1) Pentax still needs to improve on low-light autofocus--that's a must.
2) But, here's what I'd like to see: a stripped down camera.
K-5 high ISO quality , frames per second, bracketing feature, natural
shooting mode only, & AV, TV et al. modes, white balance features--then add
improved lowlight autofocus.
Get rid of everything else--video, creative filters, multiple exposure
shooting, etc. I think a stripped down camera would make a nice back-up
camera or primary camera for that matter. It would have the quality of the
K5 but hopefully at a lower cost. One could use the fancy features on the
K5 if needed.
Probably sounds crazy, but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. :-) Cheers,
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Bray" <tb...@textuality.com>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:50 AM
Subject: What next in an SLR?
I'm awfully happy with the K-5. (I was out last night trying to take
flash-free pictures in the light of the full moon using my old Sigma
30mm f1.4; it didn't come off for one reason or another, but I haven't
given up). Anyhow, it can shoot in as little light as I'll ever need,
and as many frames-per-second as I'll ever need, with as many pixels
as I'll ever need, and has a battery as big as I'll ever need, and so
on and so on.
I'm thinking if I were a Pentax product manager trying to figure out
what to put in the K-3 or K-1... I just wouldn't know where to start.
Smaller would be nice but you can only take that so far before the
K-glass gets way out of balance with the body; the K-5 looks
deliciously butch with the short extra-fat Sigma on.
Once again, what should Pentax be working on? -T
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