New K7 ??? or not ?

I am considering buying the K7 + lenses tomorrow probably from SRS - I own an ist DL which I was very happy with so added a K10d to the collection, I now want to up the specs a bit more..
I have read several reviews and they all look good but I have a couple of questions to K7 Owners or those in the know

1/ Do the lenses I own now fit the K7?
2/ Are the On K10d batteries the same?
3/ Does the grip on my k10d fit the K7?
4/ Will I be disappointed ?

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated

Thank you
Pete

Not a K-7 owner but...

1/ Yes
2/ No
3/ No
4/ No

Hope that helps.

Dan

Thank you Daniel

1/ great
2/ dammit lol
3/ oh no more expense
4/ Thought not


It did

take care
Pete

For #3, the battery grip of the K7 supports the battery of the K7 or AA batteries and that's quite a plus, you also have more buttons on the K7 grip as well.

You might even want the k7 only for the sound the shutter make, it really is day and night compared with the K10D.

For me that is probably the last reason for changing a camera body

Anvh thank you for the input if the shutter is quieter then that would be a plus as I do a lot of wildlife photography. So although Hyram says its the last reason for changing a body it is something that does make a difference to me.

I'd always thought that, then playing with a mate's new K-7 last week suddenly made my K10D sound like thunderclaps every time I took a photo...

It may not be quite enough reason on its own but it sure does help the K-7's case!

You're right H1 - I've had my K10 shutter noise compared to that of a 645. While that was a (poor, in my view ) attempt at humour, there may have been an element of truth in it. You certainly know when someone is using one of the latter.

Around the 40 seconds of this clip, the K20D vs the K7 link

My tuppence' worth:

* Quieter shutter. A plus for show & theatre work!
* Better exposure in low light. The new 77 point metering does seem mightily improved in dim lighting conditions (and flash too).
* Better WB. Again, in dim lighting conditions this is really helpful.
* More useful live view. I've found this genuinely useful.
* Smaller body. I always like the 'dinkiness' of the *ist-D. The K7 is closer.
* Proper mirror-up facility. Again, very useful.
* Digital level is actually surprisingly useful!
* Very nice live rotate on playback.

The IQ isn't really any different to the K20D, but it'll be a definite improvement from the K10D The CMOS sensor is a very different beast to the CCD.

Hope that helps!
Matt

Thanks you to all of you wise words as usual..
The camera is now sat here in front of me .. I have taken several shots and yes the shutter noise is really different to my K10 and so far I am really impressed with it. I have now come across another problem I have which I shall start a new thread about as it relates to Raw and elements ..

A thankyou to all for your comments