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Comment by Kevin G. King posted on recent landscapes at 19/10/2007 - 01:05
Hi.
The Pentax Canada rep I talked with last Saturday at their hands-on demo at WEM mentioned that the k100D has less noise above 1600 iso than the k10D (although the K10d is still very good) and recommended that if you shoot mainly high iso than the k100D would be a better purchase. I'm not too worried about that and will stick with a k10d if I can get one.
Kevin
The Pentax Canada rep I talked with last Saturday at their hands-on demo at WEM mentioned that the k100D has less noise above 1600 iso than the k10D (although the K10d is still very good) and recommended that if you shoot mainly high iso than the k100D would be a better purchase. I'm not too worried about that and will stick with a k10d if I can get one.
Kevin
Comment by Kevin G. King posted on K10D release date postponed? at 20/10/2006 - 02:39
Hi.
A local camera shop had a digital camera day this past Saturday at West Edmonton Mall with reps from a number of camera and lense makers (I only stopped at the Pentax table though...haha ) I got a chance to play with a preproduction K10d for a short while. I really liked the size and feel of the camera, even with the grip on. I have wide hands but stubby "Homer Simpson" fingers, but all the buttons and dials seemed pretty easy to reach. The viewfinder was bright and clear, the lcd screen very nice...the whole thing seemed to be solidly built. I took a few shots with and without shake reduction using a D-FA 100mm F2.8 Macro. To me the shake reduction worked quite well.
Sorry if my little "mini-preview" is not very exciting or detailed. I've been reading all the specs on the internet and coming to this forum to find out whatever little snippets I could (I love this place) to help decide if this is when I finally make the jump to digital, but getting to actually hold one in my hand has convinced me to go for it. Unless something bad pops up in reviews, as someone mentioned earlier, I'm getting one.
Kevin
A local camera shop had a digital camera day this past Saturday at West Edmonton Mall with reps from a number of camera and lense makers (I only stopped at the Pentax table though...haha ) I got a chance to play with a preproduction K10d for a short while. I really liked the size and feel of the camera, even with the grip on. I have wide hands but stubby "Homer Simpson" fingers, but all the buttons and dials seemed pretty easy to reach. The viewfinder was bright and clear, the lcd screen very nice...the whole thing seemed to be solidly built. I took a few shots with and without shake reduction using a D-FA 100mm F2.8 Macro. To me the shake reduction worked quite well.
Sorry if my little "mini-preview" is not very exciting or detailed. I've been reading all the specs on the internet and coming to this forum to find out whatever little snippets I could (I love this place) to help decide if this is when I finally make the jump to digital, but getting to actually hold one in my hand has convinced me to go for it. Unless something bad pops up in reviews, as someone mentioned earlier, I'm getting one.
Kevin
Comment by Kevin G. King posted on K10D - Good deal, or not? at 19/10/2006 - 05:47
I really like the emphasis on blue in #2, along with the "v" pattern that repeats at the second tree in the water, interesting at least enough for me. I could see this on the wall in my office.
I'm always a sucker for a country path through the trees a la #3. Nothing wrong with this one to me. Extra points for animals.
I like the mixtures of textures in #5 as well. Very nice picture.
I agree about #4, and I tend to focus on what I assume are two people in the upper left on the rocks (hard to tell...hence a little distracting).
#1 doesn't grab me at all, although I really can't place why.
Cheers,
Kevin