K-7: the specs are known already

dimkasta · 05-07-2009, 12:56 AM

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Stylish and slim hah... that sounds a bit off for a semi-pro camera ... at least in the SLR sense of things...
Unless it is a rangefinder or something

Let s hope that they kept in track with fixing major issues like noise and AF, rather than throwing their money and building the camera's cost on questionable things like square sensor and such...

I would really hate to see a camera with the same problems but with weird new features

lol101 · 05-07-2009, 01:02 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras.

As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up...

And naturally you have hands-on experience with the K-7 and a few lenses and some Canon cameras to compare too... or did you just derive that from a picture on a brochure?

falconeye · 05-07-2009, 01:14 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7 is [...] hurricane machine.

I am sure it will be the world's smallest hurricane machine. All others I am aware of are MUCH bigger

miriya · 05-07-2009, 02:53 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras.

As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up...

under the sun?

zntgrg · 05-07-2009, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by ogl

AF points is not important.

I'm sure May, 21 is the Big Day in Pentax World.
K-7 is camera with SOUL and powerful, stylish, slim and hurricane machine.
The camera can make happy almost every Pentaxian.

Looks like a giant Viagra pill with a K-mount and strap lugs

ddhytz · 05-07-2009, 03:02 AM

Originally posted by ogl

I have no pictures. It's very important question for me too.
I'd like to see weaker AA filter than K20D has, but lower noise.

Have you tested body? I thought you might have some pictures to make comments.

janneman · 05-07-2009, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7 is ..... hurricane machine.
The camera can make happy almost every Pentaxian.

Wow, a Hurricane....
Hurricane machine

asw66 · 05-07-2009, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by jsherman999

<cough>lensspecificCAanddistortioncorrectionlensspecific<cough>

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Nice suggestion. I've been wondering myself why this kind of thing couldn't be done in camera. It's probably quite processor-intensive though.

**ManuH** · 05-07-2009, 06:10 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras.

Yeah sure...

I suppose it's "DA BOMB" that the K20D was supposed to be

ogl · 05-07-2009, 06:29 AM

K-7 has no 1.6 MP@21 fps.

RBellavance · 05-07-2009, 06:30 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras.

As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up...

That is a bold statement to make. Although it depends on the definition of "better", I suppose.

elkarrde · 05-07-2009, 06:39 AM

Originally posted by asw66

Nice suggestion. I've been wondering myself why this kind of thing couldn't be done in camera. It's probably quite processor-intensive though.

not really. panasonic G1 (or is it GH1?) does exactly that - tries to fix vignetting and CAs in-camera. panasonic even got adobe to do the same for raw files - adobe camera raw automatically quietly fixes those issues when opening raw files.

arpaagent · 05-07-2009, 06:45 AM

Originally posted by ogl

K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras.

As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up...

I think ogl is in fact not a pentaxian, but is working for either Canon or Nikon. Building up great expectations of how the K-7 will surpass certain properties of other DSLR brands, only for the new K-7 to not meet certain expectations. Then, the disappointed pentaxians will go buy the closest thing to what ogl's K-7 was supposed to be, a high-level Canon or Nikon DSLR.

sigh. :ugh:

I hope this isn't true! I would love to see all the improvements that ogl talks about, I don't need all those. I enjoy being different and interesting with Pentax. I'll still be waiting patiently for May 21, hopefully to be impressed enough to cough up the money to upgrade my K200D.

-Jim

glanglois · 05-07-2009, 06:49 AM

under an LDA. Limited Disclosure Agreement.

Thanks, friend. We appreciate that you are others are walking a fine line.

Patience is always rewarded. But it's never clear what the reward will be ...

**RuiC** · 05-07-2009, 06:53 AM

Originally posted by obheng

ogl,
How about the high ISO noise performance? How does it compare with the K20D and/or the D300?

As you know, when you announce a camera there are still no finished products to supply because there are final tweaks to accomplish. You may know the spec but only when they start shipments you can test the quality of the product. What OGL or others(

) may have seen or test handled are early product samples which cannot be representative of the final aimed Quality. So he cannot answer that question now.

Rui

05-07-2009, 06:49 AM	#269
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	OGL is under an LDA. Limited Disclosure Agreement. Thanks, friend. We appreciate that you are others are walking a fine line. Patience is always rewarded. But it's never clear what the reward will be ...

05-07-2009, 06:53 AM	#270
RuiC Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lisboa - The best destination in Europe Posts: 633	Originally posted by obheng ogl, How about the high ISO noise performance? How does it compare with the K20D and/or the D300? As you know, when you announce a camera there are still no finished products to supply because there are final tweaks to accomplish. You may know the spec but only when they start shipments you can test the quality of the product. What OGL or others() may have seen or test handled are early product samples which cannot be representative of the final aimed Quality. So he cannot answer that question now. Rui

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05-07-2009, 12:56 AM	#256
dimkasta Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 28	Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Stylish and slim hah... that sounds a bit off for a semi-pro camera ... at least in the SLR sense of things... Unless it is a rangefinder or something Let s hope that they kept in track with fixing major issues like noise and AF, rather than throwing their money and building the camera's cost on questionable things like square sensor and such... I would really hate to see a camera with the same problems but with weird new features

05-07-2009, 01:02 AM	#257
lol101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Garennes sur Eure France Photos: Gallery Posts: 899	Originally posted by ogl K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras. As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up... And naturally you have hands-on experience with the K-7 and a few lenses and some Canon cameras to compare too... or did you just derive that from a picture on a brochure?

05-07-2009, 01:14 AM	#258
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	Originally posted by ogl K-7 is [...] hurricane machine. I am sure it will be the world's smallest hurricane machine. All others I am aware of are MUCH bigger

05-07-2009, 02:53 AM	#259
miriya Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: South Korea Photos: Gallery Posts: 68	Originally posted by ogl K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras. As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up... under the sun?

05-07-2009, 02:57 AM	#260
zntgrg Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Verona, Italy Posts: 202	Originally posted by ogl AF points is not important. I'm sure May, 21 is the Big Day in Pentax World. K-7 is camera with SOUL and powerful, stylish, slim and hurricane machine. The camera can make happy almost every Pentaxian. Looks like a giant Viagra pill with a K-mount and strap lugs

05-07-2009, 03:02 AM	#261
ddhytz Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 602	Originally posted by ogl I have no pictures. It's very important question for me too. I'd like to see weaker AA filter than K20D has, but lower noise. Have you tested body? I thought you might have some pictures to make comments.

05-07-2009, 03:40 AM	#262
janneman Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 908	Originally posted by ogl K-7 is ..... hurricane machine. The camera can make happy almost every Pentaxian. Wow, a Hurricane.... Hurricane machine

05-07-2009, 06:04 AM	#263
asw66 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 347	Originally posted by jsherman999 <cough>lensspecificCAanddistortioncorrectionlensspecific<cough> . Nice suggestion. I've been wondering myself why this kind of thing couldn't be done in camera. It's probably quite processor-intensive though.

05-07-2009, 06:10 AM	#264
ManuH Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montreal Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,249	Originally posted by ogl K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras. Yeah sure... I suppose it's "DA BOMB" that the K20D was supposed to be

05-07-2009, 06:29 AM	#265
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382 Original Poster	K-7 has no 1.6 MP@21 fps.

05-07-2009, 06:30 AM	#266
RBellavance Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Near Montréal, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,716	Originally posted by ogl K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras. As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up... That is a bold statement to make. Although it depends on the definition of "better", I suppose.

05-07-2009, 06:39 AM	#267
elkarrde Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 387	Originally posted by asw66 Nice suggestion. I've been wondering myself why this kind of thing couldn't be done in camera. It's probably quite processor-intensive though. not really. panasonic G1 (or is it GH1?) does exactly that - tries to fix vignetting and CAs in-camera. panasonic even got adobe to do the same for raw files - adobe camera raw automatically quietly fixes those issues when opening raw files.

05-07-2009, 06:45 AM	#268
arpaagent Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 803	Originally posted by ogl K-7's AF is better than Canon's. IMO. I can't say if it's better than Canon EOS-1D Mark III, but better than all rest cameras. As for Nikon D300 - it's hard to say, but i think it could catch D300 up... I think ogl is in fact not a pentaxian, but is working for either Canon or Nikon. Building up great expectations of how the K-7 will surpass certain properties of other DSLR brands, only for the new K-7 to not meet certain expectations. Then, the disappointed pentaxians will go buy the closest thing to what ogl's K-7 was supposed to be, a high-level Canon or Nikon DSLR. sigh. :ugh: I hope this isn't true! I would love to see all the improvements that ogl talks about, I don't need all those. I enjoy being different and interesting with Pentax. I'll still be waiting patiently for May 21, hopefully to be impressed enough to cough up the money to upgrade my K200D. -Jim