I thought I would post this as it is positive about the Pentax AF in low light.
Well, yesterday a group of us were in Blackpool and had to go into a pub to dry out (it was a monsoon....). Anyway, as we were all photographers we talked and played with each others SLR's
Well I was using my K10D taking some candids in the pub, not exactly low light, but hunting was minimal. However I tried a mates EOS 40D......Guess what? it would not even try to focus, not even hunt, only the portrait flash doing its usual so that the camera could attempt to focus, but nil, nowt, nada.
My mate explained that in low(ish) light he often had this problem.
Great! I thought, something that we all complain about frequently, is in reality not that bad at all, only noisy.......
So there you go, The Pentax AF, is not as bad as we think, and far better than the rival EOS 40D......
As a post script, I did try another friends 40D, in daylight with motor drive lens (Canon's own I might add), and it was no faster than my K10 with a DA* lens.
Interesting to know that the Canon rival cameras to the Pentax, are no better than Pentax, and you have to go to the 1D Mk3 (two friends have these and they are FAST!) to get faster AF than the Pentax.
The Nikon D700 is fast as well, but thats another story.......
Last edited by offertonhatter; 10-05-2008 at 04:02 PM.