I'm sure there's going to be some infant mortality on the first shipment. My first D couldn't recognize a card, but it was promptly replaced. I'm not concerned. I'm just enjoying my K10D. Paul On Nov 25, 2006, at 7:00 PM, Adam Maas wrote:
> I've seen reports of 2 real problems (Flash tube failure and > complete AF > failure) and a number of AF pixel-peepers which I can't evaluate as to > user or camera problem. > > -Adam > > > John Forbes wrote: >> DPReview is the Domain of Pixel-peepers. How many people are >> reporting >> these problems? How many know what they are talking about? How many >> actually need 1600 ISO, given that the camera has shake-reduction >> built-in. >> >> I haven't yet got my K10D, but I suspect this is all a load of >> rubbish >> from the usual suspects. >> >> John >> >> >> On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 22:17:24 -0000, Joseph Tainter >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> The sense I have is that everyone who has seen or used the K10D >>> thinks >>> its a pretty durned good piece of work. >>> >>> ----- >>> >>> Well, you need to cruise over to dpreview to see some of the >>> problems >>> people are reporting. I understand that there are also K10D problems >>> reported at Fred Miranda's site, but I don't know how to find >>> them--there doesn't seem to be a Pentax-specific forum. >>> >>> Believe it or not, gang, this isn't a complaint coming from me. So >>> please don't flame me. My K10D doesn't arrive until next >>> Wednesday, and >>> I sincerely hope that it does not display the banding, mottling, and >>> misfocusing problems that some people are reporting. Yes, I've >>> expressed >>> concern about the sensor and some aspects of the design, but I do >>> want >>> this to be a good camera. I plan for it to be my workhorse. >>> >>> Some of the problems can perhaps be discounted as coming from >>> newcomers. >>> But a couple of long-time photographers have reported focusing >>> problems, >>> especially with the DA 21. There are high ISO images showing >>> banding, >>> but other makes and/or sensors may have the same problem. I don't >>> know >>> if the banding that people have shown is less or more than the >>> banding >>> that the D200 showed when it was first introduced. >>> >>> I've just posted a message at dpreview asking people to make sure >>> they >>> are using the central autofocus sensor before they report focusing >>> problems. I don't know yet what the reaction will be. I may get >>> flamed. >>> One gets used to it. >>> >>> Joe >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
