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Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 14/10/2013 - 09:10
They should have got someone who can pronounce some of the technical terms.
'auto-focus' 'moiré' 'aliasing'
Seriously ..
I hope the camera itself is better than that great big fat piece of marketing BS. 'Designed to be the highest performing of all the K-Series cameras.' No s**t, Sherlock!
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 14/10/2013 - 08:53
michaelblue wrote:
Nobody disputes that it works perfectly on some examples of the K-5.ChrisA wrote:
If it's as rubbish in the K-3 as it is in the K-5, you all better duck, since my toys will be emerging from my pram at warp factor 8.
How's the level in the K5-II by the way?
Mine works perfectly in my K30 AND K5 jules wrote:
And as Chris A says, maybe they just ran out of room?
Just so long as they had room for an electronic level that works this time round.And as Chris A says, maybe they just ran out of room?
If it's as rubbish in the K-3 as it is in the K-5, you all better duck, since my toys will be emerging from my pram at warp factor 8.
How's the level in the K5-II by the way?
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 14/10/2013 - 08:11
K10D wrote:
True, but it's nice to be at least optimistic that the K-3 sensor won't suffer from the long-exposure banding that the D7100 is alleged to.jules wrote:
It'll be one year more advanced than the current Toshiba, so there is a bit of hope to steal a march on caNikon at least for short time.
Joe Blogs won't even ask what brand the imaging sensor is and just as well as the sales person probably won't know or even care.It'll be one year more advanced than the current Toshiba, so there is a bit of hope to steal a march on caNikon at least for short time.
I haven't researched it to any depth, but it's not hard to find people that think that it's worse than the D7000 in this respect.
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 13/10/2013 - 12:32
jules wrote:
Pleased about the Sensor being confirmed as a Sony and not the Toshiba
Missed this, where has it been confirmed?Pleased about the Sensor being confirmed as a Sony and not the Toshiba
Edit: disregard, found it now.
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 13/10/2013 - 12:08
Gedski wrote:
A significant investment in lenses is all the more reason not to change without a very good reason.ChrisA wrote:
My view would be that you'd be better off getting used to your Canon 650D and using that, than switching brands yet again.
There's no such thing as a bad camera these days, and unless you have very specific requirements, and are confident evaluating the differences between features and brands, you'll achieve more by sticking with one camera and getting the hang of it.
Your comments are much appreciated ChrisA, you echo my wife's sentiments. I am thinking along the lines of you both. I have invested a lot in the 650D. Along with the 18-55mm kit lens, I have the canon 70-300mm, Tamron 18-270mm and the Sigma 105 macro lens.My view would be that you'd be better off getting used to your Canon 650D and using that, than switching brands yet again.
There's no such thing as a bad camera these days, and unless you have very specific requirements, and are confident evaluating the differences between features and brands, you'll achieve more by sticking with one camera and getting the hang of it.
Stick with what you've got, and find a nice friendly Canon forum to help you get the most out of your kit.
Best of luck.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Serious guidance required, please. at 12/10/2013 - 13:32
My view would be that you'd be better off getting used to your Canon 650D and using that, than switching brands yet again.
There's no such thing as a bad camera these days, and unless you have very specific requirements, and are confident evaluating the differences between features and brands, you'll achieve more by sticking with one camera and getting the hang of it.
There's no such thing as a bad camera these days, and unless you have very specific requirements, and are confident evaluating the differences between features and brands, you'll achieve more by sticking with one camera and getting the hang of it.
Comment by ChrisA posted on Serious guidance required, please. at 12/10/2013 - 11:56
Well, they're certainly making ambitious claims:
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/k-3/feature/02.html
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/k-3/feature/02.html
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 12/10/2013 - 09:22
Mike-P wrote:
63 then, other than us ChrisA wrote:
Interesting poll running on the US forum.. asking what excites people about the K-3.
... of 75 voters, 65 have voted for the new AF system, which of the new features is by far the most popular.
One of those is mine Interesting poll running on the US forum.. asking what excites people about the K-3.
... of 75 voters, 65 have voted for the new AF system, which of the new features is by far the most popular.
Mike-P wrote:
I bought the Canon 50D and 100-400mm (now replaced by the 7D) ... it's a shame that a 5 year old Canon camera has far superior tracking to the K-5II but there is no way I could do THIS on the Pentax.
Mm.I bought the Canon 50D and 100-400mm (now replaced by the 7D) ... it's a shame that a 5 year old Canon camera has far superior tracking to the K-5II but there is no way I could do THIS on the Pentax.
Pretty good. Closest I've had to that would be these from last year at Farnborough, which aren't quite as crisp I'd have to say, and not head on either. Can't remember if I posted them at the time, apols if so.
[IMG]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/chris5gd/Aviation/Farnborough%202012%20July%2015/IMGP2906.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/chris5gd/Aviation/Farnborough%202012%20July%2015/IMGP3072.jpg[/IMG]
Nothing head on like your Tornado.
These guys were going pretty fast, but along the runway...
[IMG]http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t244/chris5gd/Aviation/Farnborough%202012%20July%2015/IMGP2848.jpg[/IMG]
And there were so many that didn't make the cut, it was very depressing.
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 11/10/2013 - 22:19
Interesting poll running on the US forum.. asking what excites people about the K-3.
... of 75 voters, 65 have voted for the new AF system, which of the new features is by far the most popular.
... of 75 voters, 65 have voted for the new AF system, which of the new features is by far the most popular.
Comment by ChrisA posted on What will the new Pentax really offer us? at 11/10/2013 - 19:45
Hey, don't shoot the messenger bud!
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 how to read.
It's the sort of attention to detail that one hopes is present in the engineering and QA departments, because it's woefully absent in marketing.
Bring back Kai, all is forgiven.