Originally posted by usernametaken Please read the posts above.
Someone suggested, a K-3 successor optimized for sports (competing with the D500) would be less attractive for other types of photographers. I was actually just saying that a better AF (which I think "optimized for sports" means) wouldn't mean that other areas wouldn't benefit from that.
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The AF tends to be a little inconsistent and too hesitating for moving objects towards or away from the camera. Not unusable, but the keeper-rate could be better. See the reviews, as it's obvious I'm not the only one with this experience.
And another thing: if you shoot in continuous-mode and use two memory cards, the buffer takes quite a time to clear. In this time, the camera is unusable. This could also be improved.
Please don't confuse "it could be improved" with "it doesn't work now". Thanks.
Again, any camera can be improved. As I said. That's pretty much irrelevant. My point is, I shoot beside many other systems and I don't see them doing much better.Sometimes they get the best shot, sometimes I get the best shot, much of the time we all get the same shot. I'm sure all their systems could be improved as well, because its what every one talks about no matter what system they shoot, but I'm not dwelling on it. The proof to me that a person thinks another system would better suit their needs to me, is they went out and bought it.
As for the "could be improved part" every incarnation of the Pentax cameras has improvements over the previous releases. Same with any camera company. The things that can be improved within the Pentax R&D budget will be. Also a given. I'm not sure what the point of saying they should be is. They always are. Pentax thinks that as well.
And honestly, if I read the reviews and took them seriously, I wouldn't shoot Pentax. We've seen some terrible reviews of Pentax equipment that were as far from the truth as one can get. I work the opposite way fro you. Because I spend a lot of time with my camera in my hands, I evaluate the reviews. Most of them just don't understand Pentax shooters or the meaninglessness fo their nitpicking. If the reviews are backing you up, that's as likely to mean your flat out wrong, as lit is you're on to something.
Some dude, puts the camera through test he hasn't put any other camera through and then say "Pentax isn't good at this." With no regard to how likely that feature is to be important to anyone. Then everyone goes all band wagon and pretends that feature is really important to them. It gets old real quick.
The you have videos where the camera store guys compare the Pentax with the 24-70 to two other camera systems and when it does well with a subject running towards the camera, and they are surprised. Because they like everyone else have bought into the nonsense.
That's why I usually don't pay much attention to this crap. I just go shoot.
If you read the reviews from some sites, bad mouthing Pentax is just an auto-response. And people who repeat and believe what they say without question are just as bad.
Tripoper running straight at the camera, is that what Pentax can't do? How did I get this image then?
No camera is the best at everything. But it's nice if it's best at what you do most of the time, and good enough at what you do a smaller portion of the time, Given it's price point, I think Pentax's have a good balance. Theoretical discussion about "could they be better and how" are not particularly helpful. If you really need better AF, go for a camera that has it. That would be productive.The Pentax price point trade offs don't suit you. But don't expect those of us who are happy just going out every day and shooting to agree that these things are absolutely necessary. They would be nice to have things, the basic camera is what it is and it suits many people the way it is. And for them, whatever comes in the next flagship will be an improvement over what they have and will cheer them up for a while. But if what you have isn't good enough for what you do, try something else. It might be better. And the odds of Pentax making huge strides on AF.c tracking are not very good if what they have now isn't good enough.
Sometimes it's better to admit, you're not the type of shooter Pentax was designed to appeal to. It's not about the camera, it's about you.
Man I get annoyed when people complain Pentax doesn't do what I do with it on a regular basis. Especially when I see people using other cameras having the same issues. For some reason, everyone else gets a free pass.