Re: Pentax K10D?
I've had my K10D for about 6 months now, after first having a Canon Digital Rebel. It is definitely not as easy a camera to use, but I love it. Has much more capability, and I like the built in image stabilization and weather sealing, since I am by nature too lazy to lug a tripod.
As to the learning curve, Pentax built this camera to be more appealing to advanced film users, I have read. It definitely catches what you see - if pics indoors with tungsten lights, for example, then they will have a tungsten yellow tinge with the Auto White Balance. That being said, when in a hurry I just put it on P or the Green box setting, and point and shoot with good results generally.
But it is the settings that give it power. I love the easy adjustments of the TAv mode (shutterspeed and aperture) along with ISO at the same time, all by programming the dials to do what you want, so no buttons or menus needed for ISO adjustment. Also, the shooting speed is very quick, and with JPEGs on a fast card, unlimited. (I use SandDisk Extreme III, and shooting JPEGs, can't shoot faster than the files copy.)
The only downside of my K10D is that the fill-flash quit working already. After shooting outside all day long on a drive across southern Wisconsin, I took it back to the camera shop I got it at, and they took care of sending it back under the 1 year warranty. Now I am in withdrawal, waiting for it to come back.... but already about 1300 pics to go through and convert from DNGs to keep me busy.
All-in-all, very happy with it. Haven't posted to a forum yet because until I sent it in for the repair, I didn't have time for this kind of thing!
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