On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Mark Roberts <m...@robertstech.com> wrote: > David J Brooks wrote: > >>On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:25 PM, Doug Brewer <d...@alphoto.com> wrote: >>> >>> Even so, it's producing some outstanding stuff (well, as outstanding as I >>> ever get...) and the metering is lust-worthy. >> >>Doug. One of my big concerns with my K10D vs my D200 etc, is that just >>about every shot i take on the K10D, i'm adjusting the EV. I don't >>seem to have that problem with the Nikons once i set it to what the >>surrounds require. >> >>Thoughts on this for the K-7 metering.?? > > Dave, the metering of the K-7 is effing amazing. Doug had some shots > that we couldn't believe: Scenes that presented amazingly difficult > tasks for metering were handled perfectly, with no blown highlights. > No exposure compensation. Like you, I find I'm almost always using > exposure compensation with my K10 and K20. When I get around to buying > a K-7 it will be the metering more than anything else that finally > makes my get out my credit card. > > Also, our seat-of-the-pants, totally unscientific impression is that > dynamic range has been greatly extended with this new sensor.
Thanks for that Mark. Maybe I'll hold off on my D300 think, and give the K-7 a chance to impress. Dave > > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
