Pentax k7

[julimucca]

I am just curious if anyone else is using the Pentax k7, and how you like it. After hours and hours of research, my husband and I decided it, (among many others that we looked at) would be a great camera for our budget, and it should be arriving between friday and monday! I am so excited to start using it. I have seen some beautiful images composed with it. We ordered the 50mm 1.4 lens for it also, and I will start saving for some of the nicer, more expensive lenses like the 31 or the 77mm.
Anyone have any comments about the camera?

[daltoned]

Hi Juli, from what I've read the K7 is a great camera. I have the pentax k20d and it certainly fulfils my needs as a hobbyist. If you are not aware of the pentax users forum, you will find many threads on the K7, link below

http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum/

Hope this helps

[julimucca]

Thank you! It will help so much to be able to talk to other pentax users!

[daltoned]

Hi Juli, your welcome. As far as I know , there are only a few of us, Pentax Users on this forum.

[iofred]

Hi Juli, I got the Pentax K-x, and am over the moon with it.
There is a forum, especially for Pentax Users, which you might be interested in as well.
http://www.pentaxuser.co.uk/forum

[julimucca]

Thank you!
I am curious, I have a 50mm lens and the standard 15-85mm lens that came with the camera. I am having a hard time getting a feel for the ISO in certain lower lighting conditions, like shade outside. I don't like to use a flash, so this has been challenging for me. Would a higher quality lens help with the lighting on the pentax? I love the camera as a whole, but I am trying to figure out if it is the lens, me or the camera, that is creating the challenge lol.

[julimucca]

Thank you!
I am curious, I have a 50mm lens and the standard 15-85mm lens that came with the camera. I am having a hard time getting a feel for the ISO in certain lower lighting conditions, like shade outside. I don't like to use a flash, so this has been challenging for me. Would a higher quality lens help with the lighting on the pentax? I love the camera as a whole, but I am trying to figure out if it is the lens, me or the camera, that is creating the challenge lol.

Sorry, I mean I have a standard 18-55mm, not 15-85mm lol

[tjc]

Hi there. I'm new to this forum, but I'm a long time Pentaxian and I've currently got the K-7 and K20D. I just picked up the K-7 because prices reached about half of the original release prices (I got one for $695 and they were released at around $1300-$1400 here in Canada).

Just FYI, there is also another Pentax site http://www.pentaxforums.com/index.php and I'm on there quite a bit. I'm finding though that I'm looking for a little more breadth of discussion rather than just Pentax based, and that's why I'm here. But the other forum is really a great bunch of people. I'm "Leaf Fan" over there. Also, there's separate sections for user reviews of any pentax related gear, cameras, lenses, etc.

As for the K-7, there's a lot of debate about it and merits of upgrading from the K10D or K20D to the K-7. I really like the K-7, first and foremost for it's size and ergonomics. They've really made a great camera in a compact SLR package. As well, the other feature upgrades I like are the faster FPS, bigger LCD (920,000 dots), shake reduction in rotational axis as well as horizontal and vertical, 1/8000 max shutter, larger EV compensation range, 77 segment Multi-meter, video capability, dedicated live view button, dedicated ISO button, etc. I haven't had it for long, but I'm really enjoying it.

Hope that helps.

[daltoned]

Hi There. PM sent re your query.

[julimucca]

Hi there. I'm new to this forum, but I'm a long time Pentaxian and I've currently got the K-7 and K20D. I just picked up the K-7 because prices reached about half of the original release prices (I got one for $695 and they were released at around $1300-$1400 here in Canada).

Just FYI, there is also another Pentax site http://www.pentaxforums.com/index.php and I'm on there quite a bit. I'm finding though that I'm looking for a little more breadth of discussion rather than just Pentax based, and that's why I'm here. But the other forum is really a great bunch of people. I'm "Leaf Fan" over there. Also, there's separate sections for user reviews of any pentax related gear, cameras, lenses, etc.

As for the K-7, there's a lot of debate about it and merits of upgrading from the K10D or K20D to the K-7. I really like the K-7, first and foremost for it's size and ergonomics. They've really made a great camera in a compact SLR package. As well, the other feature upgrades I like are the faster FPS, bigger LCD (920,000 dots), shake reduction in rotational axis as well as horizontal and vertical, 1/8000 max shutter, larger EV compensation range, 77 segment Multi-meter, video capability, dedicated live view button, dedicated ISO button, etc. I haven't had it for long, but I'm really enjoying it.

Hope that helps.

Thank you TJC, it sounds like I have made a good choice then :)
I am glad to hear others love the camera so much too!

[julimucca]

Hi There. PM sent re your query.

Thank you so much!