Originally posted by clackers I think it's pretty foolish to keep defending Alex Cooke, Dan.
I'm not trying to defend anyone. He can defend himself if he thinks he has to.
Originally posted by clackers If he can't photograph horses like members of the forum, that's his problem as a photographer. If he tries to judge an aspect of an unfamiliar camera by just eleven photos, that's his problem as a reviewer.
If we photograph horses using pre-focus technique, then what is the point in reviewing the AF-C? Give me any DSLR with a manual lens attached and I can shoot all day long pre-focusing, with at least 90% procent images in focus.
I would really like to see all the images taken by the Fstoppers reviewer.
As I said, I agree up to a point with the learning curve of a new camera. But, let's be honest, how many tweaks you have to make in order for a new camera to work properly? It's not like K1 has a complex af system. By the end of the day a proffesional photographer will have enough time to tweak the K1 in order to get the best out of it.
Originally posted by clackers Who's ignoring his images? All I said is that I do think K1's af-c is not as good as competition. How far behind is it? I don't know, but I don't think all the reviewers have something against Pentax.
I had K-5 II and K-3 II and I read almost everything from this forum and from some other discussions on the web regarding AF-C, in order to improve my keeper rate. And I grabed on a trip a Nikon D7200 and a Canon 7D (first version) and they just worked much better in terms of tracking with cheap Tamron or Sigma lenses. And I needed 5-10 minutes to make them wotk (speaking about the famous learning curve which everyone seems to mention). I still have the opportunity to shot with a K-3 II and it still feels slower than the competition.
Is that important for you to have some kind of confirmation that K1 is on par in terms of tracking capabilities with D810/D750/5Ds/5D Mark III, etc.?
Let's see professional photographers shooting action with their Pentax cameras and then we can debate on the Pentax AF-C.
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Even the TheCameraStoreTV (which has on Youtube the most positive review on K1) posted before their review this disclaimer. I wonder why?!
And their general conclusion about the K1's af-c is that is still behind the competition. When all the reviewers say the same thing about the Pentax af-c, than it must be true. The problem here (on this forum) is that there are some guys who want to believe that their K1 or K3 are some kind of 1Dx or D5 and they argue with anyone who says the af-c is not at the same level as the competition. I mean, the camera it's better than the competition in so many regards, but for some, it must be better at everything.
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