Originally posted by codiac2600 I'm not understanding how some people can call this a light upgrade to the K10D...
We have a totally redesigned sensor that no one else has, we have a new screen that no one has, we have a image engine that no one has, we have added live view, we still have weather sealing that the 40D still doesn't have, the only things we do not have is the AF system of the Canon/Nikon cameras?
Honestly, Pentax has things nobody else in the market has and they have things we don't have. Canon has the best AF because thats what the devoted all their time and money into when they went to an AF camera.
Hi,
thanks for the writeup.
personally my biggest disappointment is that the 60-250 is pushed back. There still is nothing in that class.
The new camera looks good, I can't see why it is a 'bomb' though and I see why people are disappointed it certainly had an awful lot of hype to live up to.
Here is my personal thoughts
(like they mean anything in whole grand scheme of things)
More megapixels -> great
less noise -> even greater
improved image quality -> greater still
quieter -> also great
pc sync port -> great but no increase in sync speed, nothing else really new as far as flash / lighting system goes, wireless still at 1/180 max if lucky
higher res screen -> nice but for me not a deal maker / breaker.
3 fps -> personally I dont use it a lot, but when I do the faster the better but I can live with 3. But a LOT of people wanted faster than this and I see that as big deterrent to sales
no change in af system -> again a lot of people unhappy with af speed etc. -> no change in number of af points etc etc
new dust control -> umm sorry I dont see the big deal, I cleaned the ds about once a month, the k10 about every 2 months takes about 1 minute if that.
20fps at 1.6mp -> does this have any value?? sorry I really cant see the value in this, If I was happy with 1.6mp then I'd be just as happy with video from one of my kids p&s. Personally this one is a gimmick and a pretty lame one at that, put it on an entry level camera maybe.
Do the picture style settings have any effect in raw? if not then like the k10's picture I dont see any value. Personally get the most perfect raw shot then convert in ps where I can fine tune easy personally its better than trying to do it camera. Sorry
seems like an gimmick.
Live view -> There are occassions when I would love it, but without af ??? its functionality is very significantly reduced. hmm... I really couldn't see anyone putting out a camera with live view that doesn't autofocus that would be dumb.
changeable names -> good but my downloader renames, something that should have been on k10
200% dynamic range mode -> press release says 1 extra stop -> is this for raw? if so very
very cool if only for jpeg then for me it is useless, I'll take raw and contrast mask / dynamic range compress and get more.
ff/bf -> cool but should have on k10. (personally if a lens has a problem with ff, I'll send back to the manufacturer)
Self timer -> Very cool, I wished for this a lot with the k10 and it should have been there.
lots of little tweaks that should have been on the k10 (and some could have been by only firmware)
So working through it's cool. Dont get me wrong its a nice upgrade to the k10 but why is it a bomb?. Its got enough there to probably make me buy one in a couple months, but no burning hurry. I dont see any mind blowing new technology beyond a new sensor. maybe when there are more images around???
Regards
Phil
Last edited by philmorley; 01-23-2008 at 07:59 PM.