On Nov 1, 2010, at 11:30 PM, Miserere wrote: > On 1 November 2010 18:24, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: >> With the imminent arrival of the K5, perhaps we've lost sight of the >> other new arrival. >> >> Here's a quite positive review of the K-r. >> >> http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/pentax_kr_review/ >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian > > I think that's the first K-r review to come out. Its low-light > capability is still superb (as its sister the K-x) and the addition of > focus points in the VF was nice to see. I took a few shots at the NYC > Expo, but none with my own card :-( The camera felt nice, pretty > much like the K-x did. > > Given it's about half the price of the K-5, I wonder how many people > will opt for the K-r instead of the flagship... > > Probably quite a few. But for many shooters, exposure and autofocus are at least s important as low light performance. And since the K-5 will probably prove considerably better in those categories, there will be no shortage of buyers. Weatherproofing is also a factor of course. Paull
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