On Feb 25, 2010, at 8:53 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: > On 26/02/2010, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> You tell it like you see it. That's not necessarily 'like it is," so >> frequently a little balance is called for. But that's okay. > > The K-x has the best low light capabilities of any Pentax camera to > date,
I agree. That doesn't necessarily make it the best option. Far from it. > it's not just me, there's a chorus of very satisfied Pentax K-x > owners, many of which also own the K7 as a point of comparison. I'm > sure that the K7 suites your needs, you've said it yourself many times > but that doesn't mean that it's the best option. It does for me. And my evaluation is personal, just like yours. > >> I don't like multipoint autofocus either, but I do want to be able to choose >> the single point that I use. I'm not willling to go back to point and shoot >> style autofocus. One point in the center is in the wrong place 90% of the >> time. > > I'm not sure what the big deal is here, the K-x has no AF position > indicators in the finder, you can still select the AF position as it's > indicated on the rear panel instead. But you can't locate it in the viewfinder. It's hit and miss. > There is 5 or 11 point auto AF, > centre point AF or manual selection of 1 of the 11 AF points. Plus the > AF is faster than the K20D and anecdotal reports that it's at least as > fast as the K7. The K7 autofocus is far faster than the K20D. I would be surprised if the Kx could match it. > > The K-x is quite a deal really and compliments either the K20D or K7 quite > well. That's true. I wouldn't mind having one for the occasional low-light foray. In fact, I've considered selling my k20 and making the KX my second camera. Paul > > -- > Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) > Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours > Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio > > -- > 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. -- 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.
