On 1/3/2014 12:49 PM, Bill wrote:
On 03/01/2014 12:06 PM, Walt wrote:
Thanks, Bruce.
I guess if I can hold off for a year, or so, I might be able to foot the
bill for the whole megillah -- body, computer. I'm still pretty damned
happy with my K-5, but knowing the improved auto-focus is out there
makes me give it the ol' side-eye every now and then.
I've said it before, the K5, as good as it is, was held back by QC
problems because of Hoya. The K5II series is what the K5 should have
been off the hop, had Hoya not built the thing as cheaply as they felt
they could get away with.
Regarding AF: The K3 is more accurate by yards, and is significantly
faster as well. The 17 point AF is nice, but should be more spread
out, or should have more focus points. I suspect this was a choice
Ricoh made to ensure there was still an upgrade path from the K3, as a
K3 with a 60 or so point AF would be just about the end of the line.
Focus point selection in Liveview is much wider, and LiveView AF seems
fast enough. Certainly it is as fast as the PDAF systems from a couple
of generations ago.
More and more, I am using Liveview rather than the viewfinder in the
studio. I find that being separated from the camera makes the subjects
more at ease than dealing with a photographer who looks like Patrick
Stewart dressed as a Borg.
bill
Interesting food for thought, Bill.
It certainly sounds like I'd be deliriously happy with the K-3, and I
may even be able to foot the bill for one by the time the next flagship
comes out. And in the meantime, I'm pretty content to have a camera like
the K-5 to be "stuck with".
-- Walt
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