Thanks Margus. Tomorrow I'm going to meet up with Mark and test his DA* 16-50 on my K10D and the K-5 to confirm the improvement.
—M. \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com http://EnticingTheLight.com A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment 2010/12/6 Margus Männik <mar...@eol.ee>: > Hi, > > I'd like to say some words about the difference between K20D and K-5. > Often I do test cameras head-to-head i.e. I do use both at the same > conditions simultaneously. This time I used the other way and abandoned my > "old trusty" K20D for a three days. Completely. Simply took K-5 and got used > to it. Then returned to K20D and (oh boy) there WAS a difference. Human mind > is strange - it doesn't notice slight (and even not-so-slight) changes to > better side, but if something goes a even bit worse... In short - K20D now > feels noisy, slow and loud. Focusing with SDM-lenses hunts much more and is > clearly slower (16-50, 50-135, 60-250). With screw-driven lenses (FA50/1.4, > DA35/2.4, DA40 Limited etc.) the difference is marginal. > And still, K20D feels more comfortable in my hand than K-5. > > BR, Margus > > > > On 12/06/2010 4:05 PM, Miserere wrote: >> >> As part of my on-going K-5 review, I updated the focusing section: >> >> http://enticingthelight.com/2010/12/01/review-pentax-k-5/#focusing >> >> My conclusions about focusing speed seem to differe from everyone >> else's. Opinions welcomed! >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> —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. > -- 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.
