OK..After I got my K100D, I was so excited I started assembling the various parts in the MRT and Airport!
First thing I did when I reached home is to update the firmware from Ver 1.00 to Ver 1.01 .
BTW, my subject titleI did not say "review" because I am quite useless in checking things like distortion, etc.
So here is a layman feedback instead. I will compare this with my istDL.
Although they look similar, the K100D is actually larger and heavier.
The hand grip is bigger which would be good news to people with big hands but I personally prefer the smaller form like the DL but I guess those extra electronics and stablisation mechanism has to go somewhere. I just do not like the extra weight...that's one of the considerations why I dropped the D50 and 350D as contenders.
The SD card cover no longer has a button to push to flip it open. Now you have to use your thumb to slide it out by friction before flipping it back..a step backward in my opinion.
All the controls are as per the DL except for the extra anti-shake button and extra "scene" function on the mode dial. Actually the reason why I upgraded to the K100D is due to the
stabilisation but maybe I do not know how to check it but I see no difference between 2 images taken at max zoom with IS on and off. How do you check it is 2 stops better?
On focussing speed, the K100D is fast! Very obvious it is faster than the DL. But because its fast, when you are at the wrong focus length, the lens tend to hit its limit quite hard.
For continuous shot, it is also faster but for my case, limited to a short burst of 3 shots before you notice the 4th shot has slowed down.
As for the eyepiece hood, the DL has a large one (not sure if it was because the DL's previous owner added it as third party part) whereas the K100D has the standard one.
Those who have owned the K100D longer than me, do share your experiences also. Hope to get more "technical" reports.
You know its strange this camera has been out 3 months and so far only DC Resource has a review in progress. In fact, all current attention seems to be on Sony!
Cheers
First thing I did when I reached home is to update the firmware from Ver 1.00 to Ver 1.01 .
BTW, my subject titleI did not say "review" because I am quite useless in checking things like distortion, etc.
So here is a layman feedback instead. I will compare this with my istDL.
Although they look similar, the K100D is actually larger and heavier.
The hand grip is bigger which would be good news to people with big hands but I personally prefer the smaller form like the DL but I guess those extra electronics and stablisation mechanism has to go somewhere. I just do not like the extra weight...that's one of the considerations why I dropped the D50 and 350D as contenders.
The SD card cover no longer has a button to push to flip it open. Now you have to use your thumb to slide it out by friction before flipping it back..a step backward in my opinion.
All the controls are as per the DL except for the extra anti-shake button and extra "scene" function on the mode dial. Actually the reason why I upgraded to the K100D is due to the
stabilisation but maybe I do not know how to check it but I see no difference between 2 images taken at max zoom with IS on and off. How do you check it is 2 stops better?
On focussing speed, the K100D is fast! Very obvious it is faster than the DL. But because its fast, when you are at the wrong focus length, the lens tend to hit its limit quite hard.
For continuous shot, it is also faster but for my case, limited to a short burst of 3 shots before you notice the 4th shot has slowed down.
As for the eyepiece hood, the DL has a large one (not sure if it was because the DL's previous owner added it as third party part) whereas the K100D has the standard one.
Those who have owned the K100D longer than me, do share your experiences also. Hope to get more "technical" reports.
You know its strange this camera has been out 3 months and so far only DC Resource has a review in progress. In fact, all current attention seems to be on Sony!
Cheers
