Just to mention, I had decided on a Kx until I read this thread and saw your gallery. It's really Christine's fault there is another Kx vs. K7 thread. So there.
Someday, Christine, I hope to take still-lifes as well as you and Frank do people. I hate you both ;-) On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> 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. :-) > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
