Pentax K7

[jjeling]

A horizon level too huh?

[Wicked Dark]

The best part is the horizon level in camera...my photos were actually all straight and level today and for anyone that has seen some of my stuff on here...that is an accomplishment!

I know exactly what you mean...I'm so tippy I wonder if one leg is shorter than the other. I love the level in my camera.

[F8&Bthere]

...with the advent of my K10D having an untimely accident, I am also looking for new bodies as well...

Wow, JJ, what could you do that could kill a K10D? The thing's built like a tank. I must have missed that thread.

Oh well, still got mine for sale if you need something to get you through to the K-7 happy day. (shameless plug)

[casil403]

FWIW...I tried out the in camera HDR function this weekend...not so impressed at all.It takes 3 shots in sequence with one button press and merges them in camera to make a single photo.
This is the result with some tweaking in LR....It has 2 choices...soft or strong...this is the soft.



I'm glad I didn't buy it for this feature...will stick to Photomatrix.

[Fortytwo]

Ouch, that really sucks. Ah well, I'd figure those build in photoeditting functions are usually crap, so nothing surprising here...

The fact they've released a silver limited one got me thinking...

The K10D was replaced shortly after the Grand Prix limited edition camera came out.
The K20D was replaced shortly after the titanium limited edition camera came out.
The K-m was replaced shortly after the olive limited edition camera came out.

So, what history tells us that the K-7's days are numbered. I think I'll hold on just a little while to see what's coming...

[jjeling]

HA! F8, I didnt really kill the K10. It is built like a tank,and it has the battle scars to prove it. It has been dropped on a couple occasions, but nothing major until this winter. It was attached to the tripod and I leaned it against the car. A slight movement sent it crashing to the ground, cracking the body in two places and rendering autofocus non-functional. Everything else about the camera works great. Just a small crack on the bottom left and right of the camera body, no more than a couple mm in size. It is a tank and I use it way more than the K110 that I have. Even though I have auto focus on the other camera, I rarely use it.

[Lovin]

Too bad that Pentax doesn't have nice lens range :(

[F8&Bthere]

Too bad that Pentax doesn't have nice lens range :(

Well it all depends on one's perspective. Because their shake reduction is in body, and their lens mount hasn't changed in decades, you can get all kinds of old lenses to work on the DSLR bodies and benefit from newer technology...even manual focus lenses. And there's plenty of nice older lenses out there for good prices.

And up until about a year ago (maybe almost two now) even the modern Pentax lens lineup was very reasonably priced, if a bit quirky with "pancake" lenses, Ltd lenses, lenses made of steel (god forbid!), and some real gems, but lacking the completeness of, say, the Canikon range. But then they hiked their prices, and in doing so one big reason that I was so high on Pentax went out the window.

But yes, essentially you are correct...especially if you are a professional like a wedding photographer or something along those lines, you might find too many holes in the Pentax line-up.

[Fortytwo]

Too bad that Pentax doesn't have nice lens range :(

Huh? I don't know about you, but I can get a big range of Pentax lenses, rangeing from 10mm to 300mm (and more, if you're willing to travel). What exactly are you guys missing?

[Lovin]

Not so many Pro lenses, or high grade. Not so many options at all, or at least I didn't find.
I've checked official site and I was disappointed.