I fully understand the monetary argument. But I do wonder whether this
lab test bears any resemblance to your own real-world situation.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/25/2011 6:06 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> I hear what some of you are saying re. the K-5, but I'm not convinced.
> Sean Reid of ReidReviews.com (subscription site) noted the autofocus
> problems, especially when shooting a dance performance. And there's this:
>
> <http://falklumo.blogspot.com/2011/03/lumolabs-pentax-k-5-low-light-focus.html>
> which refers to this (very technical):
> <http://www.falklumo.com/lumolabs/articles/k5focus/index.html>
>
> So it's not just a bunch of Internet buzz blaming Pentax, there is some
> solid evidence. People in the E.U., such as Nathan, are probably
> encountering less tungsten light. The E.U. is well into phasing out
> tungsten bulbs, far ahead of us in the USA. And a friend of mine with a
> K-5, which I tried briefly, noted the same issue.
>
> Given all that, I was not comfortable shelling out big bucks for the
> beginnings of a new system that has an issue, exactly where I was
> looking for an improvement over the M8. Especially since the lens I
> wanted most, the 31/1.8, was quite expensive. If Pentax can fix the
> issue with a firmware upgrade, I will reconsider. But it's possible that
> the problem is hardware-related, and can only be fixed in the next
> model. Only time will tell.
>
> So I decided to upgrade to the E-30. It will be relatively inexpensive
> once I sell the E-510 to partially offset the cost. It matches what I
> already own, but gives me a more usable viewfinder and a better
> all-around camera. Since Oly is probably not going beyond the E-5 in 4/3
> DSLRs with a mirror, the E-30 will probably keep more of its value for
> the next year than the out-of-date consumer E-510. So I can probably
> recoup much of the cost of the E-30 if things change re. Pentax, or if I
> decide to bite the bullet and go with a D700 or 5D. But given current
> realities, I thought an upgrade to what I already have made the most
> sense. At least it keeps me in the Olympus fold. :-)
>
> --Peter
>
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:15:05 -0700 (PDT), Ken Norton wrote:
> > Zone focus, spray and pray. Works for me.
> >
> >
> >
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