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Are you sure about this one? PentaxForums doesn't have it listed.

There are three such lenses: the original SMC 55-300/4-5.8, the HD 55-300/4-5.8, and now the new retractable HD 55-300/4.-6.3. The first two are both screwdrive lenses with the same optical ...

The way that test was carried out meant they were testing two aspects: how fast a body/lens can move through the focusing range, and how fast it can lock on (e.g. hesitations/micro-adjustments at ...

Yup, that's also a lens I'm considering if I'm going to switch. In fact, the choice is another reason. The Tamron 70-300 USD is not available in Pentax mount. That's why I mentioned the complete ...

I asked this specifically because I'm actually considering switching to Nikon, and the 70-300 VR would probably be one of the lenses I'd get. In this video ...

I don't see much of a difference on the left side of the frame in the LV shots. On the right side, it's a different story, which leads me to believe your old 55-300 is decentered. I myself have had ...

Just to check: it's not just better video you want, right? It's also being able to take photos of moving kids? Everyone here focuses on video now while neglecting what else you wrote. Anyway, if ...

The K-70 is an improvement with regard to video, but IMHO Pentax still has a looong way to go. It has the new KAF4 mount with support for electromagnetic diaphragms, but there's only one Pentax ...

It still won't solve his AF issues with moving kids. I wonder how much better a Canon SL1 or T6i will be at this though.

That's always good advice. Err... I thought the point of this was to get more keepers? I mean, this is... nevermind. How does that improve tracking? Ok, first time I heard that one. Question: why? ...

In that case, maybe I shouldn't post this. But I will, just for now. It is kind of hard to believe when you tried out up a D7200 with 18-140 in a store, no knowing the camera etc. and just but ...

I have heard this before. Could you elaborate on what you have learned during that process? E.g. what are you doing different now from before, to get those results? And what kind of results are ...

I have had a K100D Super, K-7, K-5 and now a K-3, and I also do, unfortunately. I do see people posting shots of e.g. horse races, apparently captured with the K-1 in AF-C, that are in perfect ...

I always forget about SR. I mean, I leave it on almost all the time, but it doesn't really help me a whole lot. When I shoot in any kind of tele range, I normally want my shutter speed to be at ...

Between them, I'd probably go for the K-S2. The K-70 has pixel shift, but motion correction only works with Pentax's software, so I'd have to integrate that into my Lightroom-oriented workflow, or ...

That's a very good question. When I tried out a D7200 in a store, the first thought that crossed my mind was: "tracking on this is so easy, it's not fun anymore". However, the second thought was ...

And thinking that DPR is a Canon/Nikon marketing channel can't lead to confirmation bias? (I'm not talking about you, because I don't know if it applies to you. But I know it applies to some Pentax ...

Correct, but I don't claim to know facts. It's only my impression of the AF system. I know. I don't claim to speak for others. I make my own decisions, as should anyone. The question raised in this ...

That, unfortunately, Pentax has nothing like it.

From a scientific point of view, you'd want to compare two bodies at the same time, so both have the exact same circumstances to deal with. If both succeed or fail in the test, you should come up ...