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Subject: [OM] Re: The Pentax K10D
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:02:15 -0700
I haven't handled one since they came out with their first digital  
SLR. It was impressive from the ergonomic point of view. It felt  
nice, looked nice, and sounded nice. It was easy to pick up and  
immediately shoot with it without fiddling with things or studying  
the layout. If that is preserved it should be a great little camera.

I am not sure about the in-camera anti-shake though. Usually it is  
not as effective with a long lens as the in-lens type and you do not  
get feedback by seeing its action in the viewfinder.


Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA


On Sep 21, 2006, at 3:21 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> I finally clicked on over to dpreview this morning to check the  
> preview
> on the K10D.  If your name is spelled O-l-y-m-p-u-s this camera should
> have you shaking in your boots.  It is everything an E-1 owner could
> have expected from the as yet non-existent E-3 and more... for $899...
> which also includes the E-1's environmental seals.
>
> Take a close look at the list of features on the introduction page  
> here:
> <http://www.dpreview.com/articles/pentaxk10d/>  I think the only E-3
> wishlist features you'll find lacking here are a magnesium alloy
> subframe, interchangeable screens and, of course, the MA-1 adapter for
> your OM Zuiko glass.  On the other hand, it will take all your old
> Tamron Adaptalls when fitted with KA adapters.
>
> Notable is shake reduction via sensor shifting but with a new twist  
> that
> ads rotational motion to the x-y motions.  And (amazingly) the shake
> reduction system is also used for dust reduction ala Oly with a sticky
> tape to catch the dust.
>
> There are also a whole host of other features and some new ones that
> make perfect sense when rethinking the camera as a digital device.
>
> I'm impressed.  If I wasn't already sitting on $3000 of Canyon gear  
> I'd
> be very tempted.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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