"There are so many designated buttons on this DSLR that it takes some getting used to. There are buttons for everything, and many of the buttons can be set to access different functions in the Setup and Custom menus. For instance, there are two exposure adjustment dials – one on the front of the camera and one on the back."
wow!! man, this is hopeless, pentax is going down. i was wondering why everything feels right where it hsould be with my new k10d.. uh, sorry, why i can't figure out which wheel to turn. come on, this is an obvious case of a point and shooter (compact camera user) reviewing a high end dslr.
i have tears in my eyes, it is so funny.
"but we hope to get this DSLR in our imaging lab for a more thorough evaluation of its new 14.6 megapixels."
that makes one of you.. i hope you don't. though, on the other hand, i think i would have another good laugh..
"Most high-end DSLRs still accept traditional CompactFlash media, but the Pentax K20D takes SD and SDHC cards. That media is more common in compact digital cameras, so Pentax is hoping point-and-shooters can come to the DSLR market without having to buy new memory cards."
ahaaaa! so this is how pentax was planning to make a shitload of money: sell k10d's, k20d's, and perhaps the following k1d or whatever to point and shooters who will buy a 1000euro+ dslr, but can't be bothered to spend 10 bucks on a memory card. smaaart, you definetly got their game revealed. shit, now everybody will know..
"If you’re photographing sports or other moving subjects, you won’t be able to see what you’re focusing on and if the subject is actually in the picture. We'll explore this more in our full review."
yes, do explore shooting sports and action with live view, and let us all know how it turns out, i recommend a nice powershot a550 for comparison. this is perhaps the brightest statement of them all. yyyhaaa, superbike champinoships here i come, i have _live view_, eeeh!? i am not saying the liveview on the k20d cannot be improved on, but, come on, sports..
and after, comes the conclusion: the new, cheap, rebel xsi. yeah, way to go! i mean, okay, i understand you get your goodies from canon, so this is how it has to end, but you can at least say 40d, and avoid making a complete ass of yourself. i would, however, have fully understood and sympathized with the reviewer(ette) if the conclusion would have been "just buy a superzoom instead. you get a nice 12x zoom, all the lens you'll ever need, excelent liveview, a nice bright electronic viewfinder, which is _excelent_ for sports shooting, and will never need to buy lenses, ever! oh, and the sensor is certainly better than a sensor we know nothing about yet, right? or at least close, how much different can it be, really.."
i must say, this was the joke of the day (and i did have an especially "funny" day). top prize for review humor! thank you raz!
(sorry, benjikan had nothing to do with it
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