Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2013-01-10 Thread P. J. Alling
I just finished reading this damned review, and while I can nit pick with the best of them, but could these pissants be any more annoying? Well at least they did a review, DPReview will ignore these cameras until they are superseded. On 10/29/2012 1:39 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: From our

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-31 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 5:44 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: Nah, if I upgrade it has to be another system, Pentax are just falling further and further behind the competition with each incarnation. It's a pity really. Save for the hassle and cost of going through the big

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread SV Hovland
Fra: PDML [pdml-boun...@pdml.net] p#229; vegne av Bruce Walker [bruce.wal...@gmail.com] Sendt: 29. oktober 2012 19:39 To: Pentax Discuss Mailing List Emne: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5 From our friends at Pentax Forums. :-) http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread Bruce Walker
Discuss Mailing List Emne: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5 From our friends at Pentax Forums. :-) http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-5-ii-iis/introduction.html Some highlights: AF much better in low light, unimproved in normal light. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML

RE: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread SV Hovland
tempting. Stig Vidar Hovland -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:36 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5 You're right Stig, but for me what AF parameters he did

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu
On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:50 PM, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: There are already reports from K-30 users that this model is better than K-5. And K-5 II is using a similar AF system as K-30 so I expect it to be more of an upgrade than Adam at Pentaxforums seems to know. My K-5 is in

RE: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread J.C. O'Connell
: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 11:06 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5 On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 3:50 PM, SV Hovland pdml...@heime.org wrote: There are already reports from K-30 users that this model is better than K-5. And K-5 II is using a similar AF

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread Rob Studdert
On 31 October 2012 03:00, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: According to the review, the biggest difference in AF between the K5 and the K5II is in low light conditions only. Hmm, which is precisely where the k5's have been letting me down regularly. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread Christine Aguila
I greatly want improved low light focusing, which makes the K5 IIs so tempting. Cheers, Christine On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 31 October 2012 03:00, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: According to the review, the biggest difference in

RE: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread J.C. O'Connell
-5IIs review and comparison to K-5 I greatly want improved low light focusing, which makes the K5 IIs so tempting. Cheers, Christine On Oct 30, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote: On 31 October 2012 03:00, J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net wrote: According

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-30 Thread Rob Studdert
: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 10:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5 I greatly want improved low light focusing, which makes the K5 IIs so tempting. Cheers, Christine Nah, if I upgrade it has to be another system, Pentax are just falling further

Re: K-5IIs review and comparison to K-5

2012-10-29 Thread Steven Desjardins
I guess it depends on how large the affected area is. I read that review and it was hard to say how the whole shot would look. I mean, if the face is sharper but the clothing is not quite right, is that OK? On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com wrote: From our