I hate these opinion threads. What a waste of bandwidth. I wish it were a pun thread instead. ;+)
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: (DP) "User" Reviews of K10D > Well, then ... based on my personal experience with the camera, here's my > review: > > I love the image quality - noise is practically nonexistent @ ISO3200. At > ISO 200 the images are so clean, crisp, and clear that they hurt my eyes. > Had to wear sun glasses to appreciate their perfection and beauty. The > camera handles like a dream, it's ergonomics are perfect for me, although > I > do wish the grip were 1mm narrower when using long lenses just to aid > balance a bit. The view through the finder using slower lenses could be > improved with a somewhat brighter screen, but since I don't have or use > slower lenses it's not an issue for me. I love the simplicity and ease of > the menu system - everything is self explanatory, and there was no need to > use the manual. Battery life was better than expected. Even with a > little > chimping I estimate over well 750 shots per charge can be attained. > Autofocus was fast, smooth, and accurate, much more so than with the DS. > I'm sure if I had an auto focus lens I'd be even more satisfied with the > system. SR worked perfectly. Hand holding long lenses at very slow > shutter speeds should result in perfectly sharp images, and a minimal of > post processing sharpening would be needed. > > The battery grip might be a little bulky and cumbersome, but I'm sure it > will be fine. Can't wait to get one to try it out > > On a scale of five stars I'd rate the camera at 4.90 .... > > Shel > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: David Savage > >> Where do these people get the cameras to use and review? > >> http://tinyurl.com/hzpmt >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinions.asp?prodkey=pentax_k10d > >> I think they are Rockwell reviews Shel :-) >> >> LOL ;-) >> >> Reviews based purely on the spec sheet & other peoples hands on previews. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

