anyone familiar with the pentax k-x?

ToTaLKaRNaGe

im looking for someone who actually owns or has used one. i have one but there is a feature on there to which you need to set your own settings that confuses me. if anyone has gotten the chance to familiarize yourself with one let me know.:barb

Grainbelt

If you don't get a response here, your best bet is to log into pentaxforums.com.

ziggy53

The Pentax K-x appears to have 1 user programmable button, the "Green" button. The Green button may be assigned the following functions:

The default setup, called the "Green Button" in the green button setup menu
Custom Image
Optical Preview
Digital Preview
Digital Filter
RAW Button Function
Center AF Point

Setup procedure is on pages 179-181 of your User Manual, also located here:

http://www.pentaximaging.com/images/temp/63393966013171180515487Manual_K-x_EN.pdf

Do you have a specific function you find difficult to program?

ToTaLKaRNaGe

ziggy53 wrote:

Do you have a specific function you find difficult to program?

When you change the camera to manual you select the shutter speed etc. All the pictures come out almost completely dark, even in bright settings. i still have yet to figure out what other settings i need to change in order for the pictures to come out viewable. This is one of the only settings and options on the camera i have yet to figure out.

Ekaj

When you operate a camera in manual, you have to understand exposure because the camera will not set it for you.

ziggy53

Ekaj wrote:

When you operate a camera in manual, you have to understand exposure because the camera will not set it for you.

Ekaj is correct. In simplest terms exposure is comprised of 3 elements:

Aperture
Shutter speed
Sensitivity/ISO

If you are in manual mode and you are getting dark results you:

Open the aperture of the lens (smaller numbers)
Lengthen the shutter speed (longer fractions of a second, generally)
Use a more sensitive ISO setting (larger ISO number)

You may use any or all of these to obtain the correct exposure, which you can somewhat verify in the viewfinder exposure indicator.

For an explanation about manual exposure:

http://photo.net/learn/basic-photo-tips/aperture-shutterspeed-iso/
http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorial_exposure.php
http://photo.net/learn/making-photographs/exposure

ajroahkni

You may want to set it to one of the other semi-manual settings. Maybe start with the Tv mode, where you set the shutter speed & the camera corrects the other settings.

Though the easiest way to get into it is the running man icon, which automatically gives priority to shutter speed.