Hi All! Wow! I didn't expect it to grow in such a large and interesting thread. I enjoyed reading all responses. Thanks to all who responded!
Below is my response to Boris' questions/comments (somebody else also mentioned the same). Sun Jan 17 00:09:07 CST 2010 Boris Liberman wrote: > > In the last 2-3 years, I started taking photos at dance events, > > and that's where quick and accurate AF matters, and low light > > performance and an accurate flash are important. > > So, why am I still using Pentax, and buying new bodies and lenses? > > That's a good question. E.g. why don't you buy yourself a special (not > Pentax) kit for low light (dance events) shooting? Assuming, of course, > you've got the money. You got it, - since I am not being paid for this, - I do not feel I can buy a separate kit for low light. I looked at what is the price of a Nikon DSLR body that would do well in low light. I might be mistaking, but that alone was pushing $2K. Adding some reasonable analog of 17-70/4 or something of that sort and a flash, - that all together will go well over $3K. There is yet another factor. My wife has already suggested that we should get a mule, - to haul around the photo gear. > > As for Pentax, I am currently evaluating if I should exchange the K-7 > > for a K-x for a better low-light performance. > > Some say it outshoots all of its siblings and generally is the best > low-light low-price offering on the market today. Since this is rather > strong and broad statement, careful examination thereof is in order. I tried it this weekend, and I am interested to see the results on the large screen. But first I need to feed the dragons and clean out the volcanoes. > > > I like that the choice of the AF mode, ISO and exponometry mode > > in the K-7 is done by physical switches, not via the menu. > > Good, but do you change AF mode, ISO and metering mode all that often at > shoot-time??? > Yes, for the dance events that I mentioned ( http://42graphy.org/swing ), I usually use AF-C. For shooting people standing, I switch to AF-S. I found a workaround for that: On *ist DS I was enabling AF-C via "Sport" mode when I needed to switch quickly back and force. ISO - if you want to switch between flash and no flash - you need to switch ISO. Even for no-flash photography, - I might switch ISO - in an attempt to minimize ISO if possible, and increase it more only when it cannot be done otherwise. I don't switch metering mode that often. I either keep it on "Matrix, center-weighted" (which, I believe, is "green" on K-7) or on "center". Igor -- 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.
