2008/9/23 Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Your last comment > On Sep 23, 2008, at 10:17 AM, William Robb wrote: > >> >> It's probably time to let the SAFOX VIII AF retire. It was >> introduced in the >> ist film body, and while it has had some tweaks over the years, it >> needs to >> be improved. >> > > Improved autofocus is number one on my list for a new Pentax DSLR. > When I was thirty years old, I could manual focus on a 200 mph > dragster. Now, I'm lucky if I can catch Grace at full trot. I've > learned to work with Pentax autofocus when I must, and I have to say > that the continuous mode is quite good -- providing the light is > adequate. But low light autofocus performance is less than acceptable > in both continuous and spot modes. I don't want or need full frame. I > can make great 16 x 20 prints from K20D pics, and all of my clients > are well satisfied with the resolution and detail of my images. But I > would LOVE better autofocus. Write speed and buffer improvements are > always welcome as well. > Paul
I was shooting a "medieval" feast on the weekend (with the new toy) in a room that was lit by nothing but candles. I initially had the AF assist lamp on, but I was blinding the guests & causing a few odd expressions so I turned it off. Wasn't expecting much, but was very pleased with how well it focused. Rough edit pano from the night here (~620kb): <http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2873443880_d16e513f24_o.jpg> Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
