Comments on: Pentax K2000 reviewed http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=327 photos, tips, tricks, and thoughts from an avid amateur photographer Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:21:11 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: robin http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=327&cpage=1#comment-127 robin Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:45:28 +0000 http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=327#comment-127 I must say I disagree -- I do not see how this is a camera most will quickly outgrow. And even if that were true, the same could be said of every entry-level model. I think you've been swayed by the obvious anti-Pentax bias at dpreview, whose review is the most negative of all those I found on the net. To address the specific points in Stephen's comment: The automatic mode is supposed to be just that -- the camera automatically selects the best focus point. If you don't like this, you can switch to centre focus, a mode which has suited professional photographers for many decades now. As for focus confirmation, there is not one but two systems: an audible beep and an icon in the viewfinder bar. Yes, it would be even better to have selectable focus points. But I cannot see how this is a deal-breaker. The camera still has an excellent sensor, improved AF, improved frame rates, shake reduction, dust removal and every other important feature. If it did everything it wouldn't be an entry-level model! To me the biggest limitation is not the body but the poor lenses it is bundled with. I have just published a more thorough evaluation over on my blog: http://noisetheatre.blogspot.com/2009/02/your-first-dslr-pentax-k-m.html I must say I disagree — I do not see how this is a camera most will quickly outgrow. And even if that were true, the same could be said of every entry-level model. I think you’ve been swayed by the obvious anti-Pentax bias at dpreview, whose review is the most negative of all those I found on the net.

To address the specific points in Stephen’s comment: The automatic mode is supposed to be just that — the camera automatically selects the best focus point. If you don’t like this, you can switch to centre focus, a mode which has suited professional photographers for many decades now. As for focus confirmation, there is not one but two systems: an audible beep and an icon in the viewfinder bar.

Yes, it would be even better to have selectable focus points. But I cannot see how this is a deal-breaker. The camera still has an excellent sensor, improved AF, improved frame rates, shake reduction, dust removal and every other important feature. If it did everything it wouldn’t be an entry-level model!

To me the biggest limitation is not the body but the poor lenses it is bundled with. I have just published a more thorough evaluation over on my blog:
http://noisetheatre.blogspot.com/2009/02/your-first-dslr-pentax-k-m.html

]]> By: Stephen http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=327&cpage=1#comment-90 Stephen Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:05:12 +0000 http://www.booleansplit.com/?p=327#comment-90 I played with a Km at a camera store thinking it might be pocketable when paired with one or two Pentax pancake lenses. But the lack of selectable focusing points and missing focus point feedback/confirmation (in the viewfinder) stopped me from considering this camera any further. Even my point-n-shoot [FujiFilm FinePix F100d] shows me where the camera focuses. I played with a Km at a camera store thinking it might be pocketable when paired with one or two Pentax pancake lenses. But the lack of selectable focusing points and missing focus point feedback/confirmation (in the viewfinder) stopped me from considering this camera any further. Even my point-n-shoot [FujiFilm FinePix F100d] shows me where the camera focuses.

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