Flash sync speed is still not confirmed. It may be 1/250. Noise reportedly is quite better. We'll see.
K-7 is top of the line, do not expect much better from the K200/K20 replacement, it will be lower end. Maybe better video but forget about fps and fast shutter speeds. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:18 AM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > This camera sounds good, although I'm disappointed with the flash synch > speed. But if low light autofocus and autofocus speed in general are much > improved, it's a major step up. The frame rate is also a big plus. But I may > wait to see what the K30D offers. That camera is reportedly due later this > year. I don't see the K7 as a game changer over the K20D, so I wonder if > it's meant to be the flagship. In any case, I'll wait a bit, but if it seems > that it won't be surpassed by another release very soon, I'll buy it and get > rid of my K10D. > Paul > On May 18, 2009, at 6:53 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 05:47:50PM -0400, Graydon wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 05:36:53PM -0400, John Francis scripsit: >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 02:22:00PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.ricehigh.blogspot.com >>>>> >>>>> Looks interesting indeed... :-) >>>>> >>>>> LF >>>> >>>> So - what are the perceived strengths & weaknesses? >>>> >>>> Strengths, as I see them: >>>> o Metal body shell >>> >>> Why is this a strength? >>> >>> More expensive, not as strong, and conducts more heat than the >>> polycarbonate. It might be a strength if you expect a 20 year working >>> life and want something that won't become brittle when it runs out of >>> elastomers, but that's not true of a digital camera. >> >> Stiffness. >> I'm sure heat conduction isn't going to be an issue (there's an >> outer skin of polycarbonate, after all, and the camera is cold- >> weather certified). But unless they're building the body out of >> carbon fibre it's not going to be as stiff as one with a metal >> shell. The total lack of body flex is one of the things that >> I noticed when I got to play with a high-end CaNikon. >> >> And I *do* expect close to a 20-year working life out of this. >> My *ist-D still works just fine after 5.5 years; I expect it >> to make it at least to 10. My old Canon PowerShot G1 is still >> delivering images (albeit now in the hands of its second owner), >> and that's over eight years old. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---------------------- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- 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.
