my apologies for format of my post but it was created at work with a phone and i was pretty busy, but let me go over your reply.
"I offered references of actual independent test results that show center focus no slower than 5 point - it is entirely your prerogative to completely dismiss/ignore those " ---- i never said that 5 point is faster but ive said that im getting "many pics with focus behind person if the background is lighter with 5 point mode" ( examples from just last week, im deleting all except keepers but im getting enought of them that i can supply many any time)
done with tamron which ive returned cause i was getting 80% of pictures with focus anywhere but not on my girl
ny autoshow last weekend - not even dark enviroment, but enought that background was brighter and thats where the focus went
aquarium 2 weeks ago - damn light on tank and AF decided to go there, about 30% pictures went like this that day for me, but unfortunately, canon didnt manage to f**k up any like this, ofc those that came up good with kx were iq superior but f**k IQ when your subject isnt in focus
" I would be grateful to please see independent test results that show otherwise, that supports your initial assertion that 5 point is faster?" - what i said and mean is nice numbers means nothing of a focus is 0.456 of a sec or it is 0.345sec or 0.567 means nothing to 99% of users ? test that compare side to side different cameras in many situation can give any picture of its performance.
"The simple fact you are having problems focusing, shows that 5 point for you is failing - is there any other way of interpreting that?" --- maybe it is my fault, but by any means pointing camera and taking picture isnt so hard, dont have problem with off focus with canon but i do with kx, call it my failure, but why do i fail with only this particular camera ? i huess you gonna call bad unit, but i dont think its a case here.
"You may think dark venues are easy - have you actually tired it, to make such a claim, please?" ---- failed to focus even with much more light, and yes ofc, i bought kx with 50/1.4 cause i love sunlight and flashes, i bought this setup cause i love low light
and example of my low light trials:
EV-0, zero modifications to this picture, tooke few shots but i got it !
in addition im talking about dark person on lighter background, on those pictures, those people are same lighted as the wall.
as of your pictures at this size its impossible to determine few thing, please post 100% crop from center of 2nd and 3rd picture
and on very end, picture under shows an example where my KX failed to AF in any mode at the object, took me 20 shots to get it sharp with manual focus cause AF refused to lock on that cat, was pretty dark room single 40 watts bulb in enclosure above, btw with 50/1.4 lens
ok now mr UnkownVT please explain my points, hopefully someone will step up and write what i mean in english and you will get my point if you dont and please dont twist what i said.
and still even i do love my pentax i dont think its a good expensive p&s camera, its a camera to someone who is starting adventure with DSLRs not for one whos is ending with it.
thanx for patience,
fafo13, the noob