On Aug 25, 2011, at 11:31 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Matthew Hunt >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 5:14 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Saying that the K20's AF and AE are _unusable_ is *way* overstating the >>> case. ?*I* use and rely on them. ?Yes, AF can be annoyingly slow, especially >>> with SDM in low light. ?But it works and is accurate, just as I'm sure the >>> K10 and *istD models are. >> >> Slow can mean unusable, depending on what you're shooting. My K10D AF >> is nearly unusable for birds in flight and dog agility, both of which >> are important subjects for me. Given that Larry shoots a lot of moving >> subjects in low light (e.g. dancers), I could believe that it's often >> unusable for him. > > How did people cope with birds in flight & such BEFORE there was even AF?
Split prism focusing screens. The same way that I dealt with focusing most things with the K100, K20 and K-x. And, I was using a wee bit of hyperbole in my post. The AF and AE of the K20 are not unusable, they are merely unreliable. I've found that what works for me is to put it in manual mode, press the green button, take a test exposure and chimp the histogram. With the K-5, the metering accuracy is good enough that for the most part, after checking the exposure, I don't have to readjust. With the K20 that wasn't so, especially when shooting with flash. The K-5 still gets a bit confused with the flash, especially if there is something reflective in the scene. > > I've noticed before that some on the list have a problem understanding that > their own experience does not establish a universal standard; although Larry > is, by far, NOT the worst in that respect. I really try to only be completely unreasonable in my writing for humorous intent. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
