> From: Boris Liberman <[email protected]>
>
> Indeed. It took me several days to get used to the button instead of
> keyhole for ignition in our rented car in Europe. It took me then few
> ugly attempts to press a button that wasn't there when we got home.
>

That happens to me every time. Last week I had a pushbutton ignition
rental car. This week not. For the first several days I threw the key
fob in the center console and went to push the button.


> In general, I think that to say that such and such camera has bad
> ergonomics either should assume that it is perspective of just one
> person, the one who writes, or it is intellectually dishonest.
>

I agree. What kind of ergonomics did the entire range of Pentax and
other manufacturers DSLR's in the 60's - 80's have? Somehow we figured
out how to make our hands and fingers operate them. Amazing!

>> It would be very difficult for Pentax to sell a FF camera for less
>> than the A, considering economies of scale. Just putting a FF sensor
>> in a K-3 and adding the additional cost would bring it close, not to
>> mention additional likely changes to shutter, stabilization, and more.
>
> Well, I have to disagree with you here, Tom. Pentax is not forced to
> make their first FF camera be the cheapest out there. Pentax has some
> strong selling points such as serious weather resistance or shake
> reduction (and now this variable anti aliasing technology too) that may
> allow it to position themselves somewhere in the middle of the pack.
>

I think you misunderstood me here Boris. I wasn't saying they have to
make it the least expensive out there. I was saying it would be
difficult for them to BE the least expensive out there, given the
quantity they would likely produce.

>> Claiming the K-3 is a better camera without evidence, and denying the
>> advantages of FF as if they are irrelevant simply because one does not
>> have them or may not be able to afford them at the moment goes to my
>> first point .
>
> To make it even more general - neither camera has seen the light of day.
> We had some previews from DPReview and the likes and that's it. We
> honestly don't know anything about real use of these cameras, so how
> could we honestly produce blanket statements such as K-3 is better than
> A7 or A7 is better than K-3?
>
> Boris

I couldn't agree more.

Tom C.

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