Originally posted by Miserere Also:
We're pleased to report that the Pentax K7's Auto White Balance is excellent, easily compensating for tungsten lighting, something that has eluded the entire line of Pentax digital SLRs previously.
It had indeed!
That is a bit arguable. AWB, by Pentax definition (see every DSLR manual) was NOT calibrated to work below 5000K (approx.). Much "bluer" then most tungsten lights.....
The tungsten 'preset" was not designed to turn tungsten to white light, but render a more pleasing, natural glow to the red nature of the lighting... This simple concept has baffled tons of users (and reviewers) alike...
Now that's not to say that things couldn't be improved (they can always be improved).....
The dual AWB switch (to include tungsten or not) on the new k7 is a clear admission of what the past system was designed for.