Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-21 Thread Thibouille
Thank you Fernando and PJ ;) On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Fernando wrote: > I have the standard focusing screen. > > I think the O-ME53 is worth the investment, at the beginning the > improvement seems marginal, but it does benefit the manual focusing > experience. Having said that, probably

Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-20 Thread Fernando
They had some people from Pentax there explaining and answering questions -I overhead this person explaining the technology behind Pentax SR to a customer-. You probably know already any answer they could give you, I don't think you missed too much ;-) On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Adam Maas w

Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-20 Thread Fernando
I have the standard focusing screen. I think the O-ME53 is worth the investment, at the beginning the improvement seems marginal, but it does benefit the manual focusing experience. Having said that, probably is not replacement for a split focusing screen -if that's what you like- but I would gues

Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-20 Thread P. J. Alling
I don't have a K-7 but it's certainly worth it on a K20D. It takes a bit of extra care to use, and might not be so great for eyeglass wearers, but I think it's worth the investment. Thibouille wrote: Fernando, what is your take on the O-ME53 and K-7? Is it worth it? Do you have the standard f

Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-20 Thread Adam Maas
I should have stuck my nose in there after work yesterday (given that I work around the corner from said Superstore) -Adam On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:26 AM, Fernando wrote: > Thanks Dave for posting this; now that I moved 4 blocks from Henry's > Superstore -danger alarm- I went today and had the

Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-20 Thread Thibouille
Fernando, what is your take on the O-ME53 and K-7? Is it worth it? Do you have the standard focussing screen or any non-standard one? Thank you. On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Fernando wrote: > Thanks Dave for posting this; now that I moved 4 blocks from Henry's > Superstore -danger alarm- I

Re: Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-20 Thread Fernando
Thanks Dave for posting this; now that I moved 4 blocks from Henry's Superstore -danger alarm- I went today and had the chance to handle the K7 and try it with my magnifier eyepiece (the O-ME53). Every sales person had a Pentax t-shirt -it felt weird-. On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:02 AM, David J Br

Henrys is promoting the K-x and K-7 this weekend

2009-09-19 Thread David J Brooks
My email flyer showed up Friday and it looks like Henrys here in Ontario, is having Pentax reps, over the next three days, show up at some of the bigger stores and do promo talks and demos for the new Kx and K7. Its a start. Dave -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http