Well, ok.
What level of improvement could we theoretically expect? I've tried out
most of the new currently available camera bodies. Most of 'em are not
much different from K-5 in terms of focusing. Cameras of the same price
range are often even worse, especially in accuracy of focusing. I would
say, that some C* models in particular are fast, but not very accurate.
When people are talking about "superior AF of the other brands" they
very often do compare apples to the oranges (as you say in English).
Either they are not even touched latest Pentaxes or they compare 'em to
much more expensive models. We all have to admit - C* and N* flagships
do have very good AF modules, they REALLY do. I had an opportunity to
play a bit with Nikon D4 - it's really stellar. Times ago I had D3x set
for a month - and it was not very easy to go back to my K20D afterwards.
But can we really expect the same kind of performance from whatever
Pentax body with ~1000-1500 EUR/USD pricetag? Wouldn't it be the same as
to expect the freshly announced SuperTele lens at no more than 2000 EUR/USD?
BR, Margus
On 9/12/2012 05:20, Paul Stenquist wrote:
It's not bad overall. But compared to some of the best cameras it's not great n
low light, and it has trouble locking on a moving object -- which would suggest
it's a bit slow. It's better than any of the other Pentax DSLRs, save for the
K-7, which seems to be about the same. It's good enough for me most of the
time, but better would be nice.
Paul
On Sep 11, 2012, at 9:20 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote:
In what way is the K-5 deficient in auto-focus?
takes too long to get there, or doesnt get it right?
cf the ist-d ?
ann
On 9/11/2012 20:25, Paul Stenquist wrote:
On Sep 11, 2012, at 7:39 PM, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> wrote:
On Sep 10, 2012, at 20:03 , John Francis wrote:
Agreed. These new cameras aren't going to tempt many people to upgrade
from a K-5. They're probably not intended to.
The diiferences I spot on the K-5 II are:
o Better auto-focus (this is the big one from where I'm sitting)
But they never say how much better. If it isn't an "Industry Breakthrough" it is probably
about the same as the K-10 to K-7 "improvement". Just a little bit.
Ir'a hard to quantify improvements in autofocus, but the K-5 is definitely
deficient in that regard, so I expect a substantial improvement. Hope I'm right.
Paul
o Improved rear LCD (brighter & sharper, but same size & resolution)
Retina Display?
o SDXC memory card compatibility (or was that added in a K5 firware upgrade?)
Don't remember. Don't have any of the XC cards, nor do I need them. Yet.
Everything else looks to be the same as the K-5. Am I forgetting anything?
Nothing that hasn't already been moved back behind the green curtain. (OZ)
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