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Yes.  "chimp" = over-reviewing your pics on-camera, as if a chimpanzee were studying something puzzling.  It takes more battery power than actual shutter release. ------------------- "Elegance of ...

Well, Paul I certainly do thank you for saying that.  Thanks very much. My point about AF would be that Pentaxians knew in their hearts that K-3III wasn't going to cover the AF gap in K-3III, the ...

The public opinion has enough info already.  Certainly, Pentaxian have seen enough "reviews" and enough of the camera itself to know the K-3III story.   I'm not waiting with bated breath for DPR ...

One of the best Pentax zooms ever.  Nice shots of the ducklings.  They have a really good look to them.

Someone below said that disabling such things as sharpness or CA options was the only thing that makes sense for a review site. And DPR believes Pentax Custom Image "Natural" is the proper default...

Good ones!   It must have been fun seeing what you came home with. ------------------- "Elegance of operation" -- Pentax "Heavy for its size" -- DPR

Thank you. GRIII's macro is very good, and very handy.

I agree. Do they necessarily consider themselves "behind"? Some user do, but does not necessarily characterize their own corporate thinking. I agree. I think they hit the mark they want to hit.

"If Pentax is approaching premium in a new way, for whatever that means, I guess that's good." The concept is not my invention. There's been plenty of suggestion that Pentax is aiming at a new...

"less contrived than drummercam". I've been a Pentax shooter since 1977. There's nothing contrived about my experience. My point has been that Pentax seems to be approaching "premium" in a new...

No, I mentioned the 50, the 85, "and now this one," getting back to the point about the new barrel extension support. I'm not being argumentative. I'm making a point no one else is making: ...

My point is that I think Pentax's approach to "premium" is reinvigorated, and they deserve congratulations for having had enough quality all along to have survived long enough to implement their...

Everyone complaining about AF simply values AF. Fine for them. Claiming - implicitly or otherwise - that that personal preference trumps all other considerations for all other users is just the ...

Absolute performance in IQ has pretty much plateaued across all brands. Yes, your long-form essay here points that value out very well.  And I wouldn't trade my familiarity with the brand and how ...

218, every maker out there has a full collection of lenses with similar issues, and worse, especially in their consumer lines (like that 17-70). Pentax should do something? They have. They've...

This lens is not "expensive" relative to others in its class. From Pentax"

“In the past, we employed a mechanism with a single roller […]. The new lens […] features two separate rollers which fit...

The price is very much not unreasonable for the performance I'm sure it will deliver.  If you can't afford it, the excellent 20-40 Ltd. is always an option ------------------- "Elegance of ...

IDK, but with no other alarms, I expect it was not DPR-specific.

Nice work. The first one is obviously a tribute to Van Gogh. ------------------- "Elegance of operation" -- Pentax "Heavy for its size" -- DPR