Ricoh updated their firmware to V2.41. This new firmware corrects errors to their previous firmware for their full-frame Pentax K-1. This firmware includes Astrotracer Type 3, improving its ability to create Milky Way, astrophotography, and deep sky night photos. What did they correct? According to the Ricoh website, the firmware
Ricoh announced a new firmware update for their full-frame Pentax K-1. This includes Astrotracer Type 3, improving its ability to create Milky Way, astrophotography and deep sky photos. Why is this a big deal? The Pentax K-1 already had a built-in Astrotracer. This enabled the camera to follow the stars utilizing GPS
Pentax may be remaining stubbornly DSLR, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting things happening with their cameras all the same. Let’s have a look! Astrotracer made easier Pentax’s Astrotracer is similar to a tracking mount for night and astrophotography. Pentax-Ricoh recently released a firmware update for their highly-touted K-3
The Pentax K-1 has a built-in Astrotracer. This enables the camera to follow the stars utilizing GPS data to shift its sensor during longer exposures, allowing you to shoot longer exposures without star trailing while reducing noise and increasing details. The Astrotracer does much of what a tracking mount does, but without
The Pentax K-1′s built-in Astrotracer tracks stars using GPS data to shift its sensor during longer exposures. This allows you to shoot longer exposures without star trailing while reducing noise and increasing details. It’s quite easy to get Astrotracer up and running. But what about real world applications? For this,
The Pentax K-1’s Astrotracer is one of many features that makes the Pentax K-1 one of the greatest DSLRs made, and one of the best cameras for night photography. Here, we’ll discuss five easy steps to creating cleaner, more detailed images. What does the Pentax Astrotracer do? In a nutshell,
