Originally posted by ZizZ^ Four pages and nothing then photos of cats and walks around the park... :P
..HOW DO YOU LIKE THE FFING CAMERA??? Write your thoughts in alot of details please!!
How is the menu speed/responsiveness
How is the viewfinder...is your red focus dot aligned in the center, is there all the shooting information, is it similar to the k5??
How good is the autofocus now really? better then k5? More accurate, faster, how precise/fine are the focus points?
How does the body feel in the hand? Does it feel strong and powerfull or more plasticy and mid range like? (canon 600D, sony A65 etc...)
How is the screen? Sharper and clearer then previous pentax cameras or no change there?
Image quality, how is the dynamic range? iso performance...can you clean up ISO 3200 files in lightroom and pull out decent prints for 16x24 inches?
How fast is image preview? No lag or slight lag?
Ok i know. You're enjoying the camera all the time right now... no time for reviews. :P But im really excited to hear how it really is in a general perspective!!
Cheers!
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Originally posted by ZizZ^: How is the menu speed/responsiveness
Seem perfectly fine to me, i've not had it slow down at any point yet. Speed wise, it scrolls through shooting options pretty quickly.
Quote: How is the viewfinder...is your red focus dot aligned in the center, is there all the shooting information, is it similar to the k5??
It's good, mine seems aligned perfectly - shooting information is all there in green (ISO, SR Shutter Aperture, RAW etc usual stuff nice and bright easy to read. I don't have nor have ever had a k5 but its the same as this image from K5 so seems identical. Both are 100% coverage and 0.92x magnification AFAIK.
Quote: How does the body feel in the hand? Does it feel strong and powerfull or more plasticy and mid range like? (canon 600D, sony A65 etc...)
The plastic feels a bit different to my K20D, though they appear to have the same slight flecked paint finish but I couldn't be sure since I don't have my K20D anymore. The grip rubber material is nice, and gives a quality feel. I haven't felt a 600D/sony, only a 350D years and years ago which was light plastic and horrible - this feels much much closer to my old K100D and pretty decent, weight is less than my K20D obviously but still has a fairly good heft to it - doesn't feel fragile to me. I've stated its definitely small to hold (coming from K20D anyhow) and first day i found it a bit uncomfortable, days after that have been fine however and it is nice to have a more compact camera.
Quote: How is the screen? Sharper and clearer then previous pentax cameras or no change there?
The screen is a step up from my K20D, in terms of size and resolution - Seems plenty bright and clear, not sure if its any diff to the K5? both are 920k 3"
Quote: Image quality, how is the dynamic range? iso performance...can you clean up ISO 3200 files in lightroom and pull out decent prints for 16x24 inches?
I've not had a change to really play around with RAW files, and i'm at work at the moment sadly. Performance should be very close to K-01 anyhow.
Quote: How fast is image preview? No lag or slight lag?
slight lag, maybe 0.5sec but not instant. Seems the same whether its RAW or JPG 16M or 5M so either its my card speed (16gig class10) or just how the camera goes, it doesn't worry me seems at least the same as K20D maybe better