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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-18-2009, 05:59 PM
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The AF button does not invoke the SR, hence having to keep the shutter button half-pressed. It would be nice to be able to turn it on and off some other way as well.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-17-2009, 05:43 PM
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Yeah, as I said I haven't timed it! But faster than K20D. Whereas with the K20D I could always get a single shot when I wanted, even if in 3fps, but with the K-7 I'm finding I often get 2 instead!
I use the AF button and turned off AF on the shutter. I find it way easier for sport, but it may depend what sport your doing. You can then focus, hold the button half way to invoke SR (and to be quicker when you do fire the shutter), and shoot when you want. If somebody gets in the way it won't then refocus as it would if AF was on shutter button. Or prefocus a spot, then when you go to shoot it won't try and focus again. It is a little less comfortable, I wish the AF button was higher up closer to the natural thumb position as its a button that is used constantly, not just when you want to change modes etc., so it should be better positioned, but it's not.
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-16-2009, 06:01 PM
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Definitely not the case for me. I use AFC exclusively for sport, and the fps is definitely faster than K20D. Can't tell you exactly what rate it is, but I'm guessing it's close to 5fps for me, that's even holding the AF button down and firing at the same time!
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-13-2009, 05:37 PM
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I haven't used K10D so this is in relation to the K20D.
The main one, and the biggie, is faster AF. It's impossible to zoom and focus at the same time, so AF is a must for what I do.
The higher fps is a bonus, not a must, a bonus. I have definitely got more usable shots because of it. Combined with the faster AF it's great.
Those 2 reasons alone were enough to upgrade for me. But other bounuses are that its smaller and lighter - carrying it sideline is easier, especially for a whole game. I prefer to carry and not use a monopod if the light is good.
You can go through the other specs and see what you would use to add weight to your cause!
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