Hi,
Coming out of the lurking mode, I would like to get your views/opinion
on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D) assuming no existing investment in
lenses/flashes? The Pentax kit is around $100 cheaper in the US. Is
Canon auto-focus better than the Pentax under normal lighting
conditions? I am just a
I haven't shot the K100D, but I have used the DL, DS, D and the Rebel.
Ergonomically, the Pentax's are far better. More comfortable to shoot
with, far better viewfinder, better control layout. And the Pentax 18-55
is a significantly better lens than the Canon 18-55, with better build,
quick-shi
On 8/21/06, Gaurav Aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Coming out of the lurking mode, I would like to get your views/opinion
> on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D) assuming no existing investment in
> lenses/flashes? The Pentax kit is around $100 cheaper in the US. Is
If the K100D is put
> I haven't shot the K100D, but I have used the DL, DS, D and the Rebel.
>
> Ergonomically, the Pentax's are far better. More comfortable to shoot
> with, far better viewfinder, better control layout. And the Pentax 18-55
> is a significantly better lens than the Canon 18-55, with better build,
> I currently shoot ME Super with 35-105 f/3.5 and 70-210 f/4 but would
> rather move
> to auto-focus since I not too sure if I can use MF lenses without any
> manual focus assist on the K100D.
>
Surely, the K100D has manual focus assist, too? OK, it doesn't come with
a split-image screen or a
On 21/8/06, Toralf Lund, discombobulated, unleashed:
>It also seems like most people here agree that the Pentax AF is
>generally more accurate than the competitor's systems (including I
>suppose, Canon's.) Haven't done a lot of comparisons myself.
Toralf, it depends on the camera. I had a Canon
Not noticeably, as far as the Rebel is concerned, at least compared to
the *ist-D/Ds, the K100D is supposed to have improved autofocus. The
Rebel is an 8mp camera, the K100D is 6mp but has in camera shake
reduction, the same feature requires special, (expensive), lenses on the
Canon. The upgr
Toralf Lund wrote:
>>I haven't shot the K100D, but I have used the DL, DS, D and the Rebel.
>>
>>Ergonomically, the Pentax's are far better. More comfortable to shoot
>>with, far better viewfinder, better control layout. And the Pentax 18-55
>>is a significantly better lens than the Canon 18-55,
I've heard that complaint, but I have not experienced it -- I've shot about
20,000 frames on my DS2, significantly more than half of them with either the
A* 400 2.8 or the A* 200 2.8 wide open, and I've found the focus indicator to
be very accurate and useful. However, when shooting with such n
In a message dated 8/21/2006 1:23:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I currently shoot ME Super with 35-105 f/3.5 and 70-210 f/4 but would
rather move
to auto-focus since I not too sure if I can use MF lenses without any
manual focus assist on the K100D.
Thanks a lot!
Gaurav
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On 8/22/06, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> As for speed, I've tried the 350D only with the kit lens, and it didn't
> strike me as being faster than what I'm used to from older film
> Pentaxes. As people are reporting a somewhat significant speedup on the
> K100D compared to older digita
A little comment on megapixels here. Doubling your megapixels only give
you a 1.4x increase in resolution. In other words if you go from 6
megapixels to 12 megapixels your 11x14 prints will have the same
resolution as your 8x10 prints do now. That being so a jump from 6 to 8
or 10 is hardly wor
Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu wrote:
> On 8/22/06, Toralf Lund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> As for speed, I've tried the 350D only with the kit lens, and it didn't
>> strike me as being faster than what I'm used to from older film
>> Pentaxes. As people are reporting a somewhat significant speedup on t
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: any views on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D)?
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:09:42 EDT
In a message dated 8/21/2006 1:23:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I currently shoot ME Super with 35-105 f/3.5 and 70-210 f/4 but would
rather move
to auto-focus s
On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:52 AM, Tom C wrote:
> I would expect Canon to implement in-body anti-shake at the soonest
> possible
> time. No information to that, just common sense.
Won't that destroy the market for their pricey lenses with anti-shake
in them?
-Aaron
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Subject: Re: any views on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D)?
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:20:21 -0400
On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:52 AM, Tom C wrote:
> I would expect Canon to implement in-body anti-shake at the soonest
> possible
> time. No
Of course it will, which is why they have a bit of a dilemma.
It will be most interesting to see whether they decide to sacrifice sales
of low-end cameras, or high-end IS lenses.
John
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:20:21 +0100, Aaron Reynolds
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:
Only if they introduce less pricey lenses of equal aperture and focal
lengths to those pricey lenses. Plus internal IS probably won't work
with FF camera bodies, at least not as currently configured. I doubt
many Digital Rebel users are buying IS 80-200 F2.8 L glass. Canon has
been in the en
d, briefed, debriefed or
numbered."
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Of course it will, which
> high quailty lenses w/o the expensive AS built in.
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> Tom C.
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> "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or
> numbered."
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> From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:52 AM, Tom C wrote:
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> >
Aaron Reynolds wrote:
> On Aug 22, 2006, at 11:52 AM, Tom C wrote:
>
>
>>I would expect Canon to implement in-body anti-shake at the soonest
>>possible
>>time. No information to that, just common sense.
>
>
> Won't that destroy the market for their pricey lenses with anti-shake
> in them?
>
Tom C wrote:
> I suspect they will gain more in sales of bodies and systems across the
> board than they would lose on the relatively fewer sales of high-margin IS
> lenses.
>
> If they don't take this route they will be making a major marketing faux-pas
> which will benefit all other DLSR mfrs.
On Tue, 22 Aug 2006, Tom C wrote:
> Only to be regained by the ability to sell more camera bodies and lower cost
> high quailty lenses w/o the expensive AS built in.
You don't mean to say that Canon had better for the customer and more
affordable technology available to them but preferred to scr
On 22/8/06, Tom C, discombobulated, unleashed:
>I would expect them to start implementing anti-shake/image-stabilization in
>most if not all new model bodies, sell off the existing IS lens stock,
>replacing it with lenses using the same optical formula, without the IS.
Can't see that happening.
Actually Pentax DSLR's are DX format (23.5 x 15.7 mm) also, aren't they,
using the same Sony sensors (at least on the *ist D)?
Tom C.
"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or
numbered."
>
>Nikon is the one in a real bind, with their concentration on DX format
>bod
Yes they are, but Pentax doesn't make VR/IS lenses to compete with
SR-equipped bodies.
Canon has a good reason to stick to IS lenses or do both, the full-frame
bodies. Nikon doesn't.
-Adam
Tom C wrote:
> Actually Pentax DSLR's are DX format (23.5 x 15.7 mm) also, aren't they,
> using the sam
d, debriefed or
numbered."
>From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Re: any views on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D)?
>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:15:43 -0600
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>Actually Pentax DSLR's are
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>Subject: Re: any views on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D)?
>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:20:27 -0600
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>Funny that I've seen the APS-C nomenclature wrecklessly bandied about here
>(me too) regarding sub-35mm digital sensors, when in reality that's
;
>"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or
>numbered."
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>>From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: any views on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D)?
> Well I guess they're all generically called APS-C regardless of actual
> physical dimensions.
I figure it's close enough for folk music.
Sometimes, it is best to
t;
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>> From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> To: pdml@pdml.net
>> Subject: Re: any views on K100D vs. Canon Rebel XT (350D)?
>> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:15:43 -0600
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>> Actually Pentax DSLR's are D
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