Originally posted by zorza Not yeat been able to decide what to do.. Just did +500 pictures these past 3 days due to several familly parties..
The K-30 did quite well, but there is something it still bothers me with: the focusing in low light.. It hunts, hunts, and then stops, without the focus reached.. This with both lens, the 55da* 1.4 and the 18-135wr.
I am looking also at the canon 6d, but the lack of pop up flash is a big no for me. I know the lightning of the pop up flash is never very good, but it is a lot better than nothing when it is really dark.
I know the 6d can use very high iso (they say 25600!!!), but will it really be like that? I guess the problem is taht I have the money to jump to that ship.. If I didn't, no problem would exist..
Another thing is the lens on the FF.. Buying thr D600 from nikon, I get the 24-85 lens. A good but kind of shor lens, more even when compared with the 18-135 (28-200 in ff) of the pentax.. The canon lens, the 24-105 f4 lens seems a very good lens, and a lot of professional guys use it, so it must be tack sharp!
Do you think the canon or the nikon focus on low light should be better then the k-30?
If you are answering, what focusing do you think works best of the k-30? I usually use 5point or 1point central, as I believe the central points are usually better.
Thanks
Zorza
Coming from a 5D user (also handled a 60D); Canon interface is really poor and features (and how they work or are accessed) is not as well thought out as Pentax. So 6D isn't a camera I'd recommend w/o asking you to first try it out properly (by that I mean use a while to take real pictures; not just fiddle with it in a camera store)
IIRC, the K5 and variants was measured by DXO to better any current Canon sensor, so that throws out the better ISO on a 6D equation.
The Canon 24-105L is good and a workhorse of a lens, but to me its big (by Pentax standards) and its still f4 in light gathering.
The K5II/s is the one to look at if you want good AF in low light.
I've tried it a couple of times during Pentax monthly outings here.
Certainly fast and decisive against K5 and K30.
Originally posted by john5100 pinholecam - Wonderful photos
I wonder that too. My K200d focused on these in very low light. I think the K5II might work well for you if focus is your concern.
Please show samples as I too am considering a new camera.
1/25th F2.8 ISO 1600 pushed 1/2 a stop.
1/10th F2.8 at 1600 pushed 1 stop
AF improved a lot since K7 (so by extension K200)
K5 was already decisive and fast.
In low light it was much more decisive than K7.
But the K5IIs that I've tried a few times is definitely a step ahead of the K5 in low light AF.
Originally posted by Culture My k-30 is on the way and I am waiting to see what could be the problem with this situation.
I have have a k-m and focusing in low light is a pain. But I suspect my experience with the k-30 is going to be better.
Maybe some sample pictures will help. Have you tried live view? Apparently CDAF is better at focusing than PDAF in low light.
Don't worry, its certainly much better than Km.
AF in poor light has been more decisive since K5, Kr.
The K30 adds to this with better accuracy.
The other advantage of K30 is its fast CDAF.
Faster than other Pentax DSLRs before it and also faster than the likes of a 60D (which is in fact slower than K5 in this)
It works pretty well too in low light, so the user can switch to this if he is suspicious of CDAF accuracy in the condition that he's in.