Originally posted by drei3 I've come up with a few tricks to get better AF for the K-r. Have it in AF-C mode, center point (or selective point), with back button AF enabled.
Interesting - I found I got better results with my K-r when I kept it in AF.S (single), because AF.A (auto) almost always selected AF.C (continuous), and AF.C was more likely to miss. I liked my K-r, but it required constant attention, especially with certain lenses, and especially in tungsten lighting.
At any rate, @kever, I wouldn't base a decision to jump ship on the K-r's AF. Every Pentax DSLR after it (K-30, K-50, K-500, K-5, K-5II, K-5IIs, K-3), has had much better AF. Some have claimed the K-r's AF was a step
down (or at least more quirky) than its predecessor, the K-x.