Re: AF speeds (was: Pentax glass)

2006-12-26 Thread Adam Maas
The K100D does indeed have a half-press position on the shutter. The DL/DL2 doe have rather slow AF, the D and DS are faster, but the K100D is faster than the DS and more positive than the D. -Adam Russell Kerstetter wrote: > I have a DL, which is the only AF slr I have really used, so I never

Re: AF speeds (was: Pentax glass)

2006-12-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I tried one of those lenses and didn't like it much, possibly the slow AF performance on the *ist DS contributed to my dislike for it but mostly I just found the lens wasn't fast enough and it was bulky as all heck for my uses. G On Dec 26, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Tom C wrote: > On heavier lens

Re: AF speeds (was: Pentax glass)

2006-12-26 Thread Tom C
frey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: AF speeds (was: Pentax glass) >Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:18:11 -0800 > >The D/DS/DL generation all have variants of the same AF system, with >minor differe

Re: AF speeds (was: Pentax glass)

2006-12-26 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The D/DS/DL generation all have variants of the same AF system, with minor differences in speed between them. The K100/K10 generation have a newer version of the AF system which is substantially faster in operation. G On Dec 26, 2006, at 12:07 PM, Russell Kerstetter wrote: > I have a DL, w

AF speeds (was: Pentax glass)

2006-12-26 Thread Russell Kerstetter
I have a DL, which is the only AF slr I have really used, so I never had anything to compare to. I never went out to look at any of the new bodies, because I can't afford one, so why torture myself? But I happened to be at the store the other day, where they happened to have a K100D... the first