K20D vs. K7 in High-ISO RAW Noise

hikenhi wrote:

Here's what you want to consider.
K-20D Pros--Slightly better IQ in Noise control

K-7 Pros:
-77-segment metering system to the K-20Ds 16-segment system
-3" 920,000 pixel LCD yo the K-20Ds 2.7" 230,000 pixel LCD
-740 average # of shots per battery to the K-20Ds 530.

-The K-7 is a smaller, lighter, more compact body constructed with amagnesium alloy shell.
-The K-7 shoots down to 14 degrees vs 32 for the K-20D

-The K-7 has more buttons with direct functionality including a direct ISO button which is available on the K-20D
-HD video, no video at all on the K-20D
-HDMI out

I don't have the K-7, just the K-5 so I'm assuming the two are mostly identical in the following.

The K20D's top LCD can be turned off and on without menu diving. It is seven clicks of button, wheel, and center dial, to turn it off and on on the k-5.

No mirror lock up with bracketing on the K-5.

The AF point selector is impossible to use with out taking you eye away from the viewfinder. I've press the Liveview button two out of five times in changing the selector switch.

The K-5 has more buttons only if you aren't in AF Select mode. This is really really annoying me has I can seem to find anyway to get into the flash, WB, or drive mode without first exiting the SELect AF point mode.

The setting of bracketing to the FX button is poorly implemented. The back LCD comes on even though you can set bracketing in the finder. When bracketing is enabled, a second push of the FX button doesn't disable bracketing and you can't turn if off in the finder like you can in the K20D.

My biggest issue though is with the k-5 grip. It really makes my fingers hurt after awhile. The K20D grip just fits my hand and I never had an issue with my hand hurting. I have realy small hands at that, so I don't think size has much to do with it. It is the shape of the grip. It is simply a lot more narrow so I end up carrying the camera with my finger tips.

It's not all roses and no thorns. I personally wouldn't say getting the K-7 is worse or better than the K20D, and would be happy with either. My point in posting is that it's not a slam dunk in favor of the K-7.

Thank you
Russell