Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-03-11 Thread Carlos Royo
Thanks to everyone who gave me information and advice, you have helped 
me to make a decision. As the K20D is still a bit expensive for me, I 
have ordered a lightly used K10D Grand Prix Edition and I am looking 
forward to its arrival.

It comes with a DA 18-55 mm. which I don't need, as I already have one. 
Is anyone interested in buying such lens (LN, boxed) for 50 euros plus 
shipping expenses?


Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-26 Thread Cotty
On 25/02/08, Stan Halpin, discombobulated, unleashed:

All  
other things equal, I would probably wait for prices to come down  
when they announce the next camera (and use some frequent-flyer miles  
to go watch Cotty do his thing with his hat.) 

Stan, it's worrying that your government has so many dreamers working
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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-25 Thread Carlos Royo
Boris Liberman escribió:
 Carlos, I agree with Godfrey to that end that the precision of exposure 
 matters more and more as ISO grows.
 
 Generally I shoot between ISO 100 and ISO 320. I used to avoid ISO 640 
 and up but most recent shooting during that rock show proved me wrong. I 
 have received some quite good shots IQ-wise.
 
 It also depends on the mastery of post-processing, which of course is a 
 limitless sky.
 

Thanks Boris and Godfrey for your comments on high ISO and the K10D. I 
sometimes use ISO 800 (and sparsely 1600) with the DS when I'm shooting 
indoors in order to get enough shutter speed to avoid camera shake. 
Results at 800 are really good, the DS shines at that ISO speed, and 
they are good at 1600 if correctly exposed like you say. The K10D has 
the advantage to allow the user to select the ISO speed in finer steps, 
and that sounds attractive to me. I am more and more inclined to get a 
K10D because know it can be bought new at very good prices, in fact it 
is the biggest bargain in the market now, in my view. It won't be as hot 
as the K20D, but I think it may serve me well in the years to come.

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-25 Thread Thibouille
Carlos, you may have not to wait too long if you wanna buy a K10D new.
You are not the only one wanting to snam a pretty nice deal out of
K10D lasting stock.

Second hand should OK, sourcing from the guys ditching the K10D for a K20D ;)
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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-25 Thread Charles Robinson
On Feb 25, 2008, at 9:34, Thibouille wrote:
 Second hand should OK, sourcing from the guys ditching the K10D for  
 a K20D ;)

...which is my plan, at this point.  :-)  Fingers crossed!

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-25 Thread Stan Halpin
Did you call? Sorry, have been snoozing here. But I think you said  
something about people wanting to buy one or two of my K10D's? I'll  
be right down to take care of that...

Seriously, I am very conflicted on this one. I am thinking I might  
get one K20D, keep one of the K10D's for a backup. But for the price  
of the new camera I could buy a new laptop to replace my 6-year old  
one. Or buy the DA*60-200 if it is ever produced. I like what I hear  
about the new camera but haven't convinced myself that I need it. All  
other things equal, I would probably wait for prices to come down  
when they announce the next camera (and use some frequent-flyer miles  
to go watch Cotty do his thing with his hat.) But I do have one week  
in Costa Rica in early June, and it would be a shame to buy a new  
camera right after such a trip...

(Back to snoozing.)

stan


On Feb 25, 2008, at 9:34 AM, Thibouille wrote:

 Carlos, you may have not to wait too long if you wanna buy a K10D new.
 You are not the only one wanting to snag a pretty nice deal out of
 K10D lasting stock.

 Second hand should OK, sourcing from the guys ditching the K10D for  
 a K20D ;)
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Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
I am debating if I should buy a K10D (I have an *ist DS) or not. I like 
the two dials of the K10D (I miss that feature since I sold my Z-1), SR, 
SDM compatibility, weather sealing and the flexibility given by the 
configuration options of the K10D. On the other hand, my DS gives me a 
clean 1600 ISO and 3200 if needed and uses AA batteries.

Some of you will remember, perhaps, that I also use two MZ-S bodies. The 
MZ-S AF performance (SAFOX IV) is much, much better, both in speed and 
low light focusing, than the *ist DS AF. Obviously, I would like to know 
how the K10D compares to the MZ-S with regard to AF performance.

Hopefully, some of you may have used both cameras (K10D and MZ-S) and 
can give me first hand information to help me solve this quandary. I was 
going to post this same question in the DePressingReviews forum, but I 
have come to my senses and stopped at the last moment.

Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Carlos, the best way to proceed for you, I think, is to arrange for
simultaneous demonstration.

There are cases when I find K10D AF lacking in speed and mechanical
hmmm prowess, so to say.

HTH.

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Boris Liberman escribió:
 Carlos, the best way to proceed for you, I think, is to arrange for
 simultaneous demonstration.
 


Thanks for your answer, Boris. I have tried a K10D in a shop, with the 
kit lens, but I'm afraid that using it with the kit lens for a pair of 
minutes isn't a meaningful test, at least in my view. At least it gives 
you a feeling on how the body fits in your hands, though. If I were Ken 
Rockwell, it would be the most extensive in-deep test he's ever done and 
I would be able to write one of his very informative reviews, but I 
haven't got his skills and profound knowledge ;-)

That's why I am hopeful that someone in the PDML who has used or still 
uses both cameras can enlighten me.

  There are cases when I find K10D AF lacking in speed and mechanical
  hmmm prowess, so to say.
 

Can you elaborate a bit more on this, if it is possible? Thanks.

Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Boris Liberman
I used MZ-S only briefly for one day back in 2004 in Norway. Prior to
that I used Z-1 for one day. I found that I liked the hmmm muscularity
of Z-1 more than gentle intelligence of MZ-S (for lack of better words
for comparison).

The problem with K10D AF (at least with my sample) that sometimes
(rarely but not negligibly) it seems to reach the point of focus but
electronics and software don't confirm it. So I have to let go of
shutter button and half press it again. Of course there are cases when
it would cost me a shot. In fact, I am pondering if I should submit my
camera for CLA of some kind (mostly A - Adjust) as long as the
warranty lasts.

I do think that out of all the bodies I handled in the past, Z-1 has
the strongest AF motor. And I think this is what ultimately matters -
the strength of AF motor.

To that end K20D may be the best Pentax DSLR ever yet.


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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Carlos Royo escribió:

 
 Some of you will remember, perhaps, that I also use two MZ-S bodies. The 
 MZ-S AF performance (SAFOX IV) is much, much better, both in speed and 
 low light focusing, than the *ist DS AF. Obviously, I would like to know 
 how the K10D compares to the MZ-S with regard to AF performance.
 

There's a typo in what I wrote (damned Roman numbers). The AF system in 
the MZ-S is SAFOX VII, not IV.

Carlos


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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Boris Liberman
I should add, that recently I've been playing a bit. Although trivial,
but it appears that if I force only center sensor to be used in AF'ing
then of course it seems that AF becomes faster. As far as I remember
MZ-S has less AF sensors than K10D. So perhaps it plays a certain role
in the equation.

Of course arranged comparison/test would be in order here.

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Jack Davis
Carlos,
If you'd be interested in a general impression. Based solely on my
recollection of the focusing speed of the MZ-S (sold in the fall of
'07), I'd have to say that the K10D is certainly no slower and it
wouldn't surprise me if it were slightly faster.
I have no sense of the difference with regard to their relative focus
performance at various light levels.

Jack
--- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Boris Liberman escribió:
  Carlos, the best way to proceed for you, I think, is to arrange for
  simultaneous demonstration.
  
 
 
 Thanks for your answer, Boris. I have tried a K10D in a shop, with
 the 
 kit lens, but I'm afraid that using it with the kit lens for a pair
 of 
 minutes isn't a meaningful test, at least in my view. At least it
 gives 
 you a feeling on how the body fits in your hands, though. If I were
 Ken 
 Rockwell, it would be the most extensive in-deep test he's ever done
 and 
 I would be able to write one of his very informative reviews, but I 
 haven't got his skills and profound knowledge ;-)
 
 That's why I am hopeful that someone in the PDML who has used or
 still 
 uses both cameras can enlighten me.
 
   There are cases when I find K10D AF lacking in speed and
 mechanical
   hmmm prowess, so to say.
  
 
 Can you elaborate a bit more on this, if it is possible? Thanks.
 
 Carlos
 
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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Thibouille
Carlos, I never tried an MZ-S unfortunately but..
* I think the istD (a camera I owned) and istDS (the one you own) is
really identical, if I'm not mistaken.
* the K10D AF is way faster than istD AF, just not even comparable.

I dunno how those compare to the MZ-S however.

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Steve Desjardins
I have a MZ-S, a *ist D, DS, K10D and a very understanding wife.  I
agree with the center sensor hypothesis suggested by Boris.  When set to
center only (as I frequently do), AF speeds are very close.  The K10D
seems to be right on par with the MZ-S if not better.  Also, the DSLRs
all had cross sensors unlike the MZ-S.  I remember having to tilt the
MZ-S on occasion to get it to settle down when the subject had a
distinct horizontal or vertical pattern.  The K10D is definitely better
than the DS with regard to AF, IQ, and build quality.  BTW, I really did
like my DS and it took much abuse and worked fine.  It's currently off
on a trip with a firend whose Nikon broke right before she left for
Budapest.

I have some sympathy for the concern about the proprietary battery.  It
does work well but unfortunately I have misplaced the charger.  If it
doesn't turn up very soon I'll have to drop $25-35 on a new generic
version.

 Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/24/2008 9:32 AM 
I should add, that recently I've been playing a bit. Although trivial,
but it appears that if I force only center sensor to be used in AF'ing
then of course it seems that AF becomes faster. As far as I remember
MZ-S has less AF sensors than K10D. So perhaps it plays a certain role
in the equation.

Of course arranged comparison/test would be in order here.

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/02/08, Steve Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed:

I have a MZ-S, a *ist D, DS, K10D and a very understanding wife.

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi

On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:01 AM, Cotty wrote:

 I have a MZ-S, a *ist D, DS, K10D and a very understanding wife.

 Mark.

I understand he has one too. But does it help with auto focus? ]'-)

G

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Steve Desjardins escribió:

 I have a MZ-S, a *ist D, DS, K10D and a very understanding wife

Thanks for all the info, Steve. It is quite interesting and will helpe 
me make my mind.

And I also have a very understanding wife, in fact she has been 
insistently telling me to buy the camera, but I always take my time to 
see all the fors and againsts before taking a decision.

Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Thanks Boris, Steve, Jack, Thibouille, Paul and everyone who is 
contributing to this thread. Your answers are very useful, the PDML is a 
  great place to stay in, full of nice people. I should have posted this 
question before instead of debating myself for days.

The second part of the question would be: What do you think about the 
high ISO performance of the K10D? Is it much worse than the D or DS?

Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Jim King
Carlos Royo wrote on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:56:05 -0800
 Thanks Boris, Steve, Jack, Thibouille, Paul and everyone who is
 contributing to this thread. Your answers are very useful, the PDML  
 is a
   great place to stay in, full of nice people. I should have posted  
 this
 question before instead of debating myself for days.

 The second part of the question would be: What do you think about the
 high ISO performance of the K10D? Is it much worse than the D or DS?

Carlos, I have posted some test images comparing the noise performance  
of my *ist-D, K10D and K20D at all ISOs here: 
http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=jamesk8752templatefn=FileSharing1.htmlxmlfn=TKDocument.1.xmlsitefn=RootSite.xml

Hopefully these will allow you to draw your own conclusion.

Regards, Jim

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Godfrey DiGiorgi escribió:
 On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Carlos Royo wrote:
 
 Thanks Boris, Steve, Jack, Thibouille, Paul and everyone who is
 contributing to this thread. Your answers are very useful, the PDML  
 is a
   great place to stay in, full of nice people. I should have posted  
 this
 question before instead of debating myself for days.

 The second part of the question would be: What do you think about the
 high ISO performance of the K10D? Is it much worse than the D or DS?
 
 I've always found the K10D to be about on par with the DS. It has  
 better dynamic range at ISO 1600 but a slightly noisier appearance if  
 you don't get the exposure right on the money. Others have complained  
 bitterly about noise, pattern artifacts, etc etc, but I've not seen  
 them in my work.
 
 I find the K10D to be cleaner than the DS at ISO 800, which most of  
 the time is as high as I use.
 
 The DS' ISO 3200 setting I only used a couple of times ... it simply  
 wasn't very usable at all for my work.
 

Thanks Godfrey. As you say, ISO 3200 in the DS is only useful for 
emergencies. I was more interested in ISO 1600 performance, and your 
information is what I needed.

Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Carlos Royo
Jim King escribió:
 Carlos Royo wrote on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:56:05 -0800
 Thanks Boris, Steve, Jack, Thibouille, Paul and everyone who is
 contributing to this thread. Your answers are very useful, the PDML  
 is a
   great place to stay in, full of nice people. I should have posted  
 this
 question before instead of debating myself for days.

 The second part of the question would be: What do you think about the
 high ISO performance of the K10D? Is it much worse than the D or DS?
 
 Carlos, I have posted some test images comparing the noise performance  
 of my *ist-D, K10D and K20D at all ISOs here: 
 http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/default?user=jamesk8752templatefn=FileSharing1.htmlxmlfn=TKDocument.1.xmlsitefn=RootSite.xml
 
 Hopefully these will allow you to draw your own conclusion.
 

Thanks Jim, I'm downloading your photos and so far the K10D at ISO 800 
and 1600 doesn't look much noisier than the D. The K20D looks even 
better, but right now is out of my price range. Who knows in the future...

Carlos



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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:53 AM, Carlos Royo wrote:

 Thanks Boris, Steve, Jack, Thibouille, Paul and everyone who is
 contributing to this thread. Your answers are very useful, the PDML  
 is a
   great place to stay in, full of nice people. I should have posted  
 this
 question before instead of debating myself for days.

 The second part of the question would be: What do you think about the
 high ISO performance of the K10D? Is it much worse than the D or DS?

I've always found the K10D to be about on par with the DS. It has  
better dynamic range at ISO 1600 but a slightly noisier appearance if  
you don't get the exposure right on the money. Others have complained  
bitterly about noise, pattern artifacts, etc etc, but I've not seen  
them in my work.

I find the K10D to be cleaner than the DS at ISO 800, which most of  
the time is as high as I use.

The DS' ISO 3200 setting I only used a couple of times ... it simply  
wasn't very usable at all for my work.

Godfrey

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Mark Erickson

Cotty wrote:
On 24/02/08, Steve Desjardins, discombobulated, unleashed:
I have a MZ-S, a *ist D, DS, K10D and a very understanding wife.

Mark.

What?





Oh, yeah.  ZX-5, LX, MZ-S, *ist-Ds, K10D.  Yep, I have an understanding
wife, too


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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Paul Stenquist
I've never owned a DS, but I have owned a pair of *istD cameras. And  
I now use a K10D. The K10D is capable of focusing in low-light  
situations where the D failed me. I also find it's able to stop  
action with continuous autofocus much better than the D. I would  
guess that indicates that it's faster. I'd still like better  
autofocus performance, but the K10D is much more useful than the D in  
this regard. Again, I haven't tried a DS. I suspect that it's the  
same as the D.
Paul
On Feb 24, 2008, at 9:30 AM, Jack Davis wrote:

 Carlos,
 If you'd be interested in a general impression. Based solely on my
 recollection of the focusing speed of the MZ-S (sold in the fall of
 '07), I'd have to say that the K10D is certainly no slower and it
 wouldn't surprise me if it were slightly faster.
 I have no sense of the difference with regard to their relative focus
 performance at various light levels.

 Jack
 --- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Boris Liberman escribió:
 Carlos, the best way to proceed for you, I think, is to arrange for
 simultaneous demonstration.



 Thanks for your answer, Boris. I have tried a K10D in a shop, with
 the
 kit lens, but I'm afraid that using it with the kit lens for a pair
 of
 minutes isn't a meaningful test, at least in my view. At least it
 gives
 you a feeling on how the body fits in your hands, though. If I were
 Ken
 Rockwell, it would be the most extensive in-deep test he's ever done
 and
 I would be able to write one of his very informative reviews, but I
 haven't got his skills and profound knowledge ;-)

 That's why I am hopeful that someone in the PDML who has used or
 still
 uses both cameras can enlighten me.

 There are cases when I find K10D AF lacking in speed and
 mechanical
 hmmm prowess, so to say.


 Can you elaborate a bit more on this, if it is possible? Thanks.

 Carlos

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Re: Need info on K10D AF vs. MZ-S

2008-02-24 Thread Boris Liberman
Carlos, I agree with Godfrey to that end that the precision of exposure 
matters more and more as ISO grows.

Generally I shoot between ISO 100 and ISO 320. I used to avoid ISO 640 
and up but most recent shooting during that rock show proved me wrong. I 
have received some quite good shots IQ-wise.

It also depends on the mastery of post-processing, which of course is a 
limitless sky.

Boris

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
 I've always found the K10D to be about on par with the DS. It has  
 better dynamic range at ISO 1600 but a slightly noisier appearance if  
 you don't get the exposure right on the money. Others have complained  
 bitterly about noise, pattern artifacts, etc etc, but I've not seen  
 them in my work.
 
 I find the K10D to be cleaner than the DS at ISO 800, which most of  
 the time is as high as I use.
 
 The DS' ISO 3200 setting I only used a couple of times ... it simply  
 wasn't very usable at all for my work.


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