Originally posted by pcarfan I use low light available light photgraphy for candid shots and the green light spoils it....lowering the AF-assist light's threshold would solve the issue in many instances but as the K-7 and the 645D didn't need this, it can only be characterized as fudging a camera to sort of work...this would be very uncharacterestic of Pentax....I know every camera brand has issues but if Pentax cheats to fix this then it's a clear indication to me on what direction Hoya is heading and it's not a path I'll be willing to take.
While I am pretty sure the Assist Lamp being available on command would work for me, I can see that it too presents problems for many others. If this is the only solution offered, then I also agree that there will remain a large number of very unhappy users. If I had the K5 then having the Assist Lamp option would work for me, but I don't have one yet. Would I buy one if this was the only option for FF problems. No, absolutely not. For the same reason I will never buy another Pentax SDM lens, although I love my DA*50-135, which is a replacement for my original one. I suspect it has the same problems as the first one, and to date Pentax has never made it "Screw Drive" ready in case it fails at SDM.
The proper course is a solution to FF, and anything short will label the K5 as another SDM Adventure.
Regards