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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 07-26-2009, 06:47 AM  
k-7 firmware update wishlist
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 114
Views: 24,338
Sure it is not a rumor! I saw the internal official announcement on Friday, but release is delayed for the 29th. Seams like Pentax staff is not sleeping.

Anavasi
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 07-26-2009, 02:10 AM  
k-7 firmware update wishlist
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 114
Views: 24,338
I have been told by a very reliable source that a new firmware will be available on July 29. Two issues faced, concerning AF tracking. Look at Pentax Japan site on this day!

Cheers, Anavasi
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 07-16-2009, 05:25 AM  
Pentax K-7 in Europe ?
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 79
Views: 12,432
Get the first K-7 kit landed in Athens, battery charging. :D

Anavasi
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 07-02-2009, 05:45 AM  
Release date of K-7
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 101
Views: 18,768
I just got the first K-7 delivered in Greece. It is the small kit, with the 18-55 WR. A tiring weekend is announced !

Anavasi
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 06-22-2009, 09:52 AM  
Amateur Photographer delays Pentax K7 review
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 41
Views: 14,127
Just a confirmation of what RMabo wrote.

Some days ago, I was given from the greek rep a K-7 ver. 0.20. The unit suffered from several malfunctions and of course no image quality could be estimated. All I get was an idea of the buttons, the balance and some menus.

On July 6th Pentax Greece and my company we will organize a presentation of the new body. Pentax Japan promised to deliver the very first 3 units on 1st. I hope they will have firmware 1.0, so Icould post some valid impressions.

To the first week of July!

Anavasi
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 06-11-2009, 01:34 AM  
New 60-250 able to use K-7 contrast AF?
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 24
Views: 7,852
Just my experience from a 0.20 firmware K-7 given to me for 3 days by the Greek rep. The contrast AF works fine with all AF lenses (I tried FA50F1.4 and DA 60-250), although is quite slow. I used Contrast AF in Live View and it seems that it first scans the distance back and forth the target and then the fixes in the right position, i.e. it focuses in 3 steps.

Phase AF seems to be faster and more responsive in Continuous mode, when tested with DA60-250 (i.e. in SDM mode) but only a bit better when the FA50 was mounted. Screw driven AF had the classic hesitations and corrections before perfect focus was done.

Otherwise, as someone else pointed out already, it seems that 0.20 firmware cameras have a preliminary version of sensor/processor, so while image quality is very good at 1600 ISO, shooting pace seems to be 3.5-4 fps rather than 5.2. Handling is perfect, all buttons fit nicely. Some new features, like level indicator, are much more useful than expected.

I am waiting for a later firmware version to test my FA600F4. K20D was in pain to follow birds on flight, even large enough and results were bellow my expectations. I hope K-7 will be a big step ahead.

Cheers, Anavasi
Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion 04-14-2007, 07:23 AM  
Poll: How bad is your LBA?
Posted By Anavasi
Replies: 85
Views: 10,664
For the moment being I own 3 bodies

K10D
MZ-S
LX
... and 7 lenses
Pentax FA 50 F1.4
Pentax A* Macro 200 F4
Sigma 10-20
Sigma 50-500
Pentax K500 F4.5
Tamron 28-75 F2.8
and the last addition, Pentax FA* 600 F4 IF ED

very happy ... Tomorrow I will go for biriding ... :)
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