Pentax K100D or Panasonic FZ7

Andrew MacPherson wrote:
> Almazick.DeleteThis@comcast.net (-Almazick-) wrote:
>
>> Most of the time I take the pictures indoor
>
> The 100D -- like all DSLRs I imagine -- is excellent in low light indoor
> situations. However the white balance is a pain in the neck; none of the
> onboard settings work well unless you use flash or manually set white
> balance against a white card. Using flash pictures are very good though,
> and the autofocus is very quick.
>
> The FZ7 is a much smaller, lighter camera though, in a completely
> different class. And of course Panasonic's sensors are notoriously best
> suited to outdoor situations with plenty of light.
>
> Andrew McP

I have the Panasonic FZ-30 and the K100d. The Pentax takes superior
pictures. The zoom on the Panasonic is the only reason for keeping it.
Picture noise is noticeable at most ISO settings. It appears the ccd and
the in camera sharpening take away anything that the Leica lens has to
offer.

The white balance in the Pentax has only bothered me in some fluorescent
lighting situations. Manual setting the white balance for ambient
conditions is really easy and you can buy a grey card at any good camera
store.

If it weren't for the zoom on the FZ-30, I would have dumped it months ago.



mike
 >> Stay informed about: Pentax K100D or Panasonic FZ7 

In article <8uuCh.110583$Y6.89133@edtnps89>, c.DeleteThis@in.the.hat (m II) wrote:
> The white balance in the Pentax has only bothered me in some
> fluorescent lighting situations.

Perhaps my problems are made worse by the fact I only have low energy
lightbulbs in the house (and not all the same type). I've got used to
setting the WB manually now, but I could do with a dedicated button for
it, as I use it so often.

> If it weren't for the zoom on the FZ-30, I would have dumped it
> months ago.

Those superzooms have their uses, don't they. I was going to buy an
18-250 Tamron for my K100D, but I'm probably going to buy an Olympus
SP-550 instead. It'll probably be cheaper.


Andrew McP
 >> Stay informed about: Pentax K100D or Panasonic FZ7 

m II wrote:
[]
> I have the Panasonic FZ-30 and the K100d. The Pentax takes superior
> pictures. The zoom on the Panasonic is the only reason for keeping it.
> Picture noise is noticeable at most ISO settings. It appears the ccd
> and the in camera sharpening take away anything that the Leica lens
> has to offer.
[]
> mike

So set the ISO and in-camera sharpening to what you would prefer.

I have a Panasonic FZ5 and, whilst you can see the noise if you zoom up to
1:1, for normal display or prints up to A4 size (297 x 210mm) noise simply
isn't an issue. I use 100 ISO most of the time.

David
 >> Stay informed about: Pentax K100D or Panasonic FZ7 

I hope this may helps:

Pentax K100D SLR Digital Camera – has an average expert rating of 77
(based on 16 expert sources)

http://www.smartratings.com/review/photography/digital_cameras/168

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7K Digital Camera – has an average expert rating
of 76 (based on 17 expert sources)

http://www.smartratings.com/review/photography/digital_cameras/47

Perhaps, Pentax K100D SLR Digital Camera is better if it fits your
budget.
 >> Stay informed about: Pentax K100D or Panasonic FZ7