2010/2/25 Rob Studdert <[email protected]>: > I don't think it's that simple, I have looked at enough RAW files from > the K7/K20D to know what the IQ differences are. The AF still sucks > compared to the competition and the metering is no problem in any > case, if it's critical I use the digital preview (set as a custom > function on the K-x's green button), simply can't go wrong then. I can > put up with some of the little inconveniences of the K-x and still > feel that I have a very competent photographic instrument in hand.
The critical qualifier in that argument is "compared to the competition". Take a critical look backwards on Pentax' K-mount camera development, and you'll find that since the introduction of autofocus, or maybe earlier, they have never been spitzen technologists. On the contrary, they've specialised on packing a max number of features per price class, introducing new-to-them tech at least one product cycle behind Nikon and Canon. Arguably, the 645D will be lagging even further behind the competitors in its particular niche. That's another factor making the introduction of this camera a daring and quite interesting one, IMO. It may head straight for oblivion, create its own little narrow niche and barely survive, or become a serious and successful competitor to the other brands. I have no idea which... :-) But I digress, my point is that for K-mount, you'll have to expect the feature implementation of Pentax to always lag behind the bigger brands. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
