Jeez Louise, that's awful. But predictable I guess, as their Pen-style cameras are much more appealing to the mass market than a 4/3 DSLR which is about the same size and price as an APSC one, but will always be a step behind in IQ.

Oggy, Jack is obviously describing a camera he just 'wasn't getting on with' rather than a malfunctioning one (in which case he would have sent it back under warranty). He may look like a Mafia don driving to his next 'job', but give him some credit!

- Sale on hold -

Reminds us how lucky we are with backwards compatibility. The D7000 does look a fabulous camera though

Yeah there is that!

George, you talk about Pentax developing a FF camera as if it was the photographic equivalent of Djibouti putting a man on the moon.

I can't see any reason why Pentax shouldn't develop a FF camera. Pentax is a camera company - they design and make cameras, and lenses. A 135 format camera would be a much easier accomplishment than the 645D for example. I'm sure plenty of existing Pentaxians would upgrade to a FF body who wouldn't drream of buying a 645D.

I am sure a FF Pentax would be more appealing to more people than the equivalent Sony. Sony have gone well over the top with 3 FF models, which cram in so many pixels that they lose the main benefits of a FF camera - low noise and high dynamic range.

The only real impediment that I can see is that Pentax have invested so heavily into APSC lenses and let their FA line dwindle away.

That said I'm not one of those people who obsess about having a FF model. I think Pentax will get there, but for now I think they are being very sensible in bringing in new people with their capable entry level cameras.

16mm, SR turned off, camera placed on concrete windowsill, 2 second timer engaged, and pre-focussed using Live-view.




OK, maybe its not *horrific* but it is disheartening to see in such an expensive piece of kit. There are many factors that cause slight motion blur, but it's a bit annoying when your £700 camera consistently delivers blur at normal shutter speeds. It's even more annoying when your camera is superb in every other important respect and you don't really want to send it back. I was out yesterday taking pictures, and tried to avoid 1/80-1/200, but constantly tweaking ISO and aperture as an avoidance measure isn't really much fun.

SR isn't implicated Don. According to Faulk, it's a shutter vibration which is masked by high or low shutter speeds but is more visible at moderate speeds around 1/80.

I have noticed this effect on my K-7... definite motion blur at 1/60-1/125 and thereabouts, using my 10-20 and 16-45mm. I have tested with the focus fixed, 2 sec timer engaged, SR off, and camera set down on a window ledge etc. Every time I check, the shot at 1/80 (ish) is softer than the one at 1/25, and much softer than the one at 1/320.

It's hard to avoid shooting at these speeds I'm half in a mind to send it back, but when very slow or very fast shutter speeds are selected, the iq is terrific and it's a lovely camera. I took a night shot at 25 secs, and it blew my mind!