Hi,
I am looking to possibly buy the K7 but I have a question that I hope the owners here could help.
I have a E-P1 and been trying to use it during my kids school events. The events are typically at school or indoor performance stage. So, lighting could be low and there are movements. One example is my kid's dance performance. It was controlled stage lighting and they were doing modern dance.
I used a panasonic 45-200mm f4.0-5.6 lens on the E-P1 to do the capture but the results were frustrating most of the time. I attribute that to slow lens speed plus E-P1's not so good performance at high ISO. In addition, the slow AF speed of E-P1 is also another factor.
One example of the shots I have is as follows:
61mm (122 mm in 35mm speak), ISO 800, 1/20, f4.1
You can see the blur image as I was trying to time the shot. I tried not to go over 800 on ISO but that means my shutter speed suffers, perhaps that has contributed to the blur image.
I managed to get only one or two good shots out of the whole evening. To me, it's an opportunity lost.
The question I have is with the K7 and DA Star 200mm f2.8 lens, do you guys think that it will be suited for this type of shooting? I am hoping with this faster lens, larger APS-C sensor, better auto focus, I may be able to get better outcome.
Your thought please.
P/S: I still love the E-P1 for the form factor, in fact, I bring it with me everywhere I go, it is very discrete and with the pancake 17mm f2.8, it works well in most situations. The OOC jpeg is one of the best too.
I am looking to possibly buy the K7 but I have a question that I hope the owners here could help.
I have a E-P1 and been trying to use it during my kids school events. The events are typically at school or indoor performance stage. So, lighting could be low and there are movements. One example is my kid's dance performance. It was controlled stage lighting and they were doing modern dance.
I used a panasonic 45-200mm f4.0-5.6 lens on the E-P1 to do the capture but the results were frustrating most of the time. I attribute that to slow lens speed plus E-P1's not so good performance at high ISO. In addition, the slow AF speed of E-P1 is also another factor.
One example of the shots I have is as follows:
61mm (122 mm in 35mm speak), ISO 800, 1/20, f4.1
You can see the blur image as I was trying to time the shot. I tried not to go over 800 on ISO but that means my shutter speed suffers, perhaps that has contributed to the blur image.
I managed to get only one or two good shots out of the whole evening. To me, it's an opportunity lost.
The question I have is with the K7 and DA Star 200mm f2.8 lens, do you guys think that it will be suited for this type of shooting? I am hoping with this faster lens, larger APS-C sensor, better auto focus, I may be able to get better outcome.
Your thought please.
P/S: I still love the E-P1 for the form factor, in fact, I bring it with me everywhere I go, it is very discrete and with the pancake 17mm f2.8, it works well in most situations. The OOC jpeg is one of the best too.