[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > My rep was just in with a pre-production K10D for me to play with. My > opinion > in one word: > > *Pentaxgasm*HotDamnIHaveToGoChangeMyUnderwear! >
Mark! > 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. Darn, thats what I really want to see. I want to know what the bottom line is for that 22 bit ADC. What does it do for IQ? > > 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! > Cant wait to see it. > 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? > Dont tempt me! > John Celio > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
