EP-2 Is History, K-7 Is Present

Yes, finally got my hands on the mid-pro range category DSLR, the Pentax K-7.

Got it for 1.8k including 2 kit weather resistant lens. (18-55mm & 50-200mm)

A camera of this calibre at a price point of 1800 is totally value for money.

Buying point:

-Compact, Light, Strong and Weather Resistant Body + Lens

- 14.6 Mp Cmos Sensor, enough said

-100% dept of field view finder

-HD movie capture

- In Body Image Stabilisation of up to 4 stops

-921,000 Dots High Res 3.0" LCD (although I do my editting in the PC but still its a plus point)

- Improved Battery Life + Optional Battery Grip For Longer Lasting Battery

- Fast and Accurate Phase Detection AF

- Built In Filters + HDR Photo Capture Function

- Good Noise Control at High ISO

- Currently the Best Pentax DSLR for this price point

First Impression:

My first impression when I held the camera totally amazed me. In my mind I was thinking, such a small and light body with WR? How is that even possible. Definitely one of the smallest and lightest APSC Sensor DSLR camera in the market. Body and Lens feels tough yet exceptionally light.

Next, I went on to do a test shot after fully charging my battery. AF was fast and spot on. However, camera will hunt if using Auto point selection mode with an object of different layers such as a bird in a cage. To solve this, simply switch the AF mode to center point AF or select manually 1 of the 11 points to AF on. Bokeh was really impressive at F3.5 using the 18-55mm. Will upload the test shot when Im free.

18-55mm

This is an image of the 18-55mm with its hood on. I took it off the internet though. The lens feels very light therefore reducing the overall weight of the whole system. Do not forget about the weather resistant feature, now you could capture any moments even in harsh weathers.

50-200mm

This is how the 50-200 mm WR version looks like. This lens is the eye opener for me. As Im a previous M4/3 user, I have always thought those lens were light and small. But no. what you see before your eyes, the 50-200 is even smaller and lighter than a Lumix m4/3 45-200mm. A very handy lens to get some tele-photo zoom on the go.

I will upload images from both lens in my next update when I go on my next trip outing.

Wishlist:

Any Sigma/Tamron 50-300mm Lens K Mount,

A Macro Lens

Guess my new toy

Yes, my new toy will be arriving by the end of this week. Stay tuned for Pentax K-7 :)

Traded my Lumix 45-200 for this new toy the Zuiko ED 70-300MM with 0.5x magnification for macro photography.

Sungei Buloh Trip

45-200mm F14 1/6 ISO200 200mm

14-42mm F5/6 1/200 ISO200 14mm

That's me :D dead on the ground.

45-200mm F5.6 1/25 ISO200 200mm

14-42mm F5.6 1/160 ISO500 42mm

I name hereby name this photo "The Mass Orgy"

14-42mm F4.8 1/80 ISO200

Meow Meow, poor cat with a broken left ear tip..love those eerie eyes.

45-200mm F4.8 1/80 ISO200 200mm

14-42mm F22 1/30 ISO100 14mm HDR-Processed via PhotoMatrix 3.0

Merged 3 photo of different exposure into one and tadah!! Lovely.

Sentosa trip

A trip to Sentosa with vanesa love.. The colour temperature of the photos seems to have changed when uploaded to Picasa. If anyone have good photohosting website that allows full high res pic upload pls recommend them to me :) thanks.

14-42mm kit lens, F5.6 1/125 ISO 200 42mm

Just a candid shot of 2 malay lil boy.

14-42mm kit lens, F3.9 1/320 ISO 200 18mm

A kit lens can still macro to a certain extent.

F3.5 1/320 ISO200 14mm

The Snake Charmer at Sentosa. They can actually speak Japanese. I was surprised.

F22 3.2secs ISO 100 14mm

3 seconds exposure shot of a small fountain

F22 2.5secs ISO 100 21mm

Another angle with a 2.5 second exposure.

Lumix 45-200mm, F5.2 1/800 ISO1000 151mm

Zoom-ed candid shot of a  happy caucasian woman. Foreigners are always happy people.

45-200mm, F5.6 1/400 ISO320 200mm

Full zoom at more than 50m to get this shot of a baby.

Solo trip to Chinese Garden + 45-200mm lens test

A trip to the chinese garden by myself today. Weather was really hot, but the lighting was perfect for photography. Click on the images to see the full size photo :) I personally love this series very much..although there is some decolourisation of my images on the image hosting site... Im loving it.

EP-2 +14-42mm kit lens

A pity the Photo-shopped colours doesnt appear on image hosting website...it could have been a more beautiful shot. 1/500 F8 15mm ISO 200

1/320 F7.1 15mm ISO 200

1/250 F9 27mm ISO 200 Photoshopped colours not supported as well.. a pity. But one of my personal favourite shot nevertheless.

EP-2 + Lumix 45-200mm

1/500 F7.1  136mm ISO 200

1/500 F5.6 200mm ISO 200 A very "arrogant" looking one *RAWR*

1/640 F4.8 103mm ISO 100 It looks even scarier then the real thing.

1/640 F4 45mm ISO 200 The Legendary Guan Yu.

A day out with bros and some new hoot..

Went town with my bros to play pool and do some shooting. Well just to share some pix...Taken using 14-42mm kit lens.. this time round i did my shots in RAW and went on to do some lightroom post processing.. Hope u guys like it.

ISO 100 30secs F/22

ISO 1250 1/10 F/6.3

ISO 1250 1/6secs F/3.5

Now, just to share my new hoot today..

Kata Camera Backpack - $135

LensPen + Blower - $11

40.5mm UV Lens Filter - $48

Couldnt get a chance to do wildlife shooting, therefore i couldnt upload pictures of the 45-200mm Lumix lens..