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Comment by hefty1 posted on New Pentax Optio cameras fully leaked at 25/01/2010 - 23:40
Pandora's Box is open and the Internet is here to stay, hence I use it.
But sometimes I do miss the days when I was merely ignorant and contented.
But sometimes I do miss the days when I was merely ignorant and contented.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Speed of the Internet at 25/01/2010 - 23:25
I'm more interested in the sensor size - if the equivalent wide FL is 28mm then the sensor's going to be a 1/2.33" like in the W80. If, however, the equivalent is 24mm (getting more common) then that 5.1mm lens means there's a 1/1.63" sensor sat behind it like the one on the Panasonic LX3. Now *that* would be a big step in the right direction!
Comment by hefty1 posted on New Pentax Optio cameras fully leaked at 25/01/2010 - 16:23
Oooooohhhhhhhhh! That I-10 looks interesting!
Look forward to reading the spec sheet if it's for real...
Look forward to reading the spec sheet if it's for real...
Comment by hefty1 posted on New Pentax Optio cameras fully leaked at 25/01/2010 - 14:04
Shaky wrote:
Who said anything about conspiracy?
It is a reality that the Pentax/Samsung dslr strategic partnership has broken down.
It is also a reality that in an informal partnership (ie not a joint venture et al) each of the parties owns and controls various component technologies.
That is all.
The "conspiracy" (reading back over the last few pages) appears to be that the K7 has a potentially faster AF system than the users are being allowed to experience - for whatever reason.Who said anything about conspiracy?
It is a reality that the Pentax/Samsung dslr strategic partnership has broken down.
It is also a reality that in an informal partnership (ie not a joint venture et al) each of the parties owns and controls various component technologies.
That is all.
I'm just saying that in probability it doesn't. I don't dispute Danny's report from the shop that day, I'm simply putting it down to that sample being faulty. Faulty electronic goods (especially pre-production ones) are hardly a new phenomenom.
Comment by hefty1 posted on K-7 now £799!! at 25/01/2010 - 10:55
Shaky wrote:
I don't believe the explanation I put forward is anywhere near as farfetched as you imply, Hefty.
I would point to the episode where the apparently useable movie mode autofocus in pre-production models was subsequently canned. The only explanation proffered from a nameless executive was that the feature wasn't supposed to be available; undoubtedly a strong contender for the lamest corporate excuse of the decade, and in my view a strong indication of strange firmware goings on.
I'm not saying it's impossible or even particularly far-fetched, I just think that the simplest explanation often turns out to be the right one.I don't believe the explanation I put forward is anywhere near as farfetched as you imply, Hefty.
I would point to the episode where the apparently useable movie mode autofocus in pre-production models was subsequently canned. The only explanation proffered from a nameless executive was that the feature wasn't supposed to be available; undoubtedly a strong contender for the lamest corporate excuse of the decade, and in my view a strong indication of strange firmware goings on.
Pentax have a track record of holding back firmware features it's true (wireless flash on the K10D springs to mind) but in this case I'm more inclined to believe in a cock-up than a conspiracy to be honest.
Comment by hefty1 posted on K-7 now £799!! at 25/01/2010 - 10:44
Nope, just a hunch based on the fact these batteries were "new" for the K7 (unlike the K10/20 cells which were tried and tested on Minoltas previously) and if experience of electronics in general has taught me anything then it's that "new" very often equals "unpredictable".
Comment by hefty1 posted on K-7 now £799!! at 25/01/2010 - 10:40
I hate to put a damper on such imaginative rumours but the most likely cause was a faulty battery putting out too many volts - you got faster AF but it would have fried the camera before too long...
Comment by hefty1 posted on K-7 now £799!! at 25/01/2010 - 10:22
I think you have ask the mods nicely...
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax Wiki at 24/01/2010 - 23:14
I think you'd find opinion is pretty equally divided on this one Stefan - there'll always be supporters and detractors so I don't know where you'd go from here.
Comment by hefty1 posted on Pentax Wiki at 24/01/2010 - 23:05
Nice looker but won't be getting my £££ after all.