AFAIK the A lenses do PTTL with K7. 2011/4/18 Leon Altoff <leon.alt...@gmail.com>: > Hi Tim, > > I've considered this same thing, though Pentax normally do manage to > make a nice improvement between models. Personally I've decided to > upgrade every second major upgrade - bought a K10D, skipped the K20D, > bought the K7, skipped the K5, buy the K3?. > > I'll admit I'd like the improved low light capability of the K5 over > the K7, but as I'm expecting the K3 (for want of a better model number > to apply) to be improved I can wait. For a while. If it's not > improved then I will probably go out and buy a K5 simply to keep the > control layout on the back the same between the K5 and the K7 (because > I do use 2 bodies). > > I'm hanging out for some rumors of what the next model holds, but > there is nothing. And I'm watching other's buying K5's. > > What should they be working on? I don't know. I would like to see > them bring back P-TTL flash working on A lenses like the *istD had. I > use that. > > Leon > > On 18 April 2011 02:50, Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> wrote: >> I'm awfully happy with the K-5. (I was out last night trying to take >> flash-free pictures in the light of the full moon using my old Sigma >> 30mm f1.4; it didn't come off for one reason or another, but I haven't >> given up). Anyhow, it can shoot in as little light as I'll ever need, >> and as many frames-per-second as I'll ever need, with as many pixels >> as I'll ever need, and has a battery as big as I'll ever need, and so >> on and so on. >> >> I'm thinking if I were a Pentax product manager trying to figure out >> what to put in the K-3 or K-1... I just wouldn't know where to start. >> >> Smaller would be nice but you can only take that so far before the >> K-glass gets way out of balance with the body; the K-5 looks >> deliciously butch with the short extra-fat Sigma on. >> >> Once again, what should Pentax be working on? -T > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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