Originally posted by thibs So once again, you didn't use a K70 but you're confident staying it has a K5 AF.
Funny of it wasn't sad.
You think Ricoh lied on purpose just to give a nice surprise to their client? Do you really think that?
K70 AF from Ricoh website:
Focus Sensor : SAFOX X, 11 points (9 cross type focus points in the center)
Brightness Range: EV -3 to 18 (ISO100/at normal temperature)
AF mode: Single AF (AF, S) Continuous AF (AF, C), Auto select AF (AF, A)
AF point selection : Auto: 11 points, Auto: 5 points, Select, Expanded Area Select, Spot
K5-II :
SAFOX X, 11 point (9 cross type focus points in the center)
Sensitivity range: EV-3 to 18 (ISO 100 / at normal temperature)
Focus modes: Single AF (AF.S): Focus or shutter release priority mode; Continuous AF (AF.C):Focus or FPS priority mode
Focus point adjustment: Auto: 5 points, Auto: 11 points, Select, Expanded, Spot
And just for info K3:
SAFOX
11, 27 point (25 cross type focus points in the center)
Sensitivity range: EV-3 to 18 (ISO 100 / at normal temperature)
Focus modes: Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C), Auto select AF (AF.A)
Customization on focus settings possible
Focus point adjustment: Spot, Select, Expanded Area (S, M, L), Zone select, Auto (27 AF points)
Or K1:
SAFOX
12, 33 point (25 cross type focus points in the center)
Sensitivity range: EV-3 to 18 (ISO 100 / at normal temperature)
Focus modes: Single AF (AF.S), Continuous AF (AF.C)
Focus point adjustment: Spot, Select, Expanded Area (S, M, L), Zone select, Auto (33 AF points)
There no differnece between K5-II and K70 focussing hardware and when Pentax forum tested the K70 they observed no improvement at all. Yet you think that despite the specs, the abscence of any marketing of much better AF and our friend there finding no improvement at all, that somehow significantly better AF.
And oviously the better AF bodies are K3 and K1, not K5-II or K70... I don't think that Ricoh put some Safox 12 unit on K70, without saying to anybody, no, sorry.