Its probably worth some experiments. I find that AF on my K5 slows down rapid fire shots. If I turn it off, its way faster. So it might not be the buffer. Try taking a bunch of shots without AF and any other automation off, i.e. exposure, etc.
On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 12:05 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > We had another round of exams at the dojo yesterday, two nidan (2nd degree > black belt) and one sandan (3rd degree). I was shooting with the 28-105 on > the k-1 and the 28-75 on the k-3. > > I'm in the middle of the long slow job of processing the photos. But, I've > noticed a few things. First of all, in full frame mode, the K-3 is just > too slow for "rapid fire". In crop mode, it is noticeably slower than the > k-3, but definitely fast enough. However, when the action really heats up > (like in randori where several people are simultaneously attacking one > person), even in crop mode, the buffer on the K-1 is just too small. > > On the flip side, even in crop mode, the photos are a LOT cleaner than the > images from the k-3. I wish it were possible for me to just buy some larger > ram chips and solder them in and the K-1 would be the best Pentax crop > sensor camera by far. > > I find myself wishing that they come out with a new top of the APS line > which is basically a K-1 with an APS version of the ff sensor, and a bigger > buffer, with all of the buttons and other UI just the same so that my > fingers don't get confused swapping between the two cameras. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. > -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- 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.
