tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post3625062941575593402..comments2024-01-10T23:10:59.197+08:00Comments on RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: Measurebated: K-7 is NOT a Machine Gun! :-(RiceHighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174156471696420785noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-70156735000122620392010-02-09T21:36:26.435+08:002010-02-09T21:36:26.435+08:00hey, michael, you just have nothing else better to...hey, michael, you just have nothing else better to do, don't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-13728338882172634872009-09-01T19:34:17.634+08:002009-09-01T19:34:17.634+08:00RH,
Thanks for the above suggestion. It's alwa...RH,<br />Thanks for the above suggestion. It's always interesting to read your posts. <br /><br />As a Pentax user, I have been waiting so long for them to fix the AF. The K7 seems to be a good start. I haven't used Km or K7, the old AF was OK in bright light, and when shooting things that DON'T move.<br /><br />I will take your advice to get a 50D, and I will probably get another Pentax body when I am confident enough with their AF. Maybe a K8 or a K3000.<br /><br />Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-32320494268148230182009-08-30T15:24:40.739+08:002009-08-30T15:24:40.739+08:00In view of the minimal investment in Pentax you ha...In view of the minimal investment in Pentax you have and your application, I would suggest you should go Canon. The 50D is surely faster than the K-7. Canon's continuous AF tracking ability is also better.RiceHighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174156471696420785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-59999696323851184102009-08-30T07:54:57.573+08:002009-08-30T07:54:57.573+08:00RH,
Thanks for the info. I am a K100D user, I kno...RH,<br /><br />Thanks for the info. I am a K100D user, I know it's not capable shooting my very active son when he's running around. The problem is not the lens, but the AF.<br /><br />I am currently trying to decide whether to get a K7 or a Canon 50D. I have bought 3 lenses for Pentax and a 360 flash.<br /><br />I'd like to hear your suggestions.<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-30951155181290861192009-07-16T20:28:04.716+08:002009-07-16T20:28:04.716+08:00And what type of SD card was used?
You need fast...And what type of SD card was used?<br /><br />You need fast - best class 6 SD card<br />to try record 5 fps on Pentax K7!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-60105813139244007422009-07-14T22:13:38.858+08:002009-07-14T22:13:38.858+08:00"Honestly speaking, I have been just so naive..."Honestly speaking, I have been just so naive to think that the K-7 is a machine gun camera,".<br /><br />Ha, ha, ha, honestly speaking you are naive if you believe anyone with their right mind buys your BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-40735671145921745172009-07-13T19:13:51.608+08:002009-07-13T19:13:51.608+08:00RH,
thanks for summarizing the print article.
Fr...RH,<br /><br />thanks for summarizing the print article.<br /><br />From my own testing I would say that the K-7 will fire anything in between 1.5 and 4 fps in active AF.C mode (got 3.8 fps with the 100 km/h car test). It will depend on the difficulty of situation and lens used. It is consistently faster than K-m (2x) or K20D (1.5x), too.<br /><br />Counting on 3 fps in AF.C may be a safe bet (with the proper lens).<br /><br />If this is not enough, than indeed you may have to purchase a machine gun. The K-7 is still meant for photographers, I guess ;)Falk Lumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476649880132648032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-81175954213096278582009-07-11T12:25:49.824+08:002009-07-11T12:25:49.824+08:00OK. We've tested K-7 in AF-C with DA17-70 SDM:...OK. We've tested K-7 in AF-C with DA17-70 SDM:<br />JPEG (static object) - first five frames at 4.54 fps, average speed with 12 frames - 4.13 fps.<br />PEF (static object) - first five frames at 5 fps, average speed with 13 frames - 4.33 fps.<br />PEF (moving away object) - <br />first five frames at 3 fps, average speed with 14 frames - 3.11 fps. Not bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-44705403436432086312009-07-09T07:49:40.195+08:002009-07-09T07:49:40.195+08:00The K7 doesn't seem expensive to me, I can get...The K7 doesn't seem expensive to me, I can get here in Australia for A$1539 body only which is a bit over US$1200.Taltabookahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577041017289954691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-81825231214090479682009-07-08T06:31:41.988+08:002009-07-08T06:31:41.988+08:00I agree with everyone here; to accurately compare ...I agree with everyone here; to accurately compare bodies you need to use the same lenses as much as possible. <br /><br /><br />Although I like Canon, this review is very poor and does not verifiably prove Canon's supremacy. Try again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-85634056130644314912009-07-08T04:53:52.068+08:002009-07-08T04:53:52.068+08:00and please don't contradict the camera basher...and please don't contradict the camera bashers.. Don't you know they HAVE to be right..... they read it here ;)<br />Fools......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-61701199061599228352009-07-07T07:49:14.805+08:002009-07-07T07:49:14.805+08:00re D300: sad though that the Nikon D90 has better ...re D300: sad though that the Nikon D90 has better image quality than the more expensive D300!<br />Why buy a D300 when a D90 is better for less.<br />See Ken Rockwell's comparison: with pictures of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-60431800369074774842009-07-07T04:43:59.286+08:002009-07-07T04:43:59.286+08:00Rice - please don't upset the fanboys! They th...Rice - please don't upset the fanboys! They think the K7 is the camera of the year...<br /><br />They are quite content to have a camera that is half as good as the 2 year old D300.<br /><br />Don't you know that every test that shows Pentax as not being up to the quality of other cameras is flawed and/or written to please a competitor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-54860174937650587502009-07-06T22:00:49.832+08:002009-07-06T22:00:49.832+08:00It's about the same as FA50 on K20D, noticeabl...It's about the same as FA50 on K20D, noticeably faster on K-m and even more so on K-7. Who cares anyway? It's fast enough, it doesn't have to be "the fastest".jaad75noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-54599873818710233532009-07-06T21:21:58.019+08:002009-07-06T21:21:58.019+08:00DA*55 is a KAF3 SDM Only lens, but it is very slow...DA*55 is a KAF3 SDM Only lens, but it is very slow:-<br /><br /><a href="http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009/02/da-5514-vs-fa-5014-measurebating.html" rel="nofollow">http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009/02/da-5514-vs-fa-5014-measurebating.html</a>RiceHighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174156471696420785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-46105574184533054412009-07-06T21:07:29.688+08:002009-07-06T21:07:29.688+08:00It's not slow just because it's not a ring...It's not slow just because it's not a ring motor. It's slow because it's hybrid to allow AF with legacy bodies.jaad75noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-85035143074121427242009-07-06T11:53:47.739+08:002009-07-06T11:53:47.739+08:00RE "...the SDM is just the low-end micro-USM ...RE "...the SDM is just the low-end micro-USM used in cheaper Canon lens models..."<br />Another example of your usual half-truths. Will you ever learn anything? <br /><br />================<br /><br />There's ring-USM; and there's everything else. Pentax is micro motor. Canon puts micro-motor in cheaper lenses, and ring-USM in better lenses.<br /><br />Every maker calls the motors by some other name - Pentax chose SDM, and others USM. The ring-USM is the key to speed and quietness.<br /><br />http://photography-on-the.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-86302.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-12541915179987635562009-07-06T11:46:59.230+08:002009-07-06T11:46:59.230+08:00Nikon D300 is 2 years old and has been in Amazon t...Nikon D300 is 2 years old and has been in Amazon top 100 DSLR for over 650 days. Great PROVEN camera, with very few negatives:<br /><br />http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond300/page32.asp<br /><br />The D300S is on the way to release.<br /><br />http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/06/nikon-d300s-next-gen-camera-specs-and-screen-shot-leaked/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-28692615781399005432009-07-06T08:21:27.138+08:002009-07-06T08:21:27.138+08:00I have a K7 now and find that none of this is true...I have a K7 now and find that none of this is true. I used the same lens as they did and find it to be fast and snappy. It smashes the K10d and people thought i had great pics with that. little did they now that i would have captured even better moments with the speed of the K7. I also just read an in depth review judgigng it against the D300 and said they are practically on par. <br />If you dont like it, then you dont have to buy it. simple as that. stop whinging because whilst you are whinging, you are missing good photo oppertunities!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-60238592821340385722009-07-06T07:47:19.524+08:002009-07-06T07:47:19.524+08:00The test is interesting but obviously flawed as ma...The test is interesting but obviously flawed as many people here noticed. I'd very curious to see if mounting the Tamron 17-50 on the K-7 would yield different results.<br /><br />But honestly even if the result holds true, it wouldn't bother me much because I compare it to the K20D not the Canon & Nikon because these systems don't interest me for other reasons. And the K-7 is obviously a huge step up to the K20D so kudos to Hoya. That said I wouldn't advise to go with Pentax if you're a machine gunner (I'm not, it doesn't work and I know a lot of Canon shooters who just put their camera in low-speed burst mode because it's no fun to sort 100 similar pictures...). If you want more fps, use the video mode...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-68411540657163427712009-07-06T05:23:29.021+08:002009-07-06T05:23:29.021+08:00Rice, did you cancel your K-7 pre-order ?Rice, did you cancel your K-7 pre-order ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-61738452001356921342009-07-06T04:50:34.458+08:002009-07-06T04:50:34.458+08:00Dear ricehigh,
It's sad to see your blog so ...Dear ricehigh, <br /><br />It's sad to see your blog so negative. You seem to pick all the bad news about the K-7 and tread them out. Not enough, you always add some speculation that in reality the K-7 and Pentax in general will screw up anyway. <br /><br />I liked your blog at the time of the K-7 leaks. You were enthusiastic and fun to read. Now you're just pessimistic and not very informative, not even objective. That's sad, because I thought your blog was something to keep visiting.Huitzilo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16108838298571488491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-64930010208835607932009-07-06T02:28:04.765+08:002009-07-06T02:28:04.765+08:00"...the SDM is just the low-end micro-USM use..."...the SDM is just the low-end micro-USM used in cheaper Canon lens models..."<br />Another example of your usual half-truths. Will you ever learn anything? Just do some research before you say something...<br />"...For the price of the K-7 alone, many should expect better IQ and/or camera performance..."<br />Why? It's better than K20D in many aspects and the price is the same as K20D when it hit the market. Didn't you notice that everything went up since then? So actually K-7 is cheaper than it should be...:) I don't have any problems with with prices, but there is a simple rule - if you can't afford it, don't buy it.<br />"...But both of which let many of we Pentaxians down yet once again!..."<br />You're not a "Pentaxian" Chinese, it sounds ridiculous when you call yourself that name, you're just a Pen-moaner - put that in your sig...:Pjaad75noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-21316212220650013242009-07-06T00:39:56.557+08:002009-07-06T00:39:56.557+08:00Ricehigh, please dump your Pentax gear, switch imm...Ricehigh, please dump your Pentax gear, switch immediately to Canikon, go wank yourself and stop complaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-29653348896550752712009-07-05T22:32:22.611+08:002009-07-05T22:32:22.611+08:00> Pentax is, and always has been, the great all...> Pentax is, and always has been, the great all-rounder for people who don't have bucketloads of money for exotic accessories.<br /><br />Really? Look at the price of the K-7. Look at the latest prices of Pentax lenses! Most Pentax lenses are now more and far more expensive than those Canon and Nikon offerings. And, many of the Pentax lenses are not even Full Frame and they are of inferior technology, e.g., the SDM is just the low-end micro-USM used in cheaper Canon lens models.<br /><br />For the price of the K-7 alone, many should expect better IQ and/or camera performance. But both of which let many of we Pentaxians down yet once again!RiceHighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174156471696420785noreply@blogger.com