I wonder if your camera wasn't defective in some way. I haven't done a lot of studio work with the k5, but on those jobs I've done it focused well on the modeling lights.
Paul via phone > On Oct 10, 2013, at 7:44 PM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 10/10/2013 8:15 AM, Tom C wrote: >>> From: Bill <[email protected]> >>> Pentax has been on it's way out since I was selling cameras 30 years >>> ago. They went from being an industry leader to a wannabe in one >>> generation of cameras. >>> All of a sudden, they have something to market that, in many ways, >>> leapfrogs the competition rather than being two steps behind with their >>> best. >>> There is no sarcasm in looking at what they have come up with here and >>> saying they have more on the ball now than they have had for nearly >>> three decades. >>> It seems to have worked out for Pentax, finally. >>> >>> bill >> I agree with much of what you say, but leapfrogs??? > In some respects yes. Nikon has nothing that specs out to the K3 for example. >> >> It's still a 24MP camera that's a year and a half to two years late. > That's one metric. I'm sure you know there is more to cameras than pixel > count. It would have been nice if Hoya had done more with the brand in the > five years or so they had it, but it is what it is. >> >> It's amazing that 3 months ago the K-5/K-5II fulfilled everyone's >> needs and 'why would one want more resolution?', and now it's goo-goo >> ga-ga over the K-3. > I've never said i didn't want a higher res sensor, though whether I need it > is another story. What I need is an AF system that works reliably in the > studio. Pentax fell down, and fell down badly with the K5 in this regard. > > bill > > > -- > 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.
