On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Dario Bonazza <[email protected]> wrote: > Sandy Harris wrote: > >> I am. As Panasonic G1 with the 20/1.7 and 45/2.8 has considerable >> appeal, but the 20 is not as wide as I'd like and the system is a bit >> beyond my budget and lacks in-body IS. >> >> It seems to me in-body IS is obviously the right thing to do. If I >> had a lot more money and was not worried about weight, I'd buy >> the full-frame Sony and some Zeiss glass. >> >> On my budget, the choices are lesser Sony models, Olympus >> and Pentax. Among those, the K-X looks to me to be the best >> right now. > > I've just tested the Sony A550 and the Pentax K-x. IQ is terrific for both, > with the K-x being even better than the truly excellent A550 at high ISO > settings. The K-x is more camera, while the A550 looks, feels and operates > like a toy in comparison. > The A550 viewwfinder is a nightmare, so tiny and dark that a friend looking > through it indoor thought the cap was still on the lens! However, both > deliver excellent pictures, which is what counts at the end. If I had to > suggest one for a starter (irrespectively of the cost, of the lens outfit > and whatever), the K-x would be my advice in a blink. Go figure for a > Pentaxian! > > Dario >
The A550 is also significantly more expensive than the K-x (Nearly twice the price). It's sole advantage seems to be the ability to select AF points. The K-x is shaping up to be a HUGE win for Pentax, there's nothing even vaguely comparable for similar money as it's significantly cheaper and faster than the D5000 or Rebel T1i, let alone the A450/500/550. Pentax hit one out of the park here. -Adam Who is actually seriously considering wwapping his E-30 for the K-x, for its low-light capabilities. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
