There is one drawback concerning AF operation though, K-x has no
indication of active AF points in the viewfinder! You ought to remember
which point you are using if you set some off center point, for example.
This is rather odd (for a K20-user) if not totally pointless! Another
quirk is the activity of status screen which is emitting very much
light, this is very disturbing when shooting in low light - something
this camera is made for! The screen also doesn't go off when you look
through the finder, this annoying to the eye. Yet it is possible to dim
the screen or even turn it off by pressing INFO twice.
Desjardins, Steve wrote:
Next description, at least it seems like that to someone who owns neither. ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dragan
Grašic
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:49 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: "The Tool" versus "The Toy" (K-x vs. K20)
Sealing and hardware controls are the only few features where the tool
(K20) beats the toy (K-x). Without weather sealing you simply cannot
perform some tough shoot situations. With K20 you can take splash of
saltwater without concern, I tried it, this is something of an extra!
Yet sealing brings a little more body mass and if you don't tend to
challenge the elements you don't need weather sealing. On the other
hand, the toy is very well made, it's body quality is probably best in
class.
First I thought the viewfinder of K-x would be inferior (penta-mirror
vs. glass-prism) but in practice you don't even notice the difference.
If you are into action shooting, the K-x has a big advantage, it has
faster/better/more reliable AF and can shoot series of 4,7 fps. It also
has better shutter mechanism with 1/6000, so you will be able to freeze
more of the action or use your lenses fully open more often with lower
ISO. The toy also beats the tool in high ISO performance by far.
The tool is more simple and straightforward camera. You don't need to
dig into menus because of lots of buttons, switches and wheels. But the
toy is much more complex camera on the inside with a heavy load of
features, although on the outside it looks the other way around. K-x is
a camera for the experimental/playful/creative type of photographer,
while K20 is made for traditionalist who likes direct access to most
vital camera parameters.
cheers,
dragan
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