a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Bong Manayon
Got a chance to run around with the K30 this weekend, there is a difference between reading specs and actually handling the camera. One of my assumptions was it would be like downgrading from say the K10D to the K200D or the K-m but I was pleasantly surprised that it had the dual dials of the K-5;

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Jeffery Smith
I'm sort of relieved that there isn't enough rationale to get one while already having a K5. I doubted that Pentax would ever come out with a dSLR with a sensor that is the size of a 35mm frame (I worded that just for Paul), but if the Q is going down, I still have a glimmer of hope. Jeffery S

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Bong Manayon
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > I'm sort of relieved that there isn't enough rationale to get one while > already having a K5. I doubted that Pentax would ever come out with a dSLR > with a sensor that is the size of a 35mm frame (I worded that just for Paul), > but if

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Steven Desjardins
That's really good news. An almost K5 with improved AF would be an awesome mid-range camera and will help keep Pentax in the game. BTW, I like the yellow ghost, but I'm thinking duck. On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > I'm sort of relieved that there isn't enough rational

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Tim Bray
Those WW2 re-enactors are deeply, deeply weird. -T On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Got a chance to run around with the K30 this weekend, there is a > difference between reading specs and actually handling the camera. > One of my assumptions was it would be like downgrading

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/16/2012 5:33 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: No, I will not rush out to get the K-30 unless my back up camera dies; my son loves to upgrade his K-r though despite my offer to upgrade his to a K-5; his rationale is that his muscle memory has been tuned to punching the buttons of the K-r so the K-30's

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/16/2012 4:50 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: Got a chance to run around with the K30 this weekend, there is a difference between reading specs and actually handling the camera. One of my assumptions was it would be like downgrading from say the K10D to the K200D or the K-m but I was pleasantly surpr

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Bong Manayon
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Aren't you one of the re-enactors, sir? > > For me, having hyper-P mode and two dials would mean approximately > equivalent to K-5. That's the single thing I use most often when I am > shooting with my K-5. > > You're a capable photograph

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Bong Manayon
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > > IMO, it should take at most one shooting day to re-adjust. So that this > wouldn't be a valid decisive argument pro or contra any of the choices. > > Yet, I do think that all present Pentax offerings are excellent. > I agree. But that

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-15 Thread Boris Liberman
It is indeed :-) . Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On July 16, 2012 8:34:08 AM Bong Manayon wrote: On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > Aren't you one of the re-enactors, sir? > > For me, having hyper-P mode and two dials would mean approximate

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
Yes, it is quite odd to see German WWII uniforms worn by folks with Filipino faces. It's a different kind of 'master race'. Probably has old Adolf and his crew spinning in their graves. Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 12:34 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Bor

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-16 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 15, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Bong Manayon wrote: > Got a chance to run around with the K30 this weekend, there is a > difference between reading specs and actually handling the camera. > One of my assumptions was it would be like downgrading from say the > K10D to the K200D or the K-m but I was p

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-16 Thread Bong Manayon
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 1:19 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Very interesting. The difference in button layout between my K-x and K-5 is > the biggest hassle in switching between them. > > I do really wish that the K-5's review button was in the same place as the > K-r, so that I could review a shot

Re: a weekend with the K30

2012-07-18 Thread Boris Liberman
Both, meso afraid... On 7/16/2012 8:35 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: IMO, it should take at most one shooting day to re-adjust. So that this wouldn't be a valid decisive argument pro or contra any of the choices. Yet, I do think that all pre