Boris has a good point. The current crop (sorry) of aps-c cameras are excellent for a very broad range of uses. Pentax in particular has a decent camera body and has designed an excellent selection of lenses for the sensor size.
One can always find a niche or two that isn't well covered, or something that could be improved. But if the camera industry stopped new development today, there is little that I would want and probably nothing I would need. That being said, I'm sure I'll buy more stuff, just because it's fun. gs George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/25/2012 10:00, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> Not tricky at all. If you are photographing for the web, in good >> light, they aren't any better, and because of their size, possibly >> worse. Likewise if you need image stabilization on a lens that is >> faster than f/2.8. >> >> If you need to use a lens that isn't made for Pentax, but is made >> for Nikon or Canon, then they are infinitely better. If you need an >> f/1.4 lens with the FOV of 50mm on 24x36 or the FOV of 30mm on APS, >> they are better. >> >> If you are printing photos at a size where the increased resolution >> makes a difference, then they are better. >> >> You cannot accurately say that one camera is better than another >> camera. You can only say that it is better for certain things. If >> one camera does something that another camera doesn't, then it is >> infinitely better for that task. Jostein has both a K-5 and a 645D. >> In theory the 645D is a better camera, but he still uses the K-5. As >> a matter of fact, I'd wager he shoots more frames with the K-5 than >> with the 645D, because there are many things the K-5 is better at. >> Likewise, look at Walt and his K-x and K100D. > > > I agree with your every word, Larry. It is just that K-5 or K-7 or K20D > or K10 or *istD are pretty capable cameras and can be used for great > many photographic applications. I am not dismissing full frame cameras, > but cropped cameras are very capable and as times goes by they become > more capable. > >> I use the AF lockout all the time. I prefocus with half a shutter >> press, then hit AF so I get instant shutter response. You are right, >> it would be better in many cases if it disengaged the screwdrive. > > > True. I think that can be done in firmware, but for some reason they cannot > be bothered... > > > -- > 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.
