Originally posted by kipsta Hiya all,
My first post here.
Firstly let me say that I have read alot of the posts here already over the past few months and learnt heaps about using my K10d and Pentax in general and I really appreciate everything you guys and gals put in here.
I bought my K10d in order to photograph my wifey at her Veterans Athletics Championships - she is a 100m sprinter and long jumper. In fact she came 4th in the 100m at the recent world titles in Italy (nothing to do with my question, I'm just really proud of her...)
Anyway, I have always viewed the fps rate to be my cameras most important feature due to my wifey being quite fast on the track.
I had hoped that the K20d was going to give me at least 5 fps, but now we all know thats not going to happen.
So please tell me, I will listen to you, should I hang in for the next upgrade in the hope of a fps increase, or be happy with my 3 on my k10d or shock horror switch codes?
Or maybe the K20d is worth the upgrade for a sports/action photographer - are there new features in there that I may have missed on the spec sheet that I should rate higher than just fps speed ?
Veterans, isn’t that from 30 / 40 years and up ? Not professional athletes breaking world records, but still great results coming in.
In the film days, I was shooting with my Z-1P doing 4 fps, but I had to change film every 36 exposures; so you had to make sure to time, when to be firing the shots. Now I can shoot in JPEG till my 4GB card is empty. I was shooting a soccer match between Chelsea and Danish side Brondby. These millionaire athletes would be faster than your wife, but shooting angle is easier, than coming straight towards you.
The user Wanchese recently went for the Nikon D300, he still got the same amount of keepers compared to his Pentax :
Re: I want to stay with pentax: Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
It is mostly about skill. Practice, practice, practice, and know you camera inside out.
With digital now, one is better off than some of the great professionals from film days. They couldn’t just shoot forever at high resolution, as possible with JPEG’s.
The K20 AF has been tweaked, but how have you gotten by with your K10 ? have you been satisfied with your results ? You could with the K20, select a portion of the track e.g. close to finish line, compose so little crop would be needed, and fire away at 20 FPS. The first digital cameras that were on the market for Pro’s, had 3-4 MP.
Edit : I’m sorry if it came out wrong.
I’m a student at Human Physiology, Exercise Sience; and I have the greatest respect for people that maintain an active lifestyle. Finishing 4th in the 100m at the recent world titles in Italy, along with having other disciplines; is a massive achievement. Women sports athletes are super cool, IMO.
If sports shooting is what you primarily use your camera for, I would consider the D200 / D300, to maintain proper weatherproofing. It will be the better choice of Pentax, and you’ll have pictures you can remember and look back upon for a long time. (Maybe you can still find the D200 new).
I plan to wait for the K5, but that doesn’t hit the stores for long time to come.
Best of luck with upcoming events, great to hear that you're thrilled about it. VR lenses from Nikon will also be faster than the Pentax ones.
Duplo/ Thomas, stated about the D3 that he uses, (besides his K10) :
"The downside of an advanced AF system like the new Nikon is that you need to tune it right for it to be precise. It takes a lot of tests and real world use to get it to work right for you. It is almost flawless.
The K10D, while nowhere near it in speed or trackability is simpler in use and with in its working range harder to make screw up.
One might say that the price to pay for advanced AF is that it also requires more from the one using it.
There really is no free lunch... "
Sport and action is an area that Pentax was never strong in. Market leaders C&N will be the better choice here.
[English is not my first language, so sometimes things come out differently than intended]
Last edited by Jonson PL; 02-28-2008 at 04:45 PM.