Thats cool Pentax K-x works better than 10-12 Canon's for you
You've had 10-12 Canon dslrs and none were full frame.
You are The Rebel Master then ???
How do you like T2i ?
My experience is different than yours.
I started with K Mount Dslrs.
I Added Canon in 2008 and Nikon in 2009.
I bought from them for full frames and their ultrawide f2.8 zoom options.
Good ol' RedStripes & ED Nanocoats.
I'm pleased with Canikon and will keep both platforms to build out.
So far in 2010 I've found new homes for over half my Pentax goodies.
Kinda sad to see it go, but for me getting the cash back inhand outweighs keeping it.
As far as Ultrasonic Canon lenses from late 1980's, Pentax SDM are micro motor, not ring motor.
I compare Pentax micro motor to my Canon 50mm 2.5 macro as its micro motor, one of the very first generation eos lens designs from 1987.
Not many micro motor lenses left in eos system as most everything is ultrasonic, USM.
As far as 2 K-7 cost what one Canon 7D, thats true as of now, today.
Pentax predictably drops launch price at a greater rate than Canon or Nikon do.
At B&H right now K-7 is $868.
Not a bad drop from $1299 ???
I assume we'll see K-7 at $699 or less before its gone for good.
You are smart to wait for K-7 to get best price while enjoying your K-x.
Meanwhile 5D Mark II is down only $200 in 18 months and 7D remains at launch price.
Enjoy the ride
Originally posted by jgmankos I owned every Canon DXX/XXD cameras from the D30 all the way up to the 50D. Even had a 1D Mk II in the middle there as well as a few rebels. I've owned a bunch of different lenses over the years....including quite a few with a red ring
Never had any of the 5D's or 1Ds...I'm not really drawn to FF.
Before I say anything else...I'm not trashing Canon. They're cameras are awesome, and yes, the focus is fast...faster than any Pentax I've used. They were the pioneers in clean high-ISO images that paved the way and forced other manufacturers to put more effort into this area.
Also...any comments I make are purely anecdotal...but I feel I'm about as objective as they come and I've never been particularly loyal to any particular brand...as I've hopped around over the years owning Nikon D100/D70/D200 as well as a Previous stint with Pentax (K10D, istDL) and Olympus (E510).
I guess it's a matter of preference. I'd prefer to have slower focus but know when I have a lock....I have an in-focus shot. Again...this is purely anecdotal, and I'm by no means a full time professional but I do shoot the occasional wedding. When I've shot weddings with my Canon's...I'd have a lot more out of focus shots where the lighting was dim. Whereas when I'd shoot a wedding with my K10D...I was fighting with getting it to lock focus in very dim light a lot of the times...but then I had a lot higher of a keeper ratio of the shots I actually got.
Honestly at this point in the game for me...I could live with either system. The big point is knowing your gear, how it operates, and working with it. With Canon, I'd just have to take more shots to make up for the missed ones...for example the last wedding I shot was with a 50D....and I probably took 40-50 shots of the Bride dancing with her father just to make sure I had a few nice ones to show her. With Pentax...you just have to think ahead a little bit...sometimes switch to manual focus or prefocus so you don't miss the shot. Honestly, if I was a full time pro I think I'd seriously be shooting Nikon if my livelihood depended on an Autofocus system because I honestly found them to be the best compromise between AF speed and accuracy in dim lighting.
No system is perfect. You have to find one you are comfortable with and use it. I could honestly live with any system I've tried. What I like about Pentax at this point in the game is a) In - body stabilization and b) the fact that I can mount any K-mount lens ever made. That's me...your mileage may vary
Originally posted by jgmankos No, I have not handled a 7D so maybe things have changed. I was speaking Canon's system in general based on my experience with about 10-12 different models. Of course it's possible that the 7D is leaps and bounds above the 50D which is the last Canon I had....but it really doesn't make a difference to me. I really only jumped in this thread because the video that was posted wasn't, IMHO, a fair comparison.
In fact, I don't even GET the comparison. I can buy almost 2 K7's for what it would cost me to buy a 7D body...so of course I would expect a better performing camera.
Fact is....Canon has been a trailblazer so to speak as far as packing features into bodies (except their refusal to use in-body stabilization). They gave us the first "affordable" DSLR in the D30 at $3000....they gave us the first Sub-$1000 DSLR...they gave us the first DSLR's with very clean high ISO images. Now it looks like they're packing more "pro" features into their mid-range line.
This is a good thing, as it generally prods other manufacturers to follow suit.
What people have to realize is...Pentax jumped in the game late. I mean...Canon's been making Ultrasonic lenses since the late 80's. Pentax started, what...4 years ago? They were a few years behind until they announced their first Digital SLR in the *ist D.
In all honesty, yes Pentax still has some catching up to do, but they've caught up nicely if you ask me, and they're on the right track.