I wouldn't describe Pentax is stalled. The upgrades have been
continuous. There have never been any official rumors of a larger
sensor in a Pentax compact DSLR body. (What's full? Al sensors are
full size if they're not nicked or chipped.) The K5 is substantially
improved over the K7. But let the whining begin:-)
Paul
On Sep 26, 2010, at 11:56 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
My overall feeling is the Pentax is stalled in R&D. There have been
rumors of a full-sized sensor Pentax, which would be wonderful for
us who have Pentax lenses designed for film (that would be ALL of
my Pentax lenses except for the 40mm pancake). There is little that
would entice me to move from the K-x with 43/1.9 to something else.
The combination is lightweight and fast and comfortable in my hand.
Maybe next year.
Jeffery
On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:47 AM, Thibouille wrote:
1/ pentax gave some cool bags
2/ there were some pretty nice girls there ;)
3/ the Fuji x100 is Very Very nice specially it's hybrid viewfinder,
Imo it will sell well (considering it's niche).
4/ K5 AF is indeed more nervous, how much better af-c s hard to
tell though
5/ 18-135 is nice, large but short. Felt way better constructed than
other DA WR zooms.
6/ once setup correctly, the k5 did NOT do DFS after about 3
minutes Bulb pose.
7/ 12800 iso quite useable with a pinch of Lr3 NR. 51200 is salvage
only obviously.
8/ no memory cards were allowed in camera :(
9/ nothing new on video controls
10/ mirror lock up just as in K7
11/ buffer (bummer) very short indeed due to 14bit raw but they may
change that or add a 12bit mode.
12/ the 645d is.... Heck I WANT one :) and very nervous AF IMO.
13/ Pentax still have the biggest bags :)
I may remember more after a bit of a sleep.
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Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs
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