Hard to argue with what Hogan said. I'd much rather travel with my K-7 and a couple of small lenses than try to haul a full frame body with FX lenses. The difference in size and weight is significant.
gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 6:07 AM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thom Hogan muses on the K-3 and calls it what Nikon should be offering > as a replacement to the D300. > http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/meanwhile-meet-the-pentax.html > > In it, he makes a cogent defense of the APS-C for serious > photographers: "So let me put it as plainly as I can: people want a > top DX (or as in the case of the Pentax K-3, APS) system for a reason: > everything scales. Size, weight, and price. Sure, the D800 is a great > camera. Now stick the f/2.8 or f/4 zooms on it and add up the size, > weight, and price. You've left a lot of folk out of the market for a > top-end, serious camera. I know a lot of college sports shooters and > other pros who are using DX for those reasons: size, weight, and > price. They can't afford a full out FX system, nor do they want to > travel with one given the airline carry-on hassle we get these days." > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > wrote: >> Just looked at Attila's link: >> >>> There's also a brand-new button at the bottom right of the corner. As I've >>> already alluded to, the Pentax K-3 has dual flash card slots, and this >>> button is used in Playback mode to switch between the two, letting you >>> choose from which card to view images and movies. In Record mode, the same >>> button is used to toggle the Four-way controller between its primary and >>> secondary functions -- either the functions marked on each of the four >>> arrow buttons, or autofocus point selection. (If you're using 27-point >>> autofocus, the button doesn't do anything in Record mode.) >> >> stan >> >> On Oct 8, 2013, at 6:36 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: >> >>> >>> On Oct 8, 2013, at 3:42 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 08:20:01AM +0200, Jan van Wijk wrote: >>>>> Hi Larry, >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, 7 Oct 2013 14:27:42 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Looking at: >>>>>> http://www.cameraegg.org/pentax-k-3-full-images-and-price/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Note that there seems to be a dedicated button for switching the fiveway >>>>>> switch between focus point selection and the other functions. >>>>> >>>>> What button would that be? Don't see it ... >>>> >>>> http://www.cameraegg.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Pentax-K3-2.jpg >>>> >>>> On the bottom right, it seems to share function with selecting >>>> memory cards. It has the graphic of the position selector over >>>> the turquoise pictures of the cards. >>>> >>> >>> Could be. I am not sure why a user would want to regularly quickly switch >>> between cards, and it seems foolish to have a button to toggle a selection >>> like that - it would be too easy to hit it by mistake. So my speculation is >>> that the card-switch is like the ISO or ExpComp changes: hold a button >>> while turning a dial or, in this case, while using the five-way to select >>> which card slot to write to. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
