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Pentax K-7
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It's PURE truth.
Thibouille
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Yes (n/t)
AlexM555
Forum Enthusiast
I sure hope they change those chinzy strap hooks.... those look like the kind they used to have on P&S cameras with a single strap that you wrapped around your wrist!
Alex
Alex
it looks like the small white dot is for WB sensor.
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Evil_Sheep
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They've been building it up for a month so you have enough time to save up the substantial amount of $ it is likely to cost. Any guesses?
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I would say about the same as the new Pentax SMCP-DA 60-250mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM ( $1,399 street for K-7 body ).
From Pentax Forums:
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"As anticipated by Asahiflex, here is a report from Mr. Smith (name changed by editor), a photographer handling a real K-7. I believe it is a first of its kind. Mr. Smith prefers to remain anonymous. Mr. Smith has handled a K-7 but may not have been able to actually shoot own images with it, or even to turn it on.
In the words close to those of Mr. Smith:
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On a PC, I compared images taken with it to the K10D and the K20D. Better noise performance by far, but it seemed too buttery, like it was heavily processed. I could not tell if the sensor performs better or the processing algorithm is improved that much. I guess a little bit of both.
I saw a video which played back on a PC at 720p and it was a Pentax demo. So, it wasn't actually shot with the K-7 unit I handled. Quality was breathtaking, but again it was a Pentax demo - I expected quality like this. The video was in AVCHD - but it was processed. It was edited with music over it so no sounds of the camera were audible.
I learned that (with current firmware) the camera would not output live video feed through the HDMI port. (Editorial comment: The 5Dmk2 cannot do it either)
It was not that small in my hands (Editorial comment: the hands are a large man's hands which are used to a K10D/K20D). The difference in size is more obvious in pictures than in actual use. It seemed to me heavier than the K20D - although I learned that they're about the same weight.
I learned that it is far more waterproof, like you can drop it entirely in water with no problem.
The material of the K-7 didn't feel like metal to me.
I learned that AF works in video and that it is better than any other AF system Pentax has made so far.
If the video I saw was the real quality of the camera, then it is worth buying for this alone."
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"As anticipated by Asahiflex, here is a report from Mr. Smith (name changed by editor), a photographer handling a real K-7. I believe it is a first of its kind. Mr. Smith prefers to remain anonymous. Mr. Smith has handled a K-7 but may not have been able to actually shoot own images with it, or even to turn it on.
In the words close to those of Mr. Smith:
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On a PC, I compared images taken with it to the K10D and the K20D. Better noise performance by far, but it seemed too buttery, like it was heavily processed. I could not tell if the sensor performs better or the processing algorithm is improved that much. I guess a little bit of both.
I saw a video which played back on a PC at 720p and it was a Pentax demo. So, it wasn't actually shot with the K-7 unit I handled. Quality was breathtaking, but again it was a Pentax demo - I expected quality like this. The video was in AVCHD - but it was processed. It was edited with music over it so no sounds of the camera were audible.
I learned that (with current firmware) the camera would not output live video feed through the HDMI port. (Editorial comment: The 5Dmk2 cannot do it either)
It was not that small in my hands (Editorial comment: the hands are a large man's hands which are used to a K10D/K20D). The difference in size is more obvious in pictures than in actual use. It seemed to me heavier than the K20D - although I learned that they're about the same weight.
I learned that it is far more waterproof, like you can drop it entirely in water with no problem.
The material of the K-7 didn't feel like metal to me.
I learned that AF works in video and that it is better than any other AF system Pentax has made so far.
If the video I saw was the real quality of the camera, then it is worth buying for this alone."
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really cool and sexy machine and 50-200...sexy too.
My wife just had twins.
I wonder if I have to sell one or both to get one of these
PS: It's a joke people! But it does look very, very nice.
PPS: I wonder if they have updated the glass in the 18-55 and 55-200 or just weather-sealed them.
I wonder if I have to sell one or both to get one of these
PS: It's a joke people! But it does look very, very nice.
PPS: I wonder if they have updated the glass in the 18-55 and 55-200 or just weather-sealed them.
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