Well, lemme see... Pentax is coming out with a new camera. So, the list has spent the last couple of days talking about all of the new features of the camera.
So far, the 1/180 flash sync spec of the new model has become a hot topic. Those in the majority are of the opinion that Pentax should have bumped the speed to at least 1/250 or maybe even faster since the 1/2 to 1/3 stop (there was some confusion here) could be quite useful in some situations especially outdoor, heavily backlit, fill-flash applications. Those in the minority reminded the others that the LX only had a 1/75 flash sync and that camera didn't even have a 100% viewfinder, something the new camera has. Others decided to argue the actual MPH rating of shutter travel. Some talked about the relatively small size of the new camera compared with other Pentax bodies and even those of other makes. Some talked and argued over the HD video capture capability of the new camera. Will it rival the venerable Canon 5d mkII? Some were excited about things like embedded copyright/ownership metadata from the camera, a sensor that can shift for composition, faster (1/8000) 100,000 accuation rated shutter, improved autofocus, new metering system, higher ISO, and other improved dynamic range features. Some even linked video to a Russian gentleman firing the camera at 5FPS (did I mention that, yet?) and were thrilled at the better damped shutter sound. In between there were the usual flame wars, awful puns, grandstanding, capitulation, lauding, chastising, gaffuwing, LMAO'ing, "MARK"ing. Some were terse, others verbose. Some were luddites and others so cutting edge that their posts read like dispatches from some future time. In between there were even some photographs. But in order to get a better handle on all of this, you should read this first: http://www.picstips.com/pentax/pentax-k-7-hands-on-preview.html Cheers! ----- Original Message ---- From: John Sessoms <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:41:59 PM Subject: Been real busy ... I'm about a week and a half behind now. Anything interesting happen lately? -- 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.
