On Jan 9, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Tanya Love wrote:
Awesome! That is just the stuff I wanted to hear!
I've read that the AF is REALLY slow during the Live Preview mode,
how have
you found it? Not that it's a big issue for me as I haven't EVER
had a camera with LP and it is just another battery sucking thing
anyways...
I am excited at the prospect of having rechargeable batteries! My
conscience is really starting to get to me when I stop to consider
just how
many
AAs I have thrown out over the years. I do have rechargeables, but
never
can seem to find the charger when I need it!
Any feedback on the video capabilities?
The video capability is nice, but it requires manual focus. However,
that's not too much of a problem when using wide lenses in relatively
good light. I bought a hood with diopter adjustment for the live view
screen. That makes manual focus fairly easy, even when moving. I think
the HD video capability in combination with the excellent lenses would
be useful for serious applications. I've been thinking about trying to
shoot a demo 30-second commercial with it. For kid's birthdays and
stuff like that, my Sony video camera is a better choice.
I never use live preview mode and rarely shoot in live view, so I
can't offer any input there. I have used live view occasionally for
framing in situations where I couldn't get to the viewfinder, and I
found it useful. But I prefocused.
Paul
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Subject: A K7D for Fairygirl (Was Re: Fairygirl is in the house!)
Hi Tanya,
I've been shooting with K7 for almost six months now, and I've
clocked 9950
exposures. I love it. The K20D was nice, but the K7 is a major
improvement.
First on my list of pluses would be far better exposure metering.
It's very
accurate and delivers repeatable results
-- something my K20D could never quite achieve. The autofocus is
noticeably
faster, particularly on moving objects. That's also a huge plus for
me. And
the increased frame rate is a big help for a lot of what I shoot:
moving
vehicles, sports, etc. With that comes faster write speed, which
cuts down
on waiting until mr. camera is ready to work. Heck, I can't remember
ever
having to wait with the K7. With the K20D, when I shot a series of
autobracket exposures, I'd stand there waiting for the ready light
to come
back on. The battery life is much better. Even without the grip you
can get
around 1000 RAW exposures. I have a grip installed and always shoot
with two
batteries. I've never come close to exhausting them, even in a long
day of
continuous shooting. Finally, the build quality is superb. The
camera is a
little tank.
Paul
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