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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
Hello Everyone
I read some people are not happy with the Pentax K100D something to do with poor quality focused images. Is this a urban myth or is it really so. If this is so is the K100DS any better? I am considering buying the K100DS when it is available here. Thank you. |
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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:18:38 +0930, "spock"
wrote: I read some people are not happy with the Pentax K100D something to do with poor quality focused images. Not sure whether you mean "poor quality even when focused" or "poor quality because of bad focus". Is this a urban myth or is it really so. If this is so is the K100DS any better? Every camera has complaints made against it by somebody. The vast majority of happy users rarely make much noise about it but a few malcontents make their problem sound like the end of the world. The short answer is there is no fundamental problem with the camera. Nobody can comment yet on the revised version yet in any case, such comment would be simply speculation. -- John Bean |
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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
"John Bean" wrote in message ... On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:18:38 +0930, "spock" wrote: I read some people are not happy with the Pentax K100D something to do with poor quality focused images. Not sure whether you mean "poor quality even when focused" or "poor quality because of bad focus". Is this a urban myth or is it really so. If this is so is the K100DS any better? Every camera has complaints made against it by somebody. The vast majority of happy users rarely make much noise about it but a few malcontents make their problem sound like the end of the world. The short answer is there is no fundamental problem with the camera. Nobody can comment yet on the revised version yet in any case, such comment would be simply speculation. -- John Bean So where did he hear this myth do you think John, sounds more made up to me? The reviews I have seen have only been positive, even at DP Review and Phil has a thing about Pentax in general. |
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:59:08 +1000, "Pete D"
wrote: So where did he hear this myth do you think John, sounds more made up to me? Who knows, but I doubt it was made up. You see all the same crap I see in places like dpreview when someone complains about fron/back focus, pattern noise, easily lost eyecups (remember George?) and a whole list of other stuff. One complaint generates torrents of "discussion", no matter that the "issue" is real or imagined. Worse, you see people jumping on the bandwagon and starting new threads on the same subject, making it look like a bigger "issue" than it actually is. I can easily imagine a casual visitor getting the wrong impression of a camera if he hadn't followed the earlier discussion. The *vast* majority of happy users go completely unnoticed in favour of the tiny but loud minority, same reason news headlines never say "Everything is just fine". The reviews I have seen have only been positive, even at DP Review and Phil has a thing about Pentax in general. Exactly. -- John Bean |
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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
spock wrote:
Hello Everyone I read some people are not happy with the Pentax K100D something to do with poor quality focused images. Is this a urban myth or is it really so. If this is so is the K100DS any better? I am considering buying the K100DS when it is available here. The DS adds dust reduction and support for the new generation of lenses with Supersonic Drive Motor, but that's all. The image quality should be the same. "Some people" are never happy, but all reviews I've read have been positive about the K100D. The K10D looks especially nice, and offers several features not available on the lower-end model, besides the higher resolution. It's well worth the extra $$$ if you can afford it. In the U.S. the body-only sells for under $850. Two big advantages are the availability of a vertical battery grip, and the included Li-Ion battery and charger. You get more than 50% more shots per charge with the K10D that with the K100D/DS. Another advantage is the "JPEG+RAW" capability. |
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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
spock wrote:
Hello Everyone I read some people are not happy with the Pentax K100D something to do with poor quality focused images. Is this a urban myth or is it really so. If this is so is the K100DS any better? I am considering buying the K100DS when it is available here. Thank you. The only poorly focused images out of my K100D have been my own damn fault... The camera is fine, the lenses I have used are fine, just the photographer has had some fumbles. Jim |
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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
I had a look at a K100D today the question is do I wait until the super
comes out which won't be available here until maybe september or Do I get the K100D now? Does the K100D have dust problem? Thanks "J. F. Cornwall" wrote in message ... spock wrote: Hello Everyone I read some people are not happy with the Pentax K100D something to do with poor quality focused images. Is this a urban myth or is it really so. If this is so is the K100DS any better? I am considering buying the K100DS when it is available here. Thank you. The only poorly focused images out of my K100D have been my own damn fault... The camera is fine, the lenses I have used are fine, just the photographer has had some fumbles. Jim |
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Pentax K100D K100DS Help
On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:28:13 GMT, SayWhat
wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:58:57 +0930, "spock" wrote: I had a look at a K100D today the question is do I wait until the super comes out which won't be available here until maybe september or Do I get the K100D now? Does the K100D have dust problem? Thanks ***ALL*** digital SLRs have a dust problem. My Olympus E-1 has never had any kind of dust problem. -- John Bean |
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On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:45:07 GMT, SayWhat
wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:41:09 +0100, John Bean wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:28:13 GMT, SayWhat wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:58:57 +0930, "spock" wrote: I had a look at a K100D today the question is do I wait until the super comes out which won't be available here until maybe september or Do I get the K100D now? Does the K100D have dust problem? Thanks ***ALL*** digital SLRs have a dust problem. My Olympus E-1 has never had any kind of dust problem. While the E-1 has a good method to deal with dust it has to deal with it because it _is_ a problem. It's not a problem *for me*. The ultrasonic cleaning will do nothing to particulates that might adhere to the sensor, or dust that attaches when minor condensation happens to get on the sensor when changing lenses under varying temperature and humidity conditions, or static charges between you and the ground and air are higher than can be compensated for by the ultrasonic motion. Whatever. In real-world use I've never had need to clean it, ever. This is my experience of the E-1... have you owned and used one? Or you never changed your lens outside of laboratory "clean-room" conditions -- meaning you bought a very very expensive, noisy, and mirror-shaking P&S camera. Nonsense, I change lenses whenever and wherever needed. Just because your digital SLR has a better way of dealing with the dust problem doesn't mean it's still not a major problem with ***ALL*** of them. Of course it does. It's not a problem at all *to me*, and that's all that matters. PS: I've been using digital SLRs since 2002, and the E-1 is the only dSLR I've owned that has never needed dust cleaning. Theorise all you want, but I have real-world evidence that what you say is not actually true, no matter how many stars you want to put around the word "all" for emphasis. PPS: the shaking sensor method used by Pentax doesn't work, so we can agree on that at least. -- John Bean |
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"John Bean" wrote in message ... On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:45:07 GMT, SayWhat wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:41:09 +0100, John Bean wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:28:13 GMT, SayWhat wrote: On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:58:57 +0930, "spock" wrote: I had a look at a K100D today the question is do I wait until the super comes out which won't be available here until maybe september or Do I get the K100D now? Does the K100D have dust problem? Thanks ***ALL*** digital SLRs have a dust problem. My Olympus E-1 has never had any kind of dust problem. While the E-1 has a good method to deal with dust it has to deal with it because it _is_ a problem. It's not a problem *for me*. The ultrasonic cleaning will do nothing to particulates that might adhere to the sensor, or dust that attaches when minor condensation happens to get on the sensor when changing lenses under varying temperature and humidity conditions, or static charges between you and the ground and air are higher than can be compensated for by the ultrasonic motion. Whatever. In real-world use I've never had need to clean it, ever. This is my experience of the E-1... have you owned and used one? Or you never changed your lens outside of laboratory "clean-room" conditions -- meaning you bought a very very expensive, noisy, and mirror-shaking P&S camera. Nonsense, I change lenses whenever and wherever needed. Just because your digital SLR has a better way of dealing with the dust problem doesn't mean it's still not a major problem with ***ALL*** of them. Of course it does. It's not a problem at all *to me*, and that's all that matters. PS: I've been using digital SLRs since 2002, and the E-1 is the only dSLR I've owned that has never needed dust cleaning. Theorise all you want, but I have real-world evidence that what you say is not actually true, no matter how many stars you want to put around the word "all" for emphasis. PPS: the shaking sensor method used by Pentax doesn't work, so we can agree on that at least. -- John Bean Agree John, it is indeed a *****problem***** but it is quite minor, only happens occasionally and easily dealt with. What some of these trolls seem to forget is that the sensor is only ever exposed when you are taking a shot because it is hidden behind the shutter curtain the rest of the time and oh yes a big fat mirror. I have travelled extensively in very dusty conditions in Australia and with just a little care it is only a * very minor* issue. Cheers. Pete |
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