please share your opinions when you first got your paws on the k20d. just comments and anything that struck you when using it is fine. best to make it as neutral as possible, and not encourage to upgrade for the sake of upgrading. i think while we all want pentax to earn more money, we are after all, supposed to be the group that cares more about "photographs".. and undoubtedly i am going to say that this brand is really designed for taking photos, and that's about it.
i hope i am not spamming the pentax section here, if i am, fengwei, please feel free to merge or remove as you see fit - because i think a lot of people here would want to know what the k20d has to offer. my own experience is upgrading from the k100d.
pros:
1) viewfinder really brighter.
2) is noticeably heavier, because i am switching between this with sigma 10-20 and k100d with kit. you can imagine the difference. but to be very honest, i am not tired of the weight. it feels more comfortable and reassuring.
3) 14 megapixels with i would say, even better image quality than equivalent iso than k100d. 1600 iso is amazingly usable
4) shake reduction is really better
5) the dust removal system seems competent, i have been switching lenses a lot today and it should have picked up some dust but it has not, based on the excellent feature of the dust alert picture taking function, which i love.. for someone so concerned with dust
6) battery life seems competent so far
7) this is a HUGE PLUS for me, the dynamic range is DEFINITELY much better than the k100d, what can i say. i am seeing details that i won't usually see based on the lighting etc.
cons:
1) blardy huge file size
2) slight lag between shots but frankly unless you need lightning fast refresh rates you won't notice it
3) i am not sure if the k10d was this way, but while the build quality of the knobs for the battery and sd card door look ok, i think one has to be very careful when opening, such a small piece of plastic might break easily!
4) i wish there wasn't that silly bar meter thingy. i do prefer the k100d's numbers when metering instead of that, but then again i'm a numbers person
5) when zooming in, the k100d could select what size to zoom into immediately after turning the thumbwheel. this one, i can't seem to find the function, maybe i should rtfm. if it isn't present i hope pentax corrects this with firmware updates.. i zoom in mainly to check for blur, that's about it
6) the number of buttons everywhere are slightly overwhelming for me
that's about it!
i hope i am not spamming the pentax section here, if i am, fengwei, please feel free to merge or remove as you see fit - because i think a lot of people here would want to know what the k20d has to offer. my own experience is upgrading from the k100d.
pros:
1) viewfinder really brighter.
2) is noticeably heavier, because i am switching between this with sigma 10-20 and k100d with kit. you can imagine the difference. but to be very honest, i am not tired of the weight. it feels more comfortable and reassuring.
3) 14 megapixels with i would say, even better image quality than equivalent iso than k100d. 1600 iso is amazingly usable
4) shake reduction is really better
5) the dust removal system seems competent, i have been switching lenses a lot today and it should have picked up some dust but it has not, based on the excellent feature of the dust alert picture taking function, which i love.. for someone so concerned with dust
6) battery life seems competent so far
7) this is a HUGE PLUS for me, the dynamic range is DEFINITELY much better than the k100d, what can i say. i am seeing details that i won't usually see based on the lighting etc.
cons:
1) blardy huge file size
2) slight lag between shots but frankly unless you need lightning fast refresh rates you won't notice it
3) i am not sure if the k10d was this way, but while the build quality of the knobs for the battery and sd card door look ok, i think one has to be very careful when opening, such a small piece of plastic might break easily!
4) i wish there wasn't that silly bar meter thingy. i do prefer the k100d's numbers when metering instead of that, but then again i'm a numbers person
5) when zooming in, the k100d could select what size to zoom into immediately after turning the thumbwheel. this one, i can't seem to find the function, maybe i should rtfm. if it isn't present i hope pentax corrects this with firmware updates.. i zoom in mainly to check for blur, that's about it
6) the number of buttons everywhere are slightly overwhelming for me
that's about it!