On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 09:50:58AM +0200, AlunFoto scripsit: > 2009/5/19 Graydon <o...@uniserve.com>: > > -10 C isn't much past brisk weather, but point. > > It is an improvement. The K20D recommended temp. range stops at 0°C / > 32°F. Still, I have used both K20D and K10D continuously for 7-8 hours > at -5 to -10°C. My eagle shots from january were obtained under such > conditions. The only thing that suffers, it seems, is battery > longevity.
Oh, no question that it's an improvement. And I'm glad to see evidence that Pentax is thinking about that. It's not 'Oh, you don't have to worry about this' cold-proofing, though, which would have to go down to -40 C at a minimum and involve things like shutter box de-humidifiers and de-icers, the which I do not expect to see any time soon. :) I've had my K20D out in -15C or so, with minimal wind, and it was fine aside from a rather drastic lens condensation issue if brought inside various of the tropical pavilions at the Metro Zoo. Can't say that is an unreasonable constraint. :) > I have noticed that the K-7 pictures reveal _two_ battery slots > underneath. Somehow I think this change is very significant, if the > rumored feature set is correct. I don't recall seeing a K-7 picture with a bottom view. _Two_ 1860 mAh batteries seems unlikely in a body that size, though of course that battery spec from RiceHigh could easily be wrong. So far, the thing that's making me happiest is the cable-release plug moving to the right hand side of the camera. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
