My rep was just in with a pre-production K10D for me to play with. My opinion in one word:
*Pentaxgasm*HotDamnIHaveToGoChangeMyUnderwear! I even got to play with the SR mechanism out of a K100D. It's surprisingly heavy, and helps explain why the K10D is so much bigger and heavier than my *istD (seeing them side-by-side was almost comical). The dust removal system in the K10D feels odd when you experience it for the first time. It feels like the sensor wants to jump out of the camera when it drops down for the last time to jar any dust off itself. The nice thing is that the dust removal process is very fast and doesn't interfere with taking a quick shot when you turn the camera on (unlike the Olympus SSWF system). Before you ask, no, I wasn't able to take sample photos. This was a pre- production model and was missing various features that would have affected image quality. The battery grip is really nice. The best part is that it has full functionality even without a battery inside it. This means you can have your grip on the camera without adding the extra weight of a second battery and still be able to use all the buttons on it. Compared to my classic D, some of the controls are a little confusing at first, but I have no doubt I'll be able to adapt to them quickly when I get my camera. The viewfinder? Oh my god, it's beautiful! So big, so bright! I really like the post-processing options for RAW images in the camera. The camera's computer is very fast, so working with images can be nearly as quick as you like. The K10D's screen is interchangeable, but it is not compatible with older screens, in case anyone was wondering. It looked a teeny bit smaller than the screen in my D, but that could have been a proportional illusion (the D being a smaller camera and all). The overall feel of the camera was really nice. The added weight over my *istD is not necessarily a bad thing, and the grip rounds out everything very nicely. My order is in. Is yours? John Celio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
