On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Bruce Dayton <bkday...@daytonphoto.com> wrote: > I'll do my best to answer. > > Focus points are changed via menu or quick button access. You see on > the lcd which focus point(s) is active. For someone who changes them > all the time shot by shot, this would be very clumsy. For someone > who picks one and leaves it, it works pretty well.
That would be me, pick and stay, so no issue there. >There is a new > choice besides the center, single point or all points - it is center > cluster - think of it more like center weighted vs spot metering, but > for AF instead. It uses the center 5 points and gives a broader base > to work from when the subject may be slightly off center. In > practice it works rather well and doesn't have the performance > penalties of camera working with all points. Humm, interesting idea. Might be a good system for me. >So far, I have found > the K-x to be better at AF than the K20, especially at focus > tracking. I have also found the K20 to be better than the K10 at > focusing across the board. So i have heard, which is good. > > As to kit lens - it is the same optics as the other kit lenses. > Rather good for what it is. I suspect, that final size of print may > have something to do with acceptability. 8x10 is about all they would produce, me, maybe an 11x14 once in a while. >The other thing to consider > is the speed which affects DOF. If you want a real shallow portrait, > f/3.5-5.6 is not as good. My daughters use the kit lenses all the > time for their portrait stuff and they look just fine. I personally > use the DA* 16-50/2.8 or equivalent rather than the kit lens. But > when size and weight are paramount, the kit lens gets the nod. I;'m thinking more for the outdoor equine portrait work. As long as the back ground has a slight blur to it, should be fine. Any thing for the wedding will be mostly the DAF 50 2.8 or the 77 ltd. I don't have anything smaller than the 50 right now. Oh wait, i have the A 28, which i like, so good there. > > The high ISO is plenty good enough - the bigger issue would be > control of lighting. If you want catchlights in eyes, or control of > shadows, then you may need flash or reflectors no matter how much > light you have. Ya hopefully i can get someone, parent Liz etc to hold a reflector for me. They want as much natural light and as little flash as main source as possible. I have not seen the hall yet, but the flash would surely come out there. >As for needing flash as the main illuminator of the > subject, the high ISO will help you there. Here is a shot at ISO > 3200 with no flash fill or reflectors: > http://www.daytonphoto.com/PAW/imgp1200-1.htm > > Since my son is the proud owner of my old K10D, I don't use it at all > anymore, but do have the K20D. The K20 has worked a little better > than the K10 with flash from all my usage (lots of weddings and > portraits with both). My K10D is just so hit and miss, and i get much better luck with my D200 so i use that if its flash as main source or fill. > So far, the K-x seems to do a little better > with metering than the K20. Not having needed as much flash because > of the high ISO capability, I haven't done extensive comparisons. I > am pretty confident that it will outperform the K10D. Glad to hear about the metering. > > I can say that right now, the K-x is more my primary camera than the > K20, which is more of a primary camera than the K10. There are very > few things the K20 can do better than the K-x. If I had to choose > one body, it would probably be the K-x. As it stands right now, if I > only take one body with me, it is the K-x. If I take both bodies, > the K-x is the primary. I strongly suspect you would do the same > with your K10. Probably.:-) Thanks Dave > > I hope this helps. > > > -- > Bruce > > > Thursday, March 25, 2010, 7:14:24 AM, you wrote: > > DJB> -It seem there are not focus points visible in the finder, but i > DJB> assume they are set via the menu.? Is that correct. > DJB> -Any comments on the kit lens that comes with it. Would it be a decent > DJB> lens to do out door portraits of the equine and owner persuasion.? > DJB> -If the high ISO is that good, i'l assume for natural light, say a > DJB> person or persons near a window with diffused light would work well. > > DJB> -How is it with the AF 360 flash, and better than my K10D for "keepers" > > DJB> Just thinking of the K-x as my second, or even first camera for an > DJB> upcoming gig in May and the wedding. > > DJB> Dave > > > > DJB> -- > DJB> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > DJB> www.caughtinmotion.com > DJB> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > DJB> 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. > -- 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.
