Hi guys, I have been quite annoyed at all the low-light shots that I had to delete because of slight camera shake. While I'd love to have the use of a tripod, I A- Don't have one and B- wouldn't bring it with me if I did, so I've decided that shake reduction is a feature worth having.
Also the JPEGs out of the DL are only satisfactory under very specific conditions. The k100d and k10d are both much better from what I've seen. I currently have an *ist DL, with 18-55 and 50-200 lenses. My M42 50mm/1.4 is currently sitting on ebay, because I suck at focusing when the light is low. Anyway, I am in a bit of a pickle. I am hesitating between k100d and k10d, the former being about half the cost of the k10d makes it extremely attractive right now. Here are the advantages of each, as I see them. K100d: CHEAP!! Lower noise Up to iso3200 Better dynamic range than k10d (as measured in raw by Imaging-Resource) AA Batteries K10d: 10MP makes for an extra 800x600 of breathing room when cropping Pentaprism viewfinder SSD/SSM/USM in-lens focus compatibility (==future-proof) Excellent firmware (customizable white balance presets, mtf priority, adjustable autoiso range, hyperprogram, etc) Plan is to sell the DL, body-only for 250-300 on ebay, as it is almost new (2100 pics vs the 17000 that seems to be the norm here :) ) I will get the FA50/1.4 at the time of purchase. I have been concerned about the k10d's image quality, both from a noise and 'banding' perspective. Proprietary li-ion batteries piss me off because they cost so much to replace. But the pentaprism looks gooooooooooood. As do some of the pictures I've seen. And SSM seems to be the proper solution to the pentax SLR slow autofocus syndrome, though this has yet to be verified. The lenses (DA*) seem to be very nice, and quite fast compared to the current DA zooms so they'd be nice to upgrade to. If I get the k100d, i can get SR RIGHT NOW and worry about a super-high-end camera in a year's time when the k10d's successor comes out. Anyway, I am thoroughly confused and I apologize for being a windbag in this thread. I realize this has probably been debated ad nausea, but I need some help to push me off the fence in either direction. Alex -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
