Originally posted by nosnoop It is simply mind boggling that you can write off a product completely before it is announced, let alone anyone laying his/her hands on one! Whatever they name the AF system is irrelevant, it is how they perform in real life which counts!
i started by saying IF the leaked specs were true. and since its the same body as a K-7, then for all intents and purposes I have "laid my hands on one".
SAFOX is an AF technology going back to film days, and AF is commonly regarded as one of Pentax's weaknesses throughout all its various iterations. By naming it SAFOX IX+, with the same 11 pts its had for generations, its clearly fundamentally the same (often criticized vs. others) technology.
again, it may be more than good enough for you and me, but in a spec-driven market, it is not good enough in terms of its competition at its price point.
i love my K-7 and don't want to change systems. what i genuinely fear, is that someday i may have to if lenses or parts stop getting made.