Originally posted by anu l When he mentions that the K-70 doesnt have MTF setting, does he refer to the MTF priority Program Line customization settings which is present in K-3 series & K-1? or is he referring to something else?
Yes, we were referring to the MTF Program Line. We absolutely love that feature, especially with Pixel Shift where you should really be using the sharpest apertures. The only reason they pulled it out would be market segmentation, as it's just a small database they need to include in the software.
I hate seeing this kind of artificial handicapping, Pentax usually avoids this. The K-70 is still a killer stills camera for the price, but this and the inability to use the SR Recompose feature left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Originally posted by Setter Dog You could be right that the video imaging is not that great. I'm not going to watch the review again, but if I recall correctly, his ONLY comment on the video was something like,.......nobody would use the video on the K-70.
Sorry, but I just don't get it, and I doubt if he even tried the video. When improved video is touted as one of the significant improvements in the K-70, a thorough review would have had several detailed comments on it's strengths or weaknesses.
I take very few videos, but occasionally it's nice to catch a memory, including the movement and sound.
I'd like to hear from actual K-70 users that have tried the video.
Jack
We showed a few examples of the video. We choose not to focus on the video (lack of) quality, because it has never been Pentax's strong suit, and this is no exception. The video AF is still very poor, with constant micro-adjustments that are hugely distracting. The removal of the headphone jack also shows that Pentax does not consider video to be one of the K-70's strengths.
When the 645Z was announced, I was extremely excited about the video capture potential. Unfortunately, it was enormously disappointing, which we dedicated a large portion of our review to discussing. This was roundly criticized, as the 645Z was not geared towards video professionals. For that reason, we avoid talking too much about video on Pentax cameras as they are currently the weakest line for video features, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. Shooters who need good video capabilities have all moved on to other systems, so we try to gear these reviews almost exclusively to the photo features.