Pentax K-5 Autofocus System
Posted 25/09/2010 - 08:38
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helios wrote:
Actually Jacobs are taking preorders for the K-5 body only at £999 which is less than I paid for my K-7 when it first came out.
Just be careful with that one - on their help page it says this:Actually Jacobs are taking preorders for the K-5 body only at £999 which is less than I paid for my K-7 when it first came out.
"When is payment taken from my account?
Authorisation and debit is obtained on every order placed, even if the stock requires ordering."
Means you'll be paying for the thing weeks before you have it in hand. I'd rather keep my money mine until the goods are shipped, so will wait to see how other retailers shake out...
Posted 01/10/2010 - 09:31
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For me and my money would be more possibilities to buy:
1) some interesting expeditions with my current equipments
2) K-5 (+ to spend more and more money for accessories like 10'' external LCD monitor or a better viewfinder for my bad eyes + video and macro brackets + Stereo MIC and accessories) and I would sit at home ...
3) a new Sigma 8-16 + a new Metz 58 AF-2 (with 12mm zoom) + accesories
and I would sit at home ...
4) to sell some my equipments ...
1) some interesting expeditions with my current equipments
2) K-5 (+ to spend more and more money for accessories like 10'' external LCD monitor or a better viewfinder for my bad eyes + video and macro brackets + Stereo MIC and accessories) and I would sit at home ...
3) a new Sigma 8-16 + a new Metz 58 AF-2 (with 12mm zoom) + accesories
and I would sit at home ...
4) to sell some my equipments ...
Posted 01/10/2010 - 09:51
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If I was waiting for a better price of K-7 I bought K-x with better sensor of ISO sensitivity than my K20D
+ I bought DA* 300/4 ...
+ I bought DA* 300/4 ...
Posted 01/10/2010 - 17:20
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kff wrote:
2) K-5 (+ to spend more and more money for accessories like 10'' external LCD monitor or a better viewfinder for my bad eyes + video and macro brackets + Stereo MIC and accessories) and I would sit at home ...
Never knew you can install a different viewfinder in your camera
2) K-5 (+ to spend more and more money for accessories like 10'' external LCD monitor or a better viewfinder for my bad eyes + video and macro brackets + Stereo MIC and accessories) and I would sit at home ...
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 01/10/2010 - 22:36
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digitalCG wrote:
"When is payment taken from my account?
Authorisation and debit is obtained on every order placed, even if the stock requires ordering."
Means you'll be paying for the thing weeks before you have it in hand. I'd rather keep my money mine until the goods are shipped, so will wait to see how other retailers shake out...
Seconded. I am sure that is illegal.helios wrote:
Actually Jacobs are taking preorders for the K-5 body only at £999 which is less than I paid for my K-7 when it first came out.
Just be careful with that one - on their help page it says this:Actually Jacobs are taking preorders for the K-5 body only at £999 which is less than I paid for my K-7 when it first came out.
"When is payment taken from my account?
Authorisation and debit is obtained on every order placed, even if the stock requires ordering."
Means you'll be paying for the thing weeks before you have it in hand. I'd rather keep my money mine until the goods are shipped, so will wait to see how other retailers shake out...
Their internal and customer communication is non existent. I placed an order of over £1000 with them on a Tuesday with express (1-2 days) postage and confirmed they had stock. They immediately took the money out of my account but when the lens had not arrived by Friday, I phoned them. It took them twenty minutes to tell me they simply had not got round to sending it out. I cancelled the order. Guess what I got on Monday.
By that time I had already bought locally as I needed the lens for the Sunday.
Proper 5 raspberry service.
Posted 02/10/2010 - 18:50
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beginner wrote:
Suppose they have to fill the menu up with something!...I'm afraid I live in the past and treat my camera like my old slr!.....not being very good on the technical side ,I have great difficulty working all the available settings! ,I just want a camera that will produce good quality images.I'll stick with my K20 until I can do it justice!
I just want a camera that will produce good quality images.Suppose they have to fill the menu up with something!...I'm afraid I live in the past and treat my camera like my old slr!.....not being very good on the technical side ,I have great difficulty working all the available settings! ,I just want a camera that will produce good quality images.I'll stick with my K20 until I can do it justice!
Ditto
Ian
Posted 02/10/2010 - 22:29
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philstaff wrote:
I just want a camera that will produce good quality images.
Ditto
Ian
Therein lies the problem Ian - I am not convinced there is one. If the subject is reasonably close and slow moving, then Pentax is the way to go. If it is whistling past me at 450mph then I reach for my Canon. I am sure Noinks do something good too, but my bank manager has embargoed me from finding out.
I just want a camera that will produce good quality images.
Ditto
Ian
Posted 02/10/2010 - 23:13
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The particular lens I looked at suffers from slow AF so it would not have been a step forward.
Posted 02/10/2010 - 23:31
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Yup. The 200-400 @ £5k was out of my budget and that was why I ruled out Nikon.
Posted 26/10/2010 - 16:59
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Oggy wrote:
Yup. The 200-400 @ £5k was out of my budget and that was why I ruled out Nikon.
what about the 50-500mm os.
Yup. The 200-400 @ £5k was out of my budget and that was why I ruled out Nikon.
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I'm sure Chris will be watching his competitors pricing very carefully
Archie