On 7 November 2010 16:00, John Francis <jo...@panix.com> wrote: > On Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 07:24:59AM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: >> >> Never tried the K7. As long as its bigger than the istD, which i found >> to small for my liking. >> I'm used to the big bulky cameras, like my D series, they seem to fit >> short stubby hands like mine. > > Here's a post I made to the group at the time the K-7 was announced: > (I've updated the table to include the dimensions of the K-x) > > W H D > K-7: 131 x 97 x 73 mm > K-x: 123 x 92 x 68 mm > *ist-D: 129 x 95 x 60 mm > K10D: 142 x 101 x 70 mm > K200D: 135 x 97 x 77 mm > MX: 136 x 83 x 50 mm > ME: 131 x 83 x 50 mm > LX: 145 x 91 x 50 mm > MZ-5n: 135 x 90 x 62 mm > MZ-S: 137 x 95 x 64 mm > PZ-1p: 152 x 96 x 74 mm > > And a few comparisons from other manufacturers: > > EOS 50D: 154 x 111 x 81 mm > EOS-1 Ds: 150 x 160 x 80 mm (includes battery grip) > > D90: 132 x 103 x 77 mm > D300: 147 x 114 x 74 mm > D3x: 160 x 157 x 88 mm (includes battery grip) > > E620: 130 x 96 x 59 mm > > > > My observations, in no particular order: > > o Digital cameras are much thicker than film bodies. > But a lot of this is because of the hand grip; if > you discount that, things look a lot closer. > > o The PZ-1p was *enormous* for a Pentax film body. > > o The K-7 is very close in size to the *ist-D, except > for the depth. So if you liked the size of the *ist-D, > you will probably be happy with the feel of the K-7. > If you thought the *ist-D was too small, you may feel > the same way about the K-7, although the restyled grip > should make the K-7 feel better in the hand. > > o The Nikon D90 is a pretty compact camera, too. Not > quite as small as the K-7, but definitely no behemoth.
John, Not to nitpick, but the K100D is sorely missing from that comparison. The K-7/5 feels a lot smaller than the numbers would lead one to believe, at least compared to the K10/20D. --M. -- \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment -- 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.
