Yeah, as much as I've given reasons for not getting a K-7, I still might. If the exposure control control was much improved that could make me happy for a while... and if I can sell a couple of items on e-bay, as Paul suggests, it could make it less of a hit.
Let's see... if I order it Monday with expedited shipping so that it arrives on Wednesday when she's gone for the day... it'll be just like getting the K20D. It looks like the *istD to her and in her mind it is. :-) On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Might matter to a hammer handed "semi pro" (K-7 has now been so designated) > who, weather and other conditioned be damned, MUST get the shot. > This situation fits, maybe..two struggling beginning "pros."(?) > > Jack > > --- On Sat, 10/3/09, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> From: Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: DPR review of K-7 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 1:34 PM >> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Adam >> Maas <a...@mawz.ca> >> wrote: >> > I'd tend to agree with them if it wasn't for the >> pricing. Oh, and the >> > performance hit and lower build quality. If the 5DmII >> was 5fps and had >> > AF comparable to the A900 or was cheaper than either >> I'd say it was a >> > better value. Right now it's more expensive here in >> Canada (same price >> > in the US according to B&H) and is pretty much >> unobtanium to boot >> > which changes the value proposition. >> > >> > -- >> > M. Adam Maas >> >> Is 'build quality' that much of a factor if one only >> realistically >> uses the camera for 2 - 3 years before upgrading to the >> newest and >> latest. Build quality is desirable, I'm sure no one >> would argue that, >> but I wonder. Different body types, magnesium vs. a >> steel & plastic >> body, weather sealing. There's no doubt there may be >> advantages, but >> at what cost to the end consumer, and if the camera only >> sees 2 - 3 >> years of use, was that extra expense of sufficient benefit, >> or does it >> merely serve to gratify that materialistic side of our >> egos? Hey I >> like a quality product just as much as the rest of us. >> >> Back in film days where one might plan on using the same >> camera for 5, >> 10, 15 years, I think build quality was a larger >> factor. Today if any >> camera I owned suffered a catastrophe sufficent to require >> repair I'd >> probably junk it in favor of a newer model. >> >> I know the Mark II supposedly does not have weather sealing >> that >> matches some competitors, but how often will I be actually >> need that >> weather sealing? If I was standing taking pictures in >> the pooring >> rain, I'd be providing some kind of protection to the >> camera and lens >> anyway. >> >> Since you've used the Mark II, was there anything specific >> about build >> quality that was not up to par or even better than the >> average DSLR? >> The lower frame rate is fine since I'm not shooting action, >> and even a >> slower AF than some, is not a big deal for the same >> reason. I'm >> largely looking at it for general landscape photography, >> large >> enlargements, and specifically for night/astrophotography >> and the >> automation add-ons Canon has for that. >> >> Not being argumentative, just thinking out loud and >> thinking that >> because of the short life cycle of digital products, maybe >> our >> parameters for measuring them should also be changing. >> >> It's almost getting to be like: Do I use the quadruple >> quilted toilet >> paper to wipe my butt or do I go for the cheaper stuff, >> because it's >> all going to get flushed anyway? Not that any of this >> is cheap. >> >> Tom >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
