Paul, In low light there really is no comparison in AF performance between the D300 and the Pentax's the D300 is simply massively better. Of course it's also something of a category breaker, offering AF performance that previously was only available on $4k+ Pro bodies, there's nothing in the sub-$2k market that can match the D300's overall AF performance, nothing really comes close except for centre-point only performance where the A700, 40D/50D and E-3 can compete.
IQ on the other hand... And the DA*'s really are gems. I'd much rather have that pair than the Nikon equivalents. -Adam On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use the same two lenses for weddings. They're perfectly matched to > that task. > I would take the friend's comments and divide them by half. Yes, I'm > sure the D300 offers better autofocus, but defending one's purchase > tends to multiply benefits exponentially. And don't forget that the > two lenses you're using are gems. That counts for a lot. > Paul > On Sep 23, 2008, at 6:58 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: > >> That is most likely what I'll do. The cost of lens switching makes >> it a much bigger deal. And, I am happy with my lenses. For weddings >> I'm using the 16-50/2.8 and 50-135/2.8 - both of which are just right >> for that venue. >> >> But it would be nice to have Pentax cause some excitement again. >> Seeing one low end body after another released does get rather >> tedious. A friend of mine just switched away from Pentax to the >> Nikon D300 instead of going with a K20D. She indicates that the AF >> capability is no comparison between them. The Nikon is way better in >> her opinion. The areas she was particularly comparing were low light >> and action. >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Bruce >> >> >> Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 2:39:29 PM, you wrote: >> >> PS> I was pleased with the low light autofocus performance I got at >> last >> PS> weeks wedding reception with the K20D and DA* 16-50/2.8. In dim >> PS> tungsten lighting, I didn't have a problem with shots that didn't >> PS> involve a lot of action. For some of the late night dancing, I >> went >> PS> to a hyperfocal setting of f8 with the lens at about 24mm. The >> flash >> PS> was able to handle that since I had to get in quite close. >> However, >> PS> I'd love to have even better performance, and I think we'll >> PS> eventually get it. I wouldn't hesitate to move into a K20D if >> you use >> PS> two cameras. My program is buy the new one and sell the oldest >> one. >> PS> It's worked fine for me so far. >> PS> Paul >> PS> On Sep 23, 2008, at 3:41 PM, Bruce Dayton wrote: >> -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
