This camera sounds good, although I'm disappointed with the flash
synch speed. But if low light autofocus and autofocus speed in general
are much improved, it's a major step up. The frame rate is also a big
plus. But I may wait to see what the K30D offers. That camera is
reportedly due later this year. I don't see the K7 as a game changer
over the K20D, so I wonder if it's meant to be the flagship. In any
case, I'll wait a bit, but if it seems that it won't be surpassed by
another release very soon, I'll buy it and get rid of my K10D.
Paul
On May 18, 2009, at 6:53 PM, John Francis wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 05:47:50PM -0400, Graydon wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 05:36:53PM -0400, John Francis scripsit:
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 02:22:00PM -0300, Luiz Felipe wrote:
http://www.ricehigh.blogspot.com
Looks interesting indeed... :-)
LF
So - what are the perceived strengths & weaknesses?
Strengths, as I see them:
o Metal body shell
Why is this a strength?
More expensive, not as strong, and conducts more heat than the
polycarbonate. It might be a strength if you expect a 20 year
working
life and want something that won't become brittle when it runs out of
elastomers, but that's not true of a digital camera.
Stiffness.
I'm sure heat conduction isn't going to be an issue (there's an
outer skin of polycarbonate, after all, and the camera is cold-
weather certified). But unless they're building the body out of
carbon fibre it's not going to be as stiff as one with a metal
shell. The total lack of body flex is one of the things that
I noticed when I got to play with a high-end CaNikon.
And I *do* expect close to a 20-year working life out of this.
My *ist-D still works just fine after 5.5 years; I expect it
to make it at least to 10. My old Canon PowerShot G1 is still
delivering images (albeit now in the hands of its second owner),
and that's over eight years old.
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