On Nov 9, 2010, at 11:32 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "P N Stenquist" <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 9:04 AM > Subject: Re: K-5, K-7, side-by-side at ISO 6400 > > >> The K-7 offered huge advantages in use over the K20 or K10 because the >> exposure is very accurate. That's priceless. > > > Totally agree! I'm a happy K7 owner, though I do admit to some > disappointment with respect to the noise issue Still, I've been able to > compensate for the noise issue with Lightroom noise reduction. Moreover, a > while back when Miserere posted shots that demonstrated the relationship > between accurate exposure and low noise using his K10D, I was impressed and > felt I should make an effort to improve my exposure skills even more with the > hope I would soon make better exposure setting decisions. This shall > continue to be an important learning exercise for me--even though I now own a > camera with improved metering. > > I also think the K7 & K5 will make for a nice working kit; the interfaces are > the same. I was shooting medium-long and wide angle zooms with the K7 & K20D > the other day, and I found switching between the two interfaces during my > shoot annoying, though I'll have to put up with it for a while, since I don't > think I'll be buying the K5 immediately, but it is a hope I have for the > future.
I agree. The k7 is a much better backup for the k5 than was the k20 with the k7. I didn't have to use two cameras very often during the last year or so, but when I did it was frustrating because the interfaces were different. Now, the k5 and k7 are identical, and they make a good pair. > > As Paul has shown us, the K5 beats the K7 at high ISOs; the IQ at these > levels is impressive, but I still think the K7 is an excellent camera to work > and shoot with; I'm so grateful the weight of the Pentax camera has > decreased, and I find the K7 an excellent, unobtrusive street camera, and for > some reason I really like BW pictures made with the K7. And, of course, > there are numerous new features on the K7: video capabilities, improved fps, > etc; It seems to me that Pentax has packed a lot of new technology in a > smaller camera body--most impressive! I'm very happy to own the K7. > > But having said all of the above, PDML photogs are making fantastic pictures > will all sorts of Pentax cameras & non Pentax cameras. While the technology > continues to evolve, the fundamental principles a photographer must know and > apply in making a compelling picture have not changed. The photography of a > good many PDMLers proves the truth of the claim that no matter the camera, > great photographers with a keen eye are still needed to make great pictures. > > Cheers, Christine from Chicago > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
