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1. 6 Built in flash 7 Hot shoe 8 Mode dial 9 Metering mode lever 10 Strap Lug 2 11 Focus mode lever 12 Lens unlock button 13 Lens info contacts 14 SDM contacts 15 AF coupler 16 Mirror Chapter 1 Know your K 7 Blinks for self timer Serves as remote control receiver Sets shutter speed EV compensation values Customizable Rotate to turn camera on or off and for depth of field preview Press halfway to compose image press fully to take picture Lights up when AF is difficult to attain In darker scenes Retractable P TTL with guide number 13 100 m Camera also uses external flash and wireless flash unit Changes the exposure mode Changes metering mode Multi segment Center weighted Spot Loop for the camera strap Switch between Autofocus single Continuous and Manual focus Press to install or remove lens Exchanges information between the lens and the K 7 Allows AF with the Supersonic Drive Motor SDM lenses Also used for power zoom on some older FA lenses Handles the AF drive between the lens and K 7 Allows Through The Lens TTL metering and focusing Page 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Chapter 1 Know your K 7 AUTO 9v v ER val E9 js PANN M 7 JN amp EN s PFO MEN PENI EAR 3 LCD monitor Displays exposed pictures allows access to menus ERAS2. engineers have pushed the envelope and designed a DSLR with more features than any camera in it s price range This book is not about me as a photographer It is about you and what informa tion you will need when using this marvel of engineering that the K 7 is The book complements the Pentax user s manual and explains in simple terms how to use the camera It contains techniques shortcuts explanations tips examples and photographic information applicable to the K 7 as well as other DSLRs in general We opted to publish the book ourselves just as we published the previous books This time we offered the K 7 book in a downloadable form only We save pro duction costs and you save money and get you book much quicker Your feedback is always important to us As we get feedback from our custom ers we can update the book according to what readers wants We have incorpo rated many of your suggestions from the previous books into this K 7 book Our Website is http www pentaxdslrs com Our Blogsite is http pentaxdslrs blogspot com From one Pentax user to another thank you again for your purchase Yvon Bourque Table of contents and Foreword How to use your K 7 Chapter 3 Photography Techniques Additional Information H Table of contents and Foreword Y von Bourque Pentax K 7 Everything you need to know and then some Foreword IH Table of contents and Foreword All rights r
3. get to otherwise If you ever owned a Keep you already know that it is customary to name it just as you name a boat Her name is Ms J Peggy Here is how she got her name My two principal hobbies are photography and four wheeling I wanted a name that would reflect both hobbies The Jeep came unaltered from the factory and we worked on improving it and finishing it the way it is today We lifted the whole Jeep 6 put a new motor new coil spring suspension 35 monster tires etc It s sort of parallel to digital photography whereas your original pictures can be taken in RAW format and after working on the images they can be saved in JPEG for mat My Jeep was originally in RAW form from the factory but after altering it it became like a JPEG So I decided to name my Jeep Miss J Peggy This is an acronym for Jeep Photographer Environmentally Going Green Yes For short her nickname is really Miss Peggy It fits both of my hobbies and my views about the environment I always drive on assigned trails and usually pick up the trash that other people left behind It s our only earth and we better take care of our little planet XIX Table of contents and Foreword Chapter 1 Know your K 7 Chapter 1 Know your K 7 Page 21 Chapter 1 Know your K 7 The Pentax K 7 system Page 22 Nomenclature l Self timer lamp 2 Front e dial 3 Main Switch 4 Shutter release 5 AF Assist Light
4. to adjust change ISO settings with rear e dial Displays current camera settings and information Cover unlock tab Battery housing cover 1 4 Tripod Socket Battery Grip connector Pull and turn to lock unlock battery cover Batteries are housed here Attachment for tripod Connections permitting the use of the D BG4 battery grip Page 25 Raw button X Sync socket UP button Microphone input Mini HDMI output USB Video Terminal DC Input terminal SD card cover Cable switch terminal Chapter 1 Know your K 7 Press on the fly to shoot RAW or RAW JPG Customizable For using studio lighting Sync to 180 sec Press the UP button to pop the built in flash up Stereo connection socket for external microphone High Definition Multimedia Interface Connects DSLR to computer for data transfer For connecting power sources other than batteries SD card compartment located under this cover Input for remote control device Page 26 Chapter 1 Know your K 7 Information you see in the viewfinder INFO MENU 026 54 9699 4 n FRI ELLE ELL ISO C s PEJT t 2 Co i sm DS Kuu 24 RAW ENG FINE 4 AUTO Lf Ct CHI Page 27
5. 88 Flash Compensation Output 0000000000000 89 _Allowing Flash Shooting while Charging T 69 Built in Flash Distance and Aperture T 0 90 Calculating Max Flash Distance 0000000000000 90 Calculating Aperture for Flash 1 0 0 n 90 Flash Modes S S S 91 Flash On 00002 22 Flash On Red eye SIL E Slow Speed Sync IS E Slow Speed Sync Red eye IS Trailing Curtain Syne rr J L a 2 B Wireless Mole 0 000 00000 0000000000 V _Multiple Flashes L L 94 Using the Flash in Tv Shutter Priority Mode 4 4 4 4 4 EN Using the Flash in Av Aperture Priority Mode 95 p P TTL Mode External Flash IS Daylight Sync or Fill Flash U ID PC Sync Socket eee 95 L Focusing System in Detalls IO Selecting AF Point 1 0 0000000 97 Color Space 1 00000000 22 _ AE L Button Memorizing Exposure JL 100 i Exposure Bracket Mode ON I Extended Bracket Mode 44 4 10 _Multi ExposureMode I T I 104 Using Multiple Exposures on the K 7 instead of Neutral Density Filters 105 Remote Control 0000000000 107 L Drive Modes 222 LLLI E Single Frame Shooting rL ll 108 Continuous Shooting Hi amp Lo 108 Table of contents and Foreword _Self Timer 12 seconds 2 L 22222 109 L Self Timer 2 seconds Mirror Lock LOD H Dedicated
6. E button Press to delete current picture Play button gt Press to see pictures on LCD screen Viewfinder If you don t know what this is for abandon photography Rear e dial Sets aperture and sensitivity values Customizable AE L button Press to lock current exposure before shooting Green button Always reset exposure mode to Automatic Exposure Rear Self timer lamp Blinks for self timer Serves as remote control receiver AF button Press to focus on target prior to metering AF point switching Rotate to select focusing area Auto Select Center Four way Controller Part of four way controller up button 4 Access to Drive Mode Four way Controller gt Part of four way controller right button gt Access Custom Image Card access lamp Illuminates or blinks when SD card is accessed OK button Press to save setting from menu Selects metering point Menu Press to activate Menu modes on the LCD monitor Four way Controller W Part of four way controller down button Y Access Flash settings Info button Press to view info of current photo on the LCD Four way Controller lt Part of four way controller left button 4 Access WB settings Live view button Initiate Live view mode Page 24 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Chapter 1 Know your K 7 Diopter adjustment EV compensation ISO button LCD Panel Adjusts the viewfinder to suit your eyesight Press to adjust EV compensation with rear e dial Press
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8. Mirror Lock LOD E Remote Control Unt 1 119 I Remote Control Unit 3 seconds delay LO i Remote Continuous Shooting LTO Interval Shooting TI I Shake Reduction ee TT Dust Removal H DR ID J ll 112 Pixel Mapping 115 D Alphabetical List of Menu Based Functions and Settings 1 1115 The Rest of the Exposure Modes wg r LL LT P Hyper ProgramMode 117 _ Sv Sensitivity Priority Mode 119 Tv Shutter Priority Mode L 119 Av Aperture Priority Mode UU 120 Tav Shutter amp Aperture Priority Mode 1 120 M Hyper Manual Mode 1 0 0 000 121 B BubMode eee 122 X Flash X Sync Mode 0 0000000 122 Exposure Compensation T 123 USER Mode L ll l 000000 LLL 123 In Camera Processing of RAW Images 1 128 i Image Rotation 129 Digital Filter s 19 B Toy Camera S 197 Retro 0l 130 _High Contrast 0000000000000 d i Extract Color L R 30 Soft 31 Star Burst 1351 FishEye 000000000000 a B Monochrome SSI Color eee 182 Water Color O 132 Patel f s 132 E Se 133 E Miniature UU 133 E HDR Look alike A h Z 22 133 Base Parameter Adjustment 134 KA A Table of contents and Foreword Custom Filter 00 0000000 134 _Resize JPEG only J Q4 2 A 134 Cropping JPEG and RAW files 135 Slideshow CL l3 E Manual White Balance for current Image 1 135 Conve
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10. White 0 0000000 165 Selective Focusing ee 16 Children BT Slow speed blurring T U U 188 E Silhouette 000000 189 Travel Photography 000 90 Back Lighting 0 0000000000000 191 _Shooting at Night witha Tripod 192 E Bad Weather 0 0000000000 193 Commercial Photography L L 1 1 u 00A i Get Closer LIS Holiday Pictures LO Unusual Collections eee 197 E Seasonal Pictures 0000000000000 199 E Automobiles 200 Patterns eee 202 Changing your point of view 203 Seen snme nen snnensnsnsnmsnsnenssnseet T 7 masucususuiucusuicrcurii Reni g 3G 3G GG 3 S y G GG GITy 3 G SHGG GIG 3 GEGG G Gg G IG GG 3 a SR GG 3 ING 3 I GG 9G I IgG 3 GG 3 G GT G A GG 4 GS GA SIT IG GANG S IG IG GISIZIZ SIN SIR RIS ZR y S Gy SG S GG SG gG S GG 9G IR GG IG G GG IIS GG GG yGI G ING gGHG IG gG GG IG GG SG IG GG GG GG 3G GG IG 9G GGG IG 3GG GG IG GGG GG IG gGGG GG y G IIT GI yG I3 GG 3G GG IG gG GI GG 3G U y GA S IZIGRI S ZIZRR S ZIIRG IZ Ii 3G i s a g gisgigsrisrrrerismrireriszrirerrirsririsirzrisiarezrycicrereererereererercerercrcsrcrcriral Table of contents and Foreword ADDENDUM 241 Modern DSLR cameras 242 XHI Table of contents and Foreword Foreword his book was written for all users of the Pentax K 7 No matter what your experience level is you will find something useful in this book A few years ago most amateur and professional photogra
11. ay without someone editing the manuscripts She wanted the book to be as user friendly as possible Whenever she didn t like the way something was ex plained I had to redo it She is responsible for the great number of pictures and il lustrations in this book I tell you having your spouse as editor is very demanding having her on the readers side 1s the best thing that could have happened to you Thank you for your patience Anne It s not easy to put up with a workaholic Yvon Table of contents and Foreword TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD XIV CRAPTERISXNOWYOURKT x Nomenclature 23 x Why redesigning the CMOS processor 2 Achieving High Resolution Sensor 43 Table of contents and Foreword ka U U U s 4a G TR RR GR S SG g TSIRS RS G S S GS G 4 S43 y S GG 3 I GY Gg Gg GY GG G Y GG S y WW SR S GGA G UR S GGA GGUSR S GG GGG SR SG UAR SR SOGAR S GA R GG GAS ERG UU GG GARS RR GG GUGUS RR GUEUSR GS RR SGUUE RS GG GSGUS GRE GN E GUERRE UU SG GE UR S GUERRE UR SG U S GU SG SR RE GUGUUSR U R OR R GAS R Oa Gasp a ga guapa gag ur ga Q Q _Turning CameraON 0 0000000 6 FOCUSING 0 Q 61 f Adjusting Viewfinder Diopter OD Language Q 62 lh Date and Time a 99 E World Time Z1 3 III 93 A Taking Pictures 0000000000000 63 a Picture Quality 00000000000 63 Sha
12. e 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 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 is no doubt that they manufacture good products but the brand loy alty and recognition may have played an important role in their success With Pentax introducing the K 7 the gap between these two giants has been reduced 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 Asa hiflex 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
13. eserved 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 2009 Yvon Bourque Photography 2009 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 en tity 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 respective manu facturers T
14. his book is not associated with Hoya 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 Hoya and Pentax are a trademark of Hoya Pentax Corporation and its affiliates Photoshop Lightroom and Elements are trademarks of Adobe Printed in the USA All rights reserved Copyright O 2009 Yvon Bourque IV 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 enthusiasm for photography Son of a Montreal carpenter he enrolled in photography courses soaked up theory bought his first camera shot rolls of film and learned how to develop 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 directions With the responsibilities of a career and family h
15. is 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 1s 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 is fascinated with all of the new digital possibilities He 1s finally contemplating the 1dea of replacing his present career shin ele for one stating Yvon Bourque Photographer With perseverance all 1s possible V Table of contents and Foreword My preferred editor This is my wife Anne This book and all my other books would not have seen the light of d
16. ke Reduction T S 68 E White Balance Eg 2 Green Mode mm Auto ee 65 Program Line 0 0 00 0 LO i Taking your first picture 67 Instant Review I 48 O 8 Setting Playback Display 69 ya WT UU T NS NS GG GG IG g GGG I 9 3G SAT UG S G HG GG y GGG GUURR GG SUIT R GGG GGG Gg Go GGG GS SG G GGG BR SG US S GUN GG GG GS UG GG GASES S G GAS RS GGG Gu G ES RR GGUUS RS GUESS UU GOES ERG GUESS GG SUE SR S GG SR SG GE GGER SG GGG SE SR SG R US UU U U 1 yas U W iu nnn ga SR GR GGG S GG gR RSS GS I S RIS S 4 RR U y S amp GHUSY S GG GU DG GG UE SR GG GuGA GG SR GGG Gu SR E GGG GG GUSR SG US S SN SG GGS GG GS R GG GAS RH GUN RR GEB RR GGG NS ER GG GUGUS ER GUESR SGESR UU GG GUGUUS RR GGG GU GGES RR UE SG UU UU a agg a ga guapa ua ur gageur gius grasa 1 l RAW Files TB i Tiff Files 7 7 00 0 A RAW Button 0 0 0 5 000 0 0 D PEF Files SSS s LL 75 DGN Files 75 76 ZpemiuuiuimimuuuamauauuiuauauciR iR 4n SR S GR GR m 3G 33 SIT IG IG GITE 4G GG 3G 33 3 3 GGG GGGLRG GG I USE GG GGG Gu NES R G Gg GG AR GGGAGIBS E SG GGOUSSEG GG GGA URS ULU RE GS S GU GUGUSR E GUESR GEN E GGUUSR EGER GE SG GGLSR S GGG SG GGUSR GUERRE GS SR SG GN EGGS R E GG GGUUSR S GUERRE SR R GG GGUUSRR GG GOES RR GG GGUUSR S GNE R GGG R SG GGG SG G GGUS S R GG GUGES RR GGUES ER GG U GUGUUSER GG E SR GG SR SG GG SR GS GG SR SGUSN REGE SG SN RE GG
17. nproductive after a short period of time The advantage of the camera is that you can tailor its operability to your liking or photographic skills The three basic shooting elements Aperture Shutter Speed and the Sensitivity ISO are all adjustable with the K 7 in ways that will make the com petition rethink their approach It will not be long before other manufacturers try to mimic the K 7 Chapter 3 Processing your K 7 Images is a brief review on how to manipulate your images within the camera as well as with a computer This topic alone is wor thy of a book by itself and there are indeed many books on Digital Imaging readily available Pentax software and other digital imaging software such as Photoshop CS3 Lightroom and Elements are briefly visited The possibilities are endless and are only limited by your ability or desire to manipulate and post process your images XN I Table of contents and Foreword Chapter 4 The Pentax System is dedicated to the Pentax System Pentax is truly the only manufacturer with 100 backward compatibility It includes all lenses ever manufactured by Pentax both 35mm and medium formats There are about twenty four million genuine Pentax lenses out there There are probably that many more lenses manufactured by companies such as Tamron Sigma Tokina and other brands Currently available accessories are also covered and explained in this chapter Chapter 5 Photography Techni
18. of the Pentax TTL system is now found in virtually all 35mm SLR cameras and applied to the design of DSLR as well Many of us learned photography by using the ever popular Pentax K1000 XV Table of contents and Foreword The new Pentax K 7 is aimed at advanced amateurs to professional photographers but can certainly be used by entry level photographers as well It S a camera that will help expand your photographic talents 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 7 It 1s often said that the glass are the most important factor in taking great photographs There are many reasons to choose the K 7 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 7 is dedicated to the general specifications of the K 7 and the review of the many functions of the camera in general Chapter 2 How to use your K 7 explains the multiple functions of the K 7 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 such as scene mode night mode etc as found on most entry level cameras We think that you would find these icons u
19. on The market as this book Is written has stabilized and the norm in a non professional DSLR is now around the 12 to 15 megapixels 20 megapixels and above for 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 1s that you can use your 35mm format lenses without any correction factor Pentax 1s using a smaller sized sensor APS C roughly 24mm x l6mm requiring a correction factor of around 1 5 to 35mm format lenses If you XIV 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 telephoto lens 1s very expensive The downside is that wide angle lenses will no longer perform as such but the maximum aperture will remain Today most compa nies 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 over rated especially with the new K 7 The K 7 uses a newly Pentax Samsung devel oped 14 6 megapixels CMOS sensor redesigned from the ground up for the K 7 drastically reducing the digital noise at high ISO It also allows sizeabl
20. phers alike were using film cameras for their picture taking Within the film cameras several for mats were used The general public and a good number of professionals used the 35mm format A select few preferred using medium and large format cameras mainly because of the size of the negatives Larger negatives rendered better pic tures better colors and fantastic enlargements Film cameras were very sophisticated and took great pictures Its 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 more than a decade to get where we are today but digital 1s here to stay 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 digital camera it was re placed within months with a new and better model I am sure that some of you re member these times of tribulati
21. ques is full of techniques and example pictures along with some suggestions on what to take pictures of Chapter 6 HD Video recording is dedicated to the new HD video capabilities of the K 7 This new generation of DSLRs with still pictures and HD video capabilities is changing the digital photography landscape It opens up new possibilities It is go ing to be very popular for documenting and photojournalistic approach to your un dertakings Appendix section includes menu setting tables factory default tables lens compati bility chart mount types and an index to guide you through this book Addendum is comprised of additional K 7 functions last minute changes revisions to software or firmware and any additional information found to be useful XVH Table of contents and Foreword Check our Pentax Blog we constantly post articles about Pentax prod ucts http pentaxdslrs blogspot com The Blogspot PENTAX DSLRs EUM s The Btogagot PENTAX qm We also have our website for purchasing our books and downloading important information or samples http www pentaxdslrs com Website Evervihmg you need ta know and then some Pentax DSLRs The Website X VIH Table of contents and Foreword 2009 Yvon Bourque Ms J Peggy This is probably the best tool I have other than the Pentax DSLRs Lenses and equipment It allows me to get to places I wouldn t be able to
22. rt RAW images to JPEG or TIFF files 150 Got that great Pentax K 7 _ Why not take the plunge to RAW files 157 _RAW Mode explained rL 138 Shooting and savingin RAW 2 138 _Shooting and saving in JPEG 0 138 L Differences between JPEG and RAW u 139 L Why shooting JPEG L 0000 aa i Why shoot RAW aaa O E summary RAW JPEG AD Index 0 00000000 141 Image Comparison 0 00 0 0 000000000 142 Protect td DPOF 142 i Print mages 0 00 000000000000 143 E DPOF Digital Print Order Format 1 145 Pentax Supplied Software lM L PENTAX Digital Camera Utility4 e 145 l A choice of three display patterns LA Effortless customization LAS B JPEG Image Adjustment 146 Newly added software features 020202020220222 146 CHAPTER 4 THE PENTAX SYSTEM 147 One Page Pentax History eee 148 _The Pentax DSLRs r lll A 149 _Optional Accessories forthe K 7 150 Battery Grp 0 00 0000000000000 150 F External Flash Units r Il C ST I AF540FGZ Features L 0 0 0 ESL AF360FGZ Features _ 2 152 E AF200FG Features 152 Remotes 153 Remote Control F eee 153 _Cable Switch CS 205 l ll 153 L ACAdaptr A3 LRR LL 123 i Viewfinder Accessories 134 Viewfinder Loupe 154 WRarssrersrrsresai siga gag 4 GAGG Gg GG GUN GG S GU GU GA UG ER US R EG E GG GGG Gg GG G
23. te a d i Yvon Bourque This e book is intended to be read on a computer screen You can print the e book for your own use However it will have a copyright watermark notice at the bottom of each page Table of contents and Foreword I am pleased that you purchased one of our Pentax K 7 Everything you need to know and then PENTAX K 7 some book As an enthusiastic photographer for Ju uwaw and then some 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 delighted Their first few DSLRs The Ist series were the smallest DSLRs on the market but were not particularly special with the 6MP CCD When the K10D was introduced everything changed and Pentax was suddenly a major player The 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 an nounced the K200 It was not a revolution as the K10D was but it certainly was an evolution of the revolution The K2000 and the K2000 KM_ followed with no exceptional or marginal improvements On May 20 2009 Pentax made history again by introducing the Pentax K 7 This time it is definitely another revolu tion and maybe bigger than the K10D was when introduced Once again Pentax
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