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Pleased. More Than.
By: Hal Jones
November 23, 2009 @ 9:48 AM
Bitten by the digital bug when I learned my Pentax ME Super lenses would fit the isD, I bought a kit, including a 200mm, and started learning many new things; progressed to the K-10D, then the K-20D. Had no intention of going any further since the K-20D stretched way beyond my capabilities and captured shots I didn’t think I would ever produce. But in the course of continuing studies at a local photo school, I learned about HDR, and wanted more. And very much a fan of K-20D in-camera processing, I wondered how the K7 would perform, whether I would lose or gain in that capability, and was very happy to learn that not only can you modify already customized and enhanced brightness, colors, contrast and sharpness, but you can also crop and level =/- several degrees, in-camera with the K7, and you can use any of several special filters to convert to B&W, sepia, pastels, and several other products. Who needs Photoshop now? You can tell, I expect, that I did step up to the K7, right? I have learned the hard way with HDR. I can not shoot HDR handheld. I can not even shoot HDR on a tripod by manually releasing the shutter. But I can shoot HDR, tripod, with remote release, and when I get it right, the shots are phenomenal. Maybe I should mention that I am 72, but with the Pentax built-in Shake Reduction system, now improved from vertical and horizontal shake controls to include circular shakes also, I am able to shoot 1/8 second shutters consistently. The camera includes many capabilities that I have not mentioned, or for that matter, even touched, like sequential shooting and shooting movies. I can take great photo images using what I have learned about so far, but like all of us, I’ve learned that great photos really require seeing great scenes and composing the image you want to present. The K7 helps me with that, a lot, without ever leaving the camera system, and I am still working to learn how to better compose and capture some of God’s and man’s amazing scenes, beauty, eamotion and quirks. And after six weeks now, I am very pleased with my K7.
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