PentaxNick

My first K5 had AF problems that were immediately apparent. A quick change for a new one at SRS and I've now had many months of superb performance. Try again!

It might be helpful to switch the Canon on to make a useful comparison. Can't take many pictures with it shutdown. Nick

Err, what like the 12-14, the 15, the 21 or the 35 Macro? Or perhaps the 70mm 2.4? All designed for the APS-C image circle.

Lots of replies but thought I'd chip in. Regarding the strap, I haven't used the supplied strap for any of the digital Pntax DLSRs since the *istD. I use a Pentax strap from the film era that...

Quite often when I'm out with the camera taking pictures, I then take another picture with my phone to share with friends and family. It would be great if the main camera could do this. It would...

MS may have worked but was to be avoided as it wasn't interoperable with other non-Sony devices (with a few exceptions that didn't last long). Betamax may have been used in industry but was pretty...

Sounds like a mis-translation. If I remember correctly the LX was the 60th Anniversary model for Pentax, hence the name. Nick

I think the Pentax Q is more the supercompact that you are describing. Small, small sensor, full controls. It's interchangeable lens which increases size a bit, but it's a stage in the roadmap. Nick

Sony and setting industry standards has never been a good combination - Betamax or MemoryStick anyone?

It's not just the sensor: 1) Shutter - needs to be bigger to cover the sensor area and faster to allow a similar flash sync speed to the smaller sensor. This requires beefier motors. 2)...

I'd guess that the Kr replacement is the K01. Not sure there's a market for low-end SLRs these days. Nick

Well there's the 16-50 to cover the wide (24mm equiv) or the 100mm macro for the prime, but I must admin I wish the 15mm ltd was WR as a walk around lens. Nick

I wouldn't have thought so otherwise you could get duplicate file names and potential overwriting on the card. Nick

It's definitely sharper at 1:1 macro ;-) I think lab sharpness is interesting but not the most important measure of a lens. It's "drawing" is more interesting, and different lenses will perform...

I used the K7 with 16-50 DA* lens in torrential rain in Lyme Regis for a couple of hours with no ill effects at all. My rain macs didn't cope as well, getting saturated through to the skin, but the...

Looking at the download page, v2.10 is now available. I also noticed the wording on the IS entry for v1.17 has changed from "less than 1 second" to "slower than 1 second" so it looks like they...

Does it fix the IS fault introduced with the last firmware update?

But it's not defective, it's the first camera designed for paranormal shooting which is sensitive enough to pick up the visitors from the other side!

What's the video resolution? I'd guess it's averaging the exposure from a number of sensor sites which would reduce or eliminate the blooming effect.

So post the Nikon omage for comparison.