Originally posted by bentax Can we get some thoughts on the supposedly improved AF. Havnt seen much, if any, talk about it from the early adopters of the production models. Anyone?
I had another look at it today, comparing notes with another photographer friend. The autofocus was shockingly fast. I made a point of putting the 21mm Ltd on the body and was blown away by how quick the autofocus was. By comparison, I stopped using that lens altogether after only a matter of a few months because of problems with the autofocus on the *istDS. Now I know that it's the camera, not the lens.
I did manage to baffle the autofocus by rapidly moving back and forth between two points on a nearby glossy surface but then again that's pretty esoteric. With normal shooting range and circumstances it did very well.
Oh, and the fast shooting speed really caught our attention. "That's RAW?" we both exclaimed when I'd been blasting away while testing the autofocus.
Like I say, it's an impressive piece of work. I'm keen to see what Pentax does next.