On Jun 18, 2010, at 4:25 AM, Dario Bonazza wrote: > Dario Bonazza wrote: > >> That's my experience too. The K-7 I used for a while is at least 1/2 stop >> worse than my K20D about noise. Guilty is the 4-channel readout, I suppose. > > Another step back of the K-7 over the K20D is the button layout and operation > on the back. Worst of all is the f*****g LV button, always blinding the > viewfinder and flashing the screen in my eyes as I try & change the AF point > at eye level. >
It took me a while, but I eventually learned not to hit the LV button when changing focus points, but I would be happy if it wasn't there. > In all other respects, I think of the K-7 as a good step forward from the > K20D. IMO, the best improvements of the K-7 are about metering and AF. I love > the much quieter shutter. > Yes, in both focus and metering, it's a big step up from the K20D. And in the end, the more accurate metering renders it less noisy in use. Paul > Dario > > -- > 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. -- 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.

