I feel your euphoria, Christine. I'm awaiting the "K5" to evaluate so I can either go for it or...reach back for the K7. I really thought I wanted a larger step up from the K20 than that offered by the K7, but I won't hold out the "next" effort.
Jack --- On Fri, 8/13/10, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > From: P. J. Alling <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: I think I'll keep the k7 :-) > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 5:02 AM > Stop that, you stop that right > now. I've been resisting even looking at a K-7 and I > don't want to hear this. My K20 is just > over a year old and I'm not buying another camera for at > least a year. La la la la la la la la.... > > On 8/15/2010 2:06 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > Shooting with this camera, for me, is quite different > than the K20. My rhythm is off--I'm behind, and the K7 > is ahead of me. I've been working on keeping up. > :-) One factor involved here is the K7's sounds are > different--lens focusing and shutter etc--I can barely hear > anything, which is good, but it's thrown me off a bit. > Funny how you get used to the sounds of a camera. That > horizon level is amazing. I certainly do A LOT less crop > adjustments. I didn't use the creative filter options > on the K20, but I'm having fun with the K7's filters--pretty > fun, in my view. Love the fish-eye, watercolor, and > toy camera filters: http://www.caguila.com/caguila/k7play > > > > The view finder is great, and it's easier to see > through. I'm not shooting with the battery grip > because I haven't purchased it. A part of me would > like the vertical buttons, but I have to say, it's been so > much fun shooting with a really light camera. That K20 > is a tank, especially with battery grip. > > > > Moving through a crowd with the K7 is fun. It's > so quiet. I can get closer, and I'm quieter. Of > course, if you get noticed, you get noticed, but if you > don't and take a picture folks aren't going to hear > much. I worry a lot less about exposure due to the > K7's improved exposure accuracy, and find I'm not > chimping as much--though I do some--but still this is > quite liberating. Post-processing seems quicker--less > cropping adjustments et al. > > > > If the rumor is true that a K5 is coming, it's going > to be really interesting to see what the improvements are. > > > > So, I think I'll keep K7. I know I'm singing to > the choir here, but I just wanted to get my say in :-). > > http://www.caguila.com/caguila/korean2010 > > > > More testing and play here. Comments > welcome. Cheers, Christine > > P.S. I know there are two color pictures in this > black and white gallery, but I just couldn't get rid of the > playful purple. :-) > > > > > > > -- "Here's something to think about: How come you never see > a headline like 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?" > --Jay Leno > > > -- 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.
