The UPS truck finally pulled up around 9 PM this evening - I was
starting to worry that my K-3 had gotten lost. Open the box, popped on a
lens, dropped in a spare battery, set the date and time (but forgot to
save them).... Within about 2 minutes the first shot was snapped:
http://calarti.com/peso/IMGP0001.jpg
K-3 and FA 50 f1.7 / 1/30th @ F2.8.
I'm planning on taking another shot tomorrow :-)
Impressions:
1. Slightly larger and noticeably heavier than the K-5, but feels great
in the hand. The grip felt perfect. Build quality feels rock solid.
2. Quiet shutter, quieter than the K-5.
3. Rear screen is excellent.
4. Slightly different layout of the controls / buttons, but totally
intuitive. Haven't looked at the manual yet, though I'm probably missing
stuff if I don't. The biggest challenge was disabling auto ISO, which
took about 20 seconds to decipher.
5. AF is significantly improved - faster, more precise, locks on the
subject quickly. I was shooting in rather dim light and it did hunt a
bit here and there, especially with the black cats.
6.Auto white balance is good but not perfect.
7. I notice noise at ISO 1600. I took the same shot (minus the cat) with
the K-5 and notice noise in it too. They seem comparable, but one shot
is not much of a basis for comparison.
8. Two 32 gig cards (I was lucky and got the "free card" deal from B&W)
show up with a nominal storage count of ~1200 DNG files. Given how
conservative Pentax is with their storage estimates I expect actual file
storage to be much higher.
I won't get a chance to really run it through its paces till this
weekend, but I'm excited. Looks like an excellent upgrade over the K-5,
which is no slouch of a camera...
Mark
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