Hi, On 24 Oct 2001 at 10:29, Robert Soames Wetmore wrote: > I've always admired the K2 as the "ultimate" of the Pentax K's.
It is. > However, I keep hearing that its (Seiko-sha?) metal focal plane > shutter induces a fair amount of vibration (...) > Can anyone confirm that this is true? Is > there noticeable degradation of image clarity - and under what > conditions? With my M4/100 macro and Soligor 4.5/300 macro and some wides, nothing special. You can easily feel the heavy vibration, but as far as I can tell, the most of it happens when the shutter closes, so it shakes the camera after the exposure. > >From "http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/PentaxSLR.htm"; : > >In addition to its weight, it has two significant drawbacks: its ASA > >setting must be the most difficult of any camera ever made, IMO the ISO setting isn't bad at all. The exposure compensation is another thing: full stops only, too easy to move without notice. > > and its > > first-generation electronic shutter is noisy and vibration prone. > > The camera gives a kick that is not solved by locking up its mirror (a > > feature it has), which no doubt degrades image quality at slow > > shutter speeds. Modern shutters are better at this, no doubt. Use MLU, a good tripod, and try to avoid speeds between 1/4 and 1/15... I like my K2 a lot! Gabor - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
