Hi guys,
I have a Pentax K1 II and love it to bits. I bought it for astro and night photography mainly and have been working on targets in space since I bought the camera. It's still an infant at less then a year old and as this is my first DSLR outside of a Nikon FM (SLR) film camera, I don't have much experience yet with things like AF.
Recently there haven't been any objects in space that are visible to my location so I've been trying out different things in the linear photography segment (normal photography). It's hard!!! lol.... I think it's because I am just more of a science and engineering type that it's easier to connect a whole much of different equipment together and use a different approach then for standard optical photography.
One thing that I have been really disappointed with in my K1 is the AF on moving targets. I played with various settings but most of the shots are coming out blurred. There was quite a bit of dust and other stuff within the sensor cavity which I cleaned out but performance hasn't really improved significantly.
What would be a good alternative as a secondary camera for wildlife and action? I am considering a Nikon D4S with a Tokina 150-600mm lens.... would it be worth investing in or would something like the K3 III have superior AF tracking capabilities??
Or.... even would it be worth looking at something like Fuji or Canon?
It's a really difficult situation as even static subjects like birds (Robbins, Crows etc...) are coming out slightly out of focus. Gulls which are hovering close by and well within the reach of my FA*300mm lens are also slightly out of focus and take quite a whilte to lock on to it seems. I also have the DFA28-105mm which struggles too, though it's too short really for subjects at range.
Does anyone use a different system for action style targets that can offer a comparison or contrast to the pros and cons??
Many thanks in advance
Kaya