Hi Tanya, To add to Paul's excellent review of the K-7... I've had one for the last 6 months and run up 2,750+ exposures. The size is a bit more compact than the K-20, but still bigger than the *ist DS. The user interface is superb, no more digging thru menus. It's all on the back. It is a truely modern and up-to-date use of the lcd screen to convey info. Autofocus seems faster and is really fast & silent with the new internal lens drives. Battery life has changed. The K20 said "I'm 1/2 full, no wait, I'm DEAD!" The K-7 posts 2/3rds full and keeps shooting until I'm back home for a recharge. And a spare battery cost me US$10, much cheaper than the K20 or K10. I've tried the video here and there. Get a fast card & focusing is a user job. :-(
Nice to hear from you again. Seems like wedding and kid photos were a good source of income for you. And your kid photos were really good, so I hope you continue. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:11 AM, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 9, 2010, at 8:04 AM, Tanya Love wrote: > >> Har! >> >> Nope, we didn't make the bicycle trip - got busy having more babies >> instead! >> Added two more to the tribe since I was last on the list, so that makes >> five >> now... >> >> Oh, and I remarried too - hence the name "Tanya LOVE" - that is my real >> name, and we aptly call our home the "LoveShack"! lol. >> >> Last year was a really crappy, crappy year from us, we have a new >> business, >> Ankle Biters, an online and physical store with eco/organic products for >> kids and babies and we managed to get ourselves ripped off to the tune of >> $42k. LONG story, but basically, we are broke and 2009 sucked majorly, >> but >> we have themed 2010 as our "year of recovery" so that the annus horribulus >> (sic) that was 2009 can go take a hike! >> >> Oh yeah, did anyone know that I "retired" from photography? That was back >> in late 2006, when I popped out baby #4, Zali. >> >> Well, it seems that fate has other plans, and now I'm back at it again. >> No >> more weddings for me though, in my last year as a wedding photog. I dealt >> with about >> 79 Bridezillas, and that was enough to scare me off for life! >> >> Now, it's commercial photography all the way baby! Hehe. Still kids and >> babies (someone would think I was clucky or something!) but kids and >> babies >> PRODUCT >> Photography is my calling for now. >> >> I rejoined cause I was hanging out to know which of you rich old farts >> have >> got yourselves a K-7?? Me thinks me needs one.... Oh, did I mention that >> I >> am STILL using my >> Trusty old starkist?!? I think I've clocked the speedo about 10 times >> now, >> just clicked over another 10k the other day. It has a crack in the >> preview >> screen from one too >> many dives on the bitumen, but apart from that, she's still going strong! >> >> So, where is the cheapest place to get my hands on a K-7 at present? And >> what is the general consensus on it in comparison with the K20D? I am >> sure >> that this has been discussed to death a gazillion times over but I'm too >> lazy to go through all the archives, jeez you guys can talk! The K20D is >> going for aud$899 at Ted's Camera House here in BrisVegas right now, which >> looks the best deal I've found so far, so do you think it would be worth >> the >> extra $500 for the K7? Me being me and as hard as I am on my gear and >> all, >> was thinking that the weather proofing of the K7 might be a good little >> insurance policy to have... >> >> So, what have I missed? Just checked out the 2008 Photobook and I see >> that >> you guys STILL haven't gotten over your fixation for bloody cormorants and >> hmmm, Grandfather Mountain! Some familiar scenes there! >> > > 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 > > >> Tan.x. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Mark >> Roberts >> Sent: Saturday, 9 January 2010 10:27 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: Fairygirl is in the house! >> >> Tanya @ Ankle Biters wrote: >> >>> Hey there PDML'ers!! >>> >>> Anyone remember me? >>> >>> Cotty, I see you're still around, making the place smell bad... hehehe... >> >> Tan, you're back! 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