Originally posted by sculptor666 if you want pentax to do well as a company, you have to admit where they're failing compared to everyone else, REGARDLESS OF YOUR PERSONAL RESULTS.
my brother-in-law bought a consumer nikon with a kit lens, and the af was so fast and silent, i though it was turned off. will he get better images than i do? hell no. does pentax have a shitload of work to do on af? hell yes.
What model did your brother in law buy, what model do you have, what lens do you have what lens does he have ? In practical terms, when you shoot an event, your brother-in-law gets how many more keepers than you do? What is the practical advantage?
If you don't know those things, you're not adding much to the conversation, except that you think his AF is faster. I picked up a D810 a few years ago and compared it to my K-3 with the Tarmon 90. The Nikon was slightly faster, but not enough to affect my shooting. After all, I do have to aim and press the shutter release button. Losing 2 tenths of a second doesn't affect most shooting.
I've also seen low light situations where Pentax AF was slow, but Nikon (or Canon) didn't work at all. So what?
This is the kind of post that drives me crazy. It's an assertion without any relevant information. Basically fluff.