Originally posted by Rupert A couple of things I "don't get"? My shutter button is perfect....half press and you get focus..instantly...full press and you have the shot. It feels solid and there is nothing mushy about it. Smooth and easy...perfect. Maybe he did have a bad one?
Second, he left the AF question unanswered. I can't imagine this! The AF on the K1 is so fast and accurate, it is simply amazing.
No Pentax I have ever owned even comes close. Since this is a most asked question, he should have addressed it, in my opinion.
I mainly shoot with my big ol' slow Bigma HSM OS and for many years and many Pentax bodies I have struggled with Bigma focus. They hunt like an old lazy hound. I've learned many new cuss words over the years to address the shots I've missed trying to gain focus...in particular in low light.
So you might imagine how absolutely amazed I was to find that my Bigma is now as fast as a cat and accurate too...even in low light. No hunting, no delay, just fast and easy!
The new SR is just as amazing.....simply wonderful
...but this entire camera is wonderful, and that is no BS or hype. Try one and you will quickly agree!
A wet and dark morning.....Focused instantly!
1/100 handheld f7.1 @ 500mm ISO 10,000 - No noise reduction in or out of camera.
Now imagine good light, ISO 100 and a fast shutter speed and stopped down a little......you get the idea!
People ask me..."Rupert, are you some kind of newfangled K1 fanboy?" Damn right I am!
Regards!
Hey Rupert, article author here. Thanks a lot for your feedback!
Regarding the shutter I'm taking the camera back to the store on Saturday to compare it against other bodies to see if the 'mushy' is the same. I've heard a few people on the forum here and on FB mention the same thing, and some the same as you saying it's nice and "sharp" like the K3. Will see what's going on there. It's probably not a big enough deal to exchange it or complain, but it's noticeably different to me.
Regarding the AF you're right, I kinda ignored that, mostly because the situations that I'm shooting aren't very fast moving. People in studio don't move that much (unless I'm chasing them) and I haven't had a chance to shoot a wedding or children or sports with it (yet), so all I can really say is that it felt fine and as good or better than the K-3, but still not as instant and decisive as I've felt on C/N equivalents. I did NOT notice a huge improvement shooting in low light in the clubs, but that might be partly because of the new LCD implementation doesn't have a nice bright red light to see exactly where the focus point is (or my eyes are getting worse as I get older, that's more likely the reason to be honest).
The review was mostly "here are thoughts about some parts of the camera I've noticed"
And yes, the SR is close to magic, but coming from the world of Pentax it's something that's gotten better, and is not a new revelation that it might be for someone coming to the system from C/N, I should have remembered that to emphasise it a bit more!
-- Alan