Great information, many thanks Margus. Jaume
>________________________________ > De: Margus Männik <mar...@eol.ee> >Para: pdml@pdml.net >Enviado: Lunes 13 de agosto de 2012 17:09 >Asunto: Pentax K-30 experience > >Now I have walked a week with (literally) K-30 in one hand and K-5 in other. I >wrote a review for our local press, but obviously I'm not going to translate >the whole thing, but just want to share some points (and please forgive me if >my English is not good enough). > >+ Nice body. I'm not very happy with K-7/K-5 body design (especially w/o >battery grip attached) and K-30 feels better. First it looks a bit suspicious, >but it's really comfortable in hand, even for a long carrying/shooting. >+ Two-wheel user interface. I've never liked single-wheel cameras like K-r >(and many other). Considering the price, it's really nice feature. >+ Very good viewfinder and possibility to change focusing screen. Once again, >I wouldn't expect those features from less-than-top-line camera, especially >Pentax (who has such a short line of cameras). >+ The picture quality is nearly the same compared to K-5 under ~ISO 6400. I've >really compared around 100 "parallel" shots and just sometimes K-5 images seem >to have a tiny bit more dynamic range. At very high ISOs K-30 noise becomes >more prominent and has different nature (rougher grain). Considering that >Pentax K-5 have been named as the very best APS-C SLR, it seems that now the >second best is also Pentax. >+ Video quality is superior to K-5. It's not much surprising as K-30 utilizes >the same PRIME M processor that we've already seen in K-01. Focusing in video >mode has made a significant leap forward compared both to K-5 and K-01. >0 Much praised modifications to focusing system are nearly unnoticeable. K-30 >may be a bit more self-confident with SDM lenses, but can not drive older ones >as fast as K-5. >- Battery life is not impressive and there's no battery grip either. Of >course, 450 shots per charging is not THAT bad, but serious enthusiasts will >definitely need a spare battery. >- Shutter is noisy, about the same as K20D. Continuous drive at 6 fps sounds >quite scary. >- Video soundtrack is mono and camera has no external mic connector. >- Image buffer could be larger. Nowadays the memory chips are inexpensive, >after all. > >All together, we have got an really impressive camera. IQ is much better than >K20D and almost the same as K-5. My personal favorite is still K-5 (I need >battery grip and don't care about video), but I'm quite sure many existing >pentaxians will prefer K-30. > >-- 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.
