For me, the write speed was the big improvement over the *istD. I don't recall using af on it very often. The K20 was an improvement in af but I still manually focus it quite a bit. The K-x is much better at af than the K20 and I suspect the K7 is even better. Give them a few more models and they might end up with an ok AF system.
Of course I never bought in to the Pentax system because of AF...grin -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. "paul stenquist" <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >My memories of the K10D are a bit foggy. I don't remember it in detail, but >apparently it was at least okay. I do recall that I found it to be an upgrade >from the *istD. I do believe that I used manual focus far more often than I >now do with the K7. It's all about adapting to the equipment you're using. >Paul > >On Sep 2, 2010, at 10:11 PM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Can you feel the love? >> >> It's not too bad if you have time to practice. My K10D did fine at the MC >> race because I has time to prefocus and work out my own timing. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "John Celio" <n...@neovenator.com> >> Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net >> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:00:55 >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List<pdml@pdml.net> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Re: I hate my K10D's AF >> >> I know your pain, bro. I hate my K10D quite a bit, but when focus is >> critical I hate it even more. >> >> When the day comes that I can afford to upgrade, I'm probably not going to >> sell my K10D. I wouldn't want to inflict its bullshit on someone else. >> >> No, I may just go Office Space on it: >> http://www.vimeo.com/5944863 >> >> John >> >> -- >> http://www.jacelio.com >> http://www.cafepress.com/jacelio >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "eckinator" <eckina...@gmail.com> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:52 PM >> Subject: I hate my K10D's AF >> >> >> Aaaargh... that thing doesn't have front or back focus, it has effin' >> wack focus... I just finished culling over 100 pictures of Mattis >> riding a slow kids' carousel and less than ten are properly focused. I >> shot images using both auto and manual focus point selection as I was >> anticipating this. Please tell me the current models have more brains >> before I am tempted to succumb to the yellow peril again... >> >> AAAARGH!!!! >> >> -- >> Cheers >> Ecke >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> Cameras don’t shoot people. >> Photographers shoot people. >> >> -- >> 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. >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
