And I miss the Focus Point Selection Method of the K20D. I could change focusing point positioning without removing my eye from the viewfinder, now I must look at the screen to do this. Well, I may get used to thios as well after a while :-).
Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Oct 16, 2009 00:36 "Jens" <[email protected]> wrote: > That's right, Ken. > The same goes for the *ist D and the K10D. But not the K-7? > Regards > Jens > > -- > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > On Oct 16, 2009 00:09 "Ken Waller" <[email protected]> wrote: > > FWIW - on the K20D the screen can be made to be blank after each > > shot > > - the > > setting is buried in the setup menu IIRC. > > Kenneth Waller > > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jens" <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: Re: K-7 in the mail > > > > > > > Thanks Paul. > > > I have never used the instant replay screen for the same reason. > > > It > > > hurts > > > my eye (my eye stops down, due to the light from the screen below > > > the > > > viewfinder. So, the info screen is really annoying to me. I may > > > have > > > to > > > buy at pair of slim, dark sun glasses - then look over them and > > > through > > > the viewfinder. This should reduce the light from the screen > > > below. > > > It > > > lights up after each shot. Some times I do 1000 shots or more in > > > one > > > day. > > > So the info screen blinking all the time is actaully a kind of > > > torture to > > > me. > > > > > > Regards > > > Jens > > > > > > -- > > > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > > > > > On Oct 15, 2009 13:48 "paul stenquist" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > >> The menus are actually less fiddly in use, as you don't have to > > >> scroll > > >> to find what you want. The info screen bugged me at first. I > > >> don't > > >> even notice it any more -- 8000 frames later. High ISO RAW > > >> performance > > >> is about the same as the K20D, but metering is much more > > >> accurate, > > >> so > > >> the results are usually less noisy. Much better metering, > > >> considerably > > >> better autofocus (particularly i low light,) longer battery > > >> life, > > >> and > > >> faster write speed are the main benefits to my mind. > > >> Paul > > >> On Oct 15, 2009, at 4:16 AM, Jens wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > Hello All > > >> > The postman brought me a brand new K-7 yesterday. I just > > >> > opened > > >> > the > > >> > > > >> > box this morning. > > >> > It amazed me how small it is. Many buttons have been > > >> > relocated. > > >> > The > > >> > > > >> > overall first impression is: More toy, less tool (I love my > > >> > K20D, > > >> > which is going to ebay shortly)! > > >> > It annoys me somewhat that the info-screen keeps popping up. > > >> > Maybe I > > >> > > > >> > can turn this off. The menues have become more complicated, > > >> > less > > >> > streight foreward. I have heard that the image quality have > > >> > improved > > >> > > > >> > considerably. I hope this means less noise at high ISO? I do > > >> > like > > >> > the lockable program-wheel, I've offten missed this. I like > > >> > the > > >> > wide > > >> > > > >> > exposure correction range. > > >> > > > >> > I am looking foreward to giving it a good exersize during the > > >> > upcomming fall hollidays -and on Mondays, which at the moment > > >> > are > > >> > my > > >> > > > >> > only, weekly workingday as a pro photographer ;-) > > >> > > > >> > Regards > > >> > Jens > > >> > http://www.planfoto.dk > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > 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. > > > > > > -- > > > 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. > > -- > 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.
