Nice shot. That's the kind of autofocus performance I need for wedding receptions. I'd be happy to move up to a Nikon 700D, but it must doesn't make economic sense for me at the moment. It would be perfect for everything I do. But I'd need two bodies and half a dozen lenses. Yikes! Paul On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:04 AM, David Savage wrote:
> 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. -- 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.
