Carl Battreall

Jim, Fair enough. I will admit, since writing this review, I have had more issues with the focusing of the K7, to the point that I believe I may have a "bad" body.  This is unfortunate, I was hoping that Pentax would have tighter quality control. I may have to go with one of the "Big Boys". Another amazing thing is Canon's new 7D, 18mp in a APS-C sensor!  Wow, talk about zero tolerance when it comes to focus. I have also made my first prints from the K7, the close up images are very nice (if the focus is on) but I am a little disap

I received an email by a "Pentaxian" informing me that the DA Limited lenses are not weather resistant and I should be careful leaving them out in the elements, and he was surprised that the camera survived two hours in the rain. According to Pentax, only the DA* lenses are Weather Resistant and without them the K7 isn't fully weather resistant. But as long as the seal between the camera and lens is not breached, I think the Limited lenses would hold up just fine.

A wannabe what? I find it funny how worked up people get when they learn I don't follow a brand but instead choose the correct tool for the job.  The same uproar happened when I reviewed the Sony A700 for Nature's Best. One thing I have learned from fifteen years as a working pro is to not pay attention to what other people think

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Glad you found having the simplicity of a "single lens' inspiring and helped you see different and get excited about creating images. Though, here is a quote on the limitations of only using a single lens. "Using a single lens is a technique that can foster creativity and possibly reinforce, or initiate, vision. It is based on one of the fundamental art concept: 'less is more.' However, sometimes 'more is more', meaning that using this technique by itself is not enough. Instead, learning the fundamental art concepts is much more effective. In