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What will the new Pentax really offer us?
There is room for adding more focus points and a proper tracking AF system, surely? The K5-ii may have been class leading in terms of low light sensitivity, but i don't see any reason not to continue the improvements!
Posted by Pentaxophile on 01/10/2013 - 11:06
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
There is room for adding more focus points and a proper tracking AF system, surely? The K5-ii may have been class leading in terms of low light sensitivity, but i don't see any reason not to continue the improvements! totally agree with this, and in fact it's the only thing they could do that might ...
Posted by Mongoose on 01/10/2013 - 11:22
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
I don't need nor want GPS, Wifi, Video, astro tracer, electronic viewfinder, 100 focus points, silly in-camera filters (e.g. cross processing) or any other 'surplus to requirement' technology......just autofocus tracking equal to (or better than) the competition that's fast and quiet. Most people d...
Posted by michaelblue on 01/10/2013 - 13:20
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
I don't need nor want GPS, Wifi, Video, astro tracer, electronic viewfinder, 100 focus points, silly in-camera filters (e.g. cross processing) or any other 'surplus to requirement' technology......just autofocus tracking equal to (or better than) the competition that's fast and quiet. Most people d...
Posted by McGregNi on 01/10/2013 - 21:08
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Stub wrote: Having just spent four days, togging the Salford music festival I had never before hankered for a full frame job. But the results from my colleagues Nikon and Canon Camera's is off the scale compared to my K5ii Yes in the D800e and Canon 5d You cant compare price point. But in very l...
Posted by Horst on 02/10/2013 - 11:02
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
How odd, Chris. I was considering starting a thread celebrating the electronic level feature which seems to me to save hundreds (thousands?) of pixels as I no longer have to straighten horizons and crop when photographing sea-scapes or buildings. I find it one of the camera's most endearing addition...
Posted by ChrisA on 09/10/2013 - 18:01
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Chris A, in principle you're absolutely correct, why pay for something that doesn't work? The only caveat I would like to put in is that every man-made item has a margin of error, and if that error is plus or minus 1 degree then no amount of adjusting and replacing will change that. It's a guide. ...
Posted by johnriley on 10/10/2013 - 11:28
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
I'm still 'll bedecided tbh ... I want to see how the tracking performs before I take the plunge. Also I have half a mind to upgrade my 7D to a 5D MKIII and I can only do one camera body this year. Nice to hear your subject to financial pressure the same as the rest of us!:wink: As regards the tr...
Posted by jules on 10/10/2013 - 14:09
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Had a couple of beers last night (Very unusual for me) and the other half now knows about the K3, (I always fess up in the end anyway) and I was pleasantly suprised, she almost forced me onto the Ricoh Japan site to mull over the specs. She agreed that for the things I do and would like to get back ...
Posted by jules on 11/10/2013 - 07:35
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
What is the specific reason why Pentax struggles with aspects of fast AF compared to the opposition? Of course this may be much better on the K3 but if there is a fundamental technical difference that cannot be resolved I have my doubts. It only really affects bird photographers in the main really. ...
Posted by dcweather on 11/10/2013 - 18:22
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Sport too, particularly with stuff coming towards you at pace. I tend to use continuous auto focusing and burst shoot, take 5-6 shots and hope I have a couple in focus. I've done OK so far but do lose a lot that are OOF. Still sticking with Pentax though because when the heavens open I'm still th...
Posted by SteveEveritt on 11/10/2013 - 18:30
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
What is the specific reason why Pentax struggles with aspects of fast AF compared to the opposition? Of course this may be much better on the K3 but if there is a fundamental technical difference that cannot be resolved I have my doubts. It only really affects bird photographers in the main really. ...
Posted by jules on 12/10/2013 - 07:15
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
The one main feeling I'm getting is that this camera has some really grunty CPU behind it... Hoping that will allow the likes of tracking focus in video, and perhaps the option to use focus peaking during video etc also. I had wondered also if the screw drive approach has any delay issues over ...
Posted by richandfleur on 12/10/2013 - 10:54
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Bit tongue in cheek Barry but some people regard the 60-250 as a bit slow, personally I think it's ok, in fact I nearly bought another one this week. The new camera is very unlikely to drive the lenses any faster, though they may track a lot better since the Camera has a lot more information to go o...
Posted by jules on 12/10/2013 - 14:22
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
K-30 focus peaking is spot on. The highlight overlay is directly from the lens and is practically real time, so there's no weird lagging or anything when you use it. I think it's awesome, and would love it to be enabled if desired during Video recording, rather than just before you start recording...
Posted by richandfleur on 13/10/2013 - 07:26
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
If you've used Sony focus peaking, Pentax's implementation will be slightly disappointing. No colour to make it stand out, and a pixellated / grainy zoomed view. Unless Ricoh have radically improved it on the K3 (Let's hope! )
Posted by Pentaxophile on 13/10/2013 - 09:34
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
If you've used Sony focus peaking, Pentax's implementation will be slightly disappointing. No colour to make it stand out, and a pixellated / grainy zoomed view. Unless Ricoh have radically improved it on the K3 (Let's hope! ) I've never used Sony's implementation Will, so I can't compare, but I do ...
Posted by davidstorm on 13/10/2013 - 10:56
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nlLIIscjFg They should have got someone who can pronounce some of the technical terms. 'auto-focus' 'moiré' 'aliasing' Seriously ..:roll: I hope the camera itself is better than that great big fat piece of marketing BS. 'Designed to be the highest performin...
Posted by ChrisA on 14/10/2013 - 08:53
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Hey, don't shoot the messenger bud! I agree with you here, I was wondering what Otto focus was? Maybe Zeiss's version? Well I suppose it it the Highest K series but it's kind of obvious I suppose, maybe designed for our mates over the pond, so they can get a few "Awesome" and "In the Hole" and "...
Posted by jules on 14/10/2013 - 09:03
What will the new Pentax really offer us?
Hey, don't shoot the messenger bud! Not at all shooting the messenger!! Worth a post for sure, but videos like that just bring out the worst in me. That would have cost them at least a five figure sum to produce, and all it needed as a narrator was someone who had had a five minute briefing on...
Posted by ChrisA on 14/10/2013 - 09:10
