K7 Size

I am travelling 70 odd miles to the closest dealer who has a K7 tomorrow and was wandering if anyone can comment of its size - i gather its smaller than the K10 and i actually really like how the K10 feels weight wise etc without a grip.

any opinions welcome

thanks

will

The grip and weight is the same, you miss a bit on the left side for your other hand to grip and the camera is less high and you will notice that as well. Still it would feel like a secure grip.

Cheers stefan

Will - are you that far from a Curries? Some of their shops have them in. I wouldn't buy from them, but it will give you a chance to handle one.

Well I am off to Mifsuds tomorrow as i thought they have a good stock and are in travelling distance and i am more than likely going to buy one but thanks for the heads up on currys

Size wise very similar to K100D, but with much better grip. Weight wise feels more like (and perhaps more solid than) K10/20D. Combines great handling and ergonomics of the latter with the compactness of the former. Works brilliantly for me without grip (and I used my K20D with the grip to improve the handling!).

I guess size is a personal preference thing but I like that with the K-7 you can go 'small' with just the body and prime or go 'large' with a DA* and balance it nicely with the grip.
Handling wise I find either approach top draw

I slightly prefer the K10/20D's ergonomics to the K-7's, but the K-7's is good too and I don't notice discomfort in actual use. The K-7 is slightly smaller and about 50 grams lighter.

The exact dimensions and weights can be found on the Pentax and DPReview websites.

Interesting, it's so personal depending on hand size & personal preferences. Hubby and I went to handle one when we took a trip to Bristol the other week. I loved it as it felt much better than the K10D in my smaller hands. Hubby hated the fact that the 'left hand side' has less volume (as Anvh describes), it didn't feel properly balanced to him and having held it for while one handed (as he tends to) he felt his hand aching.

Does my hubby have wierd hands? Would the grip help? We don't have a grip for the K10D cos hubby loves it's feel just as it is.

Anyway, Will I hope your trip was successful and it felt good to you.

Nah maybe big hands, I myself have long fingers and the grip is just big enough so that I don't touch the camera with my finger tips, I can see it being a problem.

Strange that your hubby don't like the balance it only has a 50 gram difference, I think it's just the way it feels. A grip would make it heavier and balance things with heavier lenses but if you don't have a grip on the K10D then there shouldn't be much difference?
It's probably the fact that the camera isn't that high any more, place a quick-release plate of a tripod on the camera, that might do the trick since you hold the lens a bit differently then.

I find the lighter weight as real bonus - I really appriciated it yesterday when going for a walk

Thanks Anvh - good thinking re the QR plate. Will mention it to him.