview Method 06 B Digitalpreview OT 1 Rotating Images y y y y Yyy a IT 1 Image file format 8 b Raw File Sizes and Quality 8 b RAW File Sizes and Quality 8 Why not take pictures in RAW files 99 PR C EEE EEE EEE EE TELE DEEE EEE ETC EL EC
28. m and large format cameras main ly because of the size of the negatives Larger negatives rendered better pictures better colors and fantastic enlargements Film cameras had evolved to very sophisti cated instruments and took great pictures It S no wonder that almost every family owned a 35mm camera When the first digital cameras started to appear the quality was less than desirable but the potential was certainly there For several years many photography maga zines were debating whether or not the digital cameras would replace film based cameras Over time the quality has so improved that today in our opinion digital cameras exceed the quality of film based cameras Of course we are comparing the 35mm and medium format film cameras with the new breed of Digital Single Lens Reflex DSLR cameras It has taken many years to get where we are today but dig ital 1s here to stay Some of you probably never used a film camera before It wasn t all that long ago when a top DSLR with a sensor in the 2 megapixels range was costing the consumers nearly five thousand dollars or more For a while as soon as you spent thousands of dollars for a top of the line DSLR it was replaced within months with a new and better model I am sure that some of you remember these times of tribulation The market as this book 15 written has stabilized and the norm in a non professional DSLR is now around the 12 to 25 megapixels 25 megapixels and above for m
29. m as images in nature are not perfectly lighted There are shadows and bright areas What 1s important 1s that if the black areas of the picture create a spike on the left side part of the image 1s underexposed If a spike occurs on the right side part of the image 1s overexposed The human brain is better equipped to distinguish a good image from a bad one many times better than a digital histogram The K 3 also shows RGB red green and blue histograms This 15 a way to show the distribution of color intensity Again humans can decipher colors much better than any digital device invented thus far So the bottom line is that it 1s good to use histograms to check your image quality but we would recommend using exposure bracketing instead as the extra shots won t cost you v u c Z 2 E lt Amount of pixcls RW 11000 F4 0 50100 FI 0 0 anything but time and space on your memory card You can instantly delete the pictures you don t like Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 To access the White Balance screen press the WB button while in Capture mode Use the four way controller BI toward the WB White Balance Settings 6 See Fine Tuning at the end of the White Balance settings Setting to AWB Multi Auto White Balance In the White Balance screen move BI with the Pat f O im PP CTE LIK four way controller to the Auto White Balance AWB ill icon At that point you can press the OK bu
30. ndicates that the effect is available for JPEG files only Page 179 Chapter 4 The Pentax System Short Pentax history Ever since Pentax introduced their first 35mm SLR 1n 1952 the Asahiflex I back ward compatibility has been a strong reason for owning a Pentax camera This 5 still true today Here 1s a partial list of Pentax innovations In 1952 0 Asahiflex I was the first Japanese camera introduced to the world Un like its competitors the camera was not a replica of German technology In 1954 the Asahiflex II was the world s first instant return mirror system In 1957 The Asahi Pentax model used a pentaprism in the viewfinder of a Pentax single lens reflex SLR camera introducing the concept of eye level viewing It was the first camera to be marketed under the Pentax name In 1964 Pentax introduced its Spotmatic camera featuring the first through the lens TTL metering system in a Pentax camera In 1971 the Pentax ES SLR camera the world s first SLR camera with a TTL aperture priority AE control was introduced Pentax also introduced the Super Multi Coating SMC system for the Asahi Optical Takumar lens series Other manufacturers followed suit rett TEIL LLL DLL LLL DLL LL LLL LL LL LLL LLL DLL LLL LLL DLL CL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL DLL LLL LLL LLL LL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL LLL
31. ost professional DSLR cameras All are enough to produce very good enlargements up to about 16 x 20 and beyond Full size roughly 36mm x 24mm or the same size as a 35mm frame sensors are available on many DSLRs The per ceived advantage of full frame 15 that you can use your 35mm format lenses without any correction factor Pentax 1s using a smaller sized sensor APS C roughly 24mm x 16mm requiring a correction factor of around 1 5 to 35mm format lenses If you Table of contents and Foreword shoot with telephoto lenses it works to your advantage as a 200mm f 2 8 lens acts like a 300mm f 2 8 telephoto at no additional cost We know that a 300mm f 2 8 tel ephoto lens 15 very expensive The downside is that wide angle lenses will no longer perform as such but the maximum aperture will remain Today most companies manufacture super wide lenses that when converted to a 1 5x factor still gives you a nominal wide angle comparable to a 20mm on up in the 35mm format Wide angle lenses are cheaper than telephotos In our opinion full frame sensors are overrated especially with the new K 3 The K 3 uses a new 24 4 megapixels CMOS sensor adapted by Pentax engineers for the K 3 drastically reducing the digital noise at high ISO It also allows sizeable cropping Unless you want to print your pictures billboard size at 300dpi resolution the cur rent CMOS sensor will be sufficient to produce stunning pictures and enlargements that were only dreamed
32. pective manu facturers This book is not associated with Ricoh Pentax or its affiliates The author is not endorsing any equipment manufacturers nor is the author being compensated by any manufacturer for the editorial content of this book Any text resembling any other published material is coincidental as this book is focused on the teachings of the use of the equipment which is derived from the manufacturer s instructions The book is written whenever possible in a non technical manner and is geared toward entry level and amateur photographers although some material may be useful to professionals Pentax is a trademark of Ricoh Pentax Corporation and its affiliates Photoshop Lightroom and Elements are trademarks of Adobe Written in the USA All rights reserved Copyright O 2013 Yvon Bourque F 480962 090085 ll E Table of contents and Foreword About the Author Back when most of his classmates were dealing with growing up the author was nurturing a serious enthusi asm for photography Son of a Montreal carpenter he en rolled in photography courses soaked up theory bought his first camera shot rolls of film and learned how to de velop and print All this was before leaving junior high school He had many dreams and like many aspiring young photographers he dreamed of getting assignments from National Geographic and traveling the world over Decades later the road has led him into other d
33. processing settings as favorite n 185 T RAW development IS 1 Movie dit il85 1 Image Copy F Eve Fi Image Transfer 0000000000 B86 l Custom Images JO 1 Using Digital Imaging Software 192 Printing Images 195 T1110 TT sen EE Ev eR SEE PEE SEE SEE E SE EE 1 1 Creer I III II 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2020 0 00 TT E icc ei Table of contents and Foreword TII LIII III III ILLI III ILLI I ILLI LI LIII LII LLLI III IILIBIIL DII I 0 1 1 1 111 Short Pentax History oo 199 l The Pentax DSLRS re QU E Optional Accessories for the 3 206 1 External Flash Units y Yaaa 206 1 AFS40FGZ Features F AF300FGZ Features le O New AFS40FGZIT amp AF360FGZU 000000 208 Specifications JON z AF200FG Features Ol2 L AFIOOFC Features 3 0 Remotes 4 1 Remote Control F A L Remote Control WaterproofO RC1 a 24 i Cable Switch CS 205 0 A5 1 AC Adapter lS B Favorite Accessory D BGS a A6 l The O GPSI accessory unit and operation 26 Viewfinder accessories 22l l Right Angle Viewfinder 2220 E Lenses Compatibility oo 223 L DA Lenses 4 DA Limited Lenses 2 New DA Limited Lenses with HD coating 228 _ 1 DA Lenses DD 1 FA Lenses stillavailable 231 1 DFA lenses 2232 1 FAJLenses 3 1 FA Lenses 4 K Mount Manual A Lenses 2388 1 K Mount Manual M Lenses M Set up your Pentax K 3 to use older M series and S screw mount lenses a E M42 Screw Mount Manual Lenses 2 243 5 Medium Fo
34. race the subject s movement with great speed and precision Thanks to a wide AF area covered by 27 AF points it maintains the sharp focus on the subject even when it s moving at high speed or when you are using the high speed continuous shooting mode This function 15 available when the camera s AF mode 15 set to AF C continu ous or AF A auto AF customization Every photographer has his or her own preferred AF settings for specific subjects photographic conditions and subject tracking maneuvers The K 3 accommodates these preferences with its extensive list of AF customization menus Page 45 Chapter 1 Know your K 3 Wireless LAN remote control operation The K 3 accepts the optional O FCI FLUCARD FOR PENTAX 16GB to provide wireless LAN functions using a smartphone or tablet computer You can release the K 3 s shutter and change ex posure settings from a distance while checking the Live View im age and download and browse captured images on your smartphone tablet monitor These functions are available with smartphones and tablet computers supported by 1OS and Android operating systems 3 2 inch Air Gapless LCD monitor The K 3 s Air Gapless LCD monitor has a special resin layer applied between the protective panel and the LCD screen to effectively cut down the reflection and dis persion of light and assure excellent visibility even under bright sunshine Its 3 2 inch screen displays a large subject
35. re reproduced by mixing the RGB sources Adding all of the RGB colors produces white Black 15 reproduced by the Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Note that you can set the K 3 to take all shots with one push of the shutter release It is found in the Custom Setting menu page 2 under custom setting No 9 One Push Bracketing It can be set to on or off The exposure bracketing sequence setting 1s as follow Once in the Exposure Brack eting screen push the four way controller down M and set the number of images with the front e dial and the bracketing increments with the rear e dial Exposure Bracketing 5 1 5 OSS j Bim heh op You can set the bracketing to start with the Self timer e DEN or with a remote control LLLI LI DE 54321 1 2 3 5 MENU 11 Exposure Rracketing Self ti Exposure Bracket Remote Ctrl er 5 elf timer Exposure Bracketing pOSUTE BTACKE 1 FO FE mer Ome M UE DQO B mu I SI ENLIST Ta DK MENT Di Under Exposure Normal Exposure Over Exposure Page 153 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Multiple exposures You can take multiple exposures on the same frame The K 3 allows from 2 to 2000 Bright exposures on the same frame That s crazy I would FC BL Gap like to see a 2000 multi exposure Wait Time lapse photography Read more on that later a ug 008 q 1 Li koll m of Shots 0004times e You can also select Average where the compo site final image will have
36. rmat Lenses 244 CHAPTER 5 e PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNIQUES 246 l Aperture Scale Explained 248 Shutter Speed Scale Explained 249 xr sys TOBIT MT rr IT TITTIr 222 22 TITTI III IT Table of contents and Foreword Table of contents and Foreword l Watch Movie 283 B Movie editing BG ADDENDUM 287 Modern DSLR cameras 0 288 l Other K 3 functions 208 2 HDR High Dynamic Range 289 E Programmable Embedded Copyright 5 291 1 Composition Adjustment in Live View WI 1 Electronic Distortion Adjustment 202 B Lateral Chromatic Aberrations Adjustment 203 1 Peripheral Illumination Correction 203 1 Anti Aliasing Filter Simulation 208 Status Screen Color Scheme oo 294 Using a Wireless Memory card 208 Stay In level ee 297 _ APPENDIX 0 298 Lens Compatibility Chart 30 Pentax Lens Mount Facts ee 301 Glossary 04 Re I OM 00010110 315 Ta UD LU PE LM a ska an eee 316 viole NS ger de EM 320 EE 322 Table of contents and Foreword Foreword I wrote this book for all users of the Pentax K 3 No matter what your experience level 1s you will find something useful in this book Less than a few decades ago most amateur and professional photographers alike were using film cameras for their picture taking Within the film cameras several formats were used The general public and a good number of professionals used the 35mm format A select few preferred using mediu
37. sing Problems b Live View IS Color Space LA AE L Button Memorizing Exposure 150 E Exposure Bracket Mode 151 l Multiple exposures SA l Using multiple exposures y yyy Oaa D4 B Remote Control JI B Drive Modes 38 _Single Frame Shooting 00000 158 B Continuous Shooting IB Self timer y yY yY a 159 1 Remote Control Unit 59 E Exposure Bracketing 100 Mirror Lock up Shooting 1607 b Multi exposure OL Interval Shooting 161 CC CC I III Teer eee SUR ERR UK ER TE Table of contents and Foreword Shake Reduction oo 162 l Dust Removal BB Sensor Cleaning ed 164 L Pixel Mapping A Anti Aliasing Filter Simulator US Screen Views of the Menus oo 166 0 More on Exposure Modes e70 l P Program Mode 0 l Sv Sensitivity Priority Mode UE i Tv Shutter Priority Mode 72 Av Aperture Priority Mode l TAv Shutter amp Aperture Priority Mode 173 0 M Manual Mode 3 T B Bulb Mode 4 I X Flash X Syne Speed mode ETS li User Mode UI U2andU3 ATS Saving settings User Ul U and U3 176 CHAPTER 3 e PROCESSING YOUR K 3 IMAGES 178 _ Camera Processing of Images 179 l Editing Images One image or multiple images 179 T Image Rotation or OU 1 Digital Filters ISO Color Moir Correction 182 Resize 182 Cropping 182 1 Index 1 3 Protect O4 Shdeshow o 184 Save as manual whitebalance y y yaaa 184 Save cross
38. the above picture does not show all Pentax lenses it shows a combination of newer and older lenses all compatible with the K 3 DA Lenses The Pentax DA series of lenses are manufactured exclusively for the Pentax Digital SLR cameras The lenses are smaller on account of the APS C sensor size The 1m age circle is smaller and matches the sensor size They cannot be used on 35mm cameras H DA 10 17mm f 3 5 f 4 5 DA 12 24mm f 4 0 ED DA 14mm f 2 8 ED IF AL IF Page 224 me DA 16 45mm J f 4 0 DA 17 70mm f 4 AI DA 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 AL ED AL IF SDM 35 _ HEE PENTAX 18 53am 2 DA 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 DA 18 250mm f 3 5 DA 18 135mm f 3 5 5 6 AL WR 6 3 ED AL IF ED AL IF DC WR EE 0 unis UE PENTAx A 1 21 PENTAX sl peurax 50 200mm EE DA 35mm f 2 4 AL DA 50 200mm 1 4 5 6 DA 50 200mm f 4 5 6 ED ED WR Page 225 Photographv Techniques Chapter 5 Photography Techniques Apeture scale explained The aperture being the lens diaghphram opening lets more or less light pass through the lens The f number aperture opening is proportional to the ratio between the lens focal length and aperture diameter which 1s proportional to the square root of the aperture area Big lingo but what does it mean for you Well lenses are usually marked with the f numbers ranging from the largest aperture to the smallest aperture For example a typical l
39. tion Output UNS l Allowing Flash Shooting While Charging H9 Built in flash distance and aperture AND 3 Calculating Maximum Flash Distance from a Set Aperture 120 F Flash Modes y yY a I 1 Flash on E Flash on Red Eye Al Slow Speed Sync uo 122 Slow Speed Sync Red Eye a 122 Trailing Curtain Sync 123 a aa GAFA E E O O E E E O O OOOO OOOO 11 1 000 _ 0 0 0 0 20 2 2 lt 2 lt gt lt gt 2 lt gt 2 lt lt gt lt lt lt 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 lt gt lt gt lt 07 Table of contents and Foreword 7 Multiple Flashes IA 1 Using the Flash in Tv Shutter Priority Mode 124 1 Using the Flash in Av Aperture PriorityMode 124 1 P TIL Mode External Flash 125 1 Daylght SyncorFill Flash 2 f Autofocus System O26 TTL Phase Matching AF Options IA 1 AF Active Area Auto 27 AF Points 28 F AF Active Area Zone Select 28 AF Active Area Select 129 1 AF Active Area Expanded Area AF S sss 129 1 AF Active Area Expanded Area AF M 130 1 AF Active Area Expanded AreaAF L 130 1 This is AF Active Area Spot dl l Contrast Detection AF options Shooting through the Live View monitor 131 P Contrast AF Face Detection dl i Contrast AF Tracking B82 l Contrast AF Multiple AF Points B2 B Contrast AF Select 33 0 Contrast AF Spot LUS E Focus Peaking 4 1 Catch In focus JA i Autofocus Fine Adjustment 1 l Autofocus Accuracy Back amp Front Focu
40. tter speed aperture and the sensitivity are displayed on the screen and the viewfinder The EV compensation button can be used to change the EV compensation in this mode If the subject 1s over or under exposed the shutter speed will blink on the status screen the viewfinder and the LCD panel Page 172 PENTAX Processing vour K 3 Images Chapter 3 Processing your K 3 1mages Camera Processing of Images RAW and JPEG images can be processed and manipulated 1n camera This enables you to process your images without the use of a computer Editing Images One image or multiple images I Make sure that you have images recorded on the memory card Press the Playback button gt to activate the Play back screen Using the four way controller WY M E CA navigate to the image you want to edit until displayed on the LCD monitor Press the four way controller M down The camera displays the Playback mo de palette 1 Mirage Rotation The Playback mode palette 1s one of the most powerful features of this DSLR Working without a computer or ex Rotates Cap Winer ternal software you can perform the following enhance Useful for image playback on ments and modifications to one image or to multiple im TV and other display devices MENU i OK ages Eye Fi Image Transfer 6 Indicates that the effect is available for RAW files only Save Cross Processing Saves Cross Processing as favorite 6 I
41. tton and the White Balance will be set to AUTO It 1s surprisingly accurate and can be used most of the Check time The settings are somewhere between 4 000K MENU 9 MEE INFO si 00 and 8 000K Setting to Multi Auto White Balance Multi Auto White Balance In the White Balance screen move RI M with the p Ra Yu X ELE four way controller to the Auto White Balance icon then M to Multi Auto White Balance In this White Balance setting even if various light sources are pre sent at the shooting location the K 3 adjusts the White Balance according to the light source of each Check ENE FOL NO M area Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 The middle picture 1s the way it should be The picture on the top shows a front fo cusing problem and the picture on the bottom shows a back focusing problem This image seems to be front focused This image seems to be fo cused properly This image seems to be back focused Page 136 Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Acceptable Focusing Front Focusing Problem Back Focusing Problem A Word About Autofocus Sensors sensors are either vertical horizontal or cross type The Pentax K 3 has 27 cross type sensors and two vertical sensors Vertical sensors detect the Sharpest horizontal contrast within its Eth pick precor ee area of coverage and lock the focus on that point Alternatively the horizontal sensors detect the sharpest vertical contrast within
42. ways safer to use OEM equipment You should recharge the battery before you use it for the first time Connect the AC plug cord to the battery charger D BC90 and then plug the AC cord to a power outlet Slip the battery in the charger face down The battery will lock in place The Pentax Charger shows a green LED while the battery is charging The LED goes off when the battery 1s fully charged Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 Although many other options and settings are still available the current settings are fine for almost any photographic situation In fact the current settings are similar to a very good point and shoot camera only better That 1s to say that you could leave these settings as they are and just use the K 3 as a point and shoot camera Your pictures should always be of high quality with little effort You are now ready to take pictures in the AUTO mode Try shooting your first pic ture s outside during daylight That will work best Chances are that the lighting will be sufficient and the flash will not be needed Find your subject and while look ing in the viewfinder press the shutter release button halfway while composing your picture The camera autofocus comes on and confirms when in focus with a beep and a red illuminated box in the viewfinder The information 15 displayed in the viewfinder Chapter 2 How to use your K 3 A If the lighting 1s insufficient the flash indicator blinks You may n
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