Samsung GX-10 - wow!
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From: Sam on 3 May 2007 19:06 Just in case anyone was wondering whether the Samsung GX-10 (K10D clone) is as good as the Pentax version, wonder no more - it's better. Having owned both cameras I can state that the Samsung JPG algorithm produces noticeably sharper (yet also smoother) results. The infamous banding issue of under-exposed images is also reduced - to the point where RAW files (DNG only on the GX-10) opened in Lightroom eliminate the phenomenon completely when compared to the same image opened in Silkypix (Adobe obviously likes its own format) The menu system is also much improved over the Pentax version - much more modern and aesthetically pleasing. Build quality is exactly the same - but the Samsung comes with a 2 year warranty in the UK, and costs only �600 for the 2 lens kit. On the subject of the supplied lenses - I had planned to sell both lenses immediately on ebay (18-55 & 50-200) but they are so sharp and generally pleasing that I see no need to splash out on anything better at the moment. I have some considerable experience of various Pentax glass, including the 18-55, 50-200, and a couple of the Limiteds (as well as many others) so I know what constitutes a good example. There is no reason why the Samsung brand lenses would be better than the Pentax version - so it appears that (for once in my life) I got lucky and landed two samples at the better end of the tolerance range. All in all I'm a happier camper than I've been for a couple of years trying cameras from Pentax Nikon and Fuji, now that Samsung have released a battery grip to fit the slightly deeper grip profile of the GX-10 I see no reason for buying the Pentax product. So, if you're debating the merits of the two cameras - buy the Samsung with confidence - I doubt that you'll be disappointed. Regards
From: Paul Mitchum on 3 May 2007 19:35 Sam <not(a)thisaddress.net> wrote: > Just in case anyone was wondering whether the Samsung GX-10 (K10D clone) is > as good as the Pentax version, wonder no more - it's better. [..] Does it have the firmware to control the SDM autofocus in the new DA* lenses? -- http://www.xoverboard.com/cartoons/2007/070416_argument.html
From: Sam on 3 May 2007 19:44 "Paul Mitchum" <usenet(a)mile23.c0m> wrote in message news:1hxjpqn.etn724pqlb2lN%usenet(a)mile23.c0m... > Sam <not(a)thisaddress.net> wrote: > >> Just in case anyone was wondering whether the Samsung GX-10 (K10D clone) >> is >> as good as the Pentax version, wonder no more - it's better. > [..] > > Does it have the firmware to control the SDM autofocus in the new DA* > lenses?<< I don't know - I've put Samsung firmware 1.2 on it today, which gives all the current Pentax features, wireless flash, etc. Samsung state that 'weather sealed lenses' are due 'in the first quarter of 2007' - so that obviously means the new DA*'s, which in turn obviously means that it's almost certain that the firmware will support in-lens drive.
From: Paul Mitchum on 3 May 2007 20:31 Sam <not(a)thisaddress.net> wrote: > "Paul Mitchum" <usenet(a)mile23.c0m> wrote in message > news:1hxjpqn.etn724pqlb2lN%usenet(a)mile23.c0m... > > Sam <not(a)thisaddress.net> wrote: > > > >> Just in case anyone was wondering whether the Samsung GX-10 (K10D clone) > >> is > >> as good as the Pentax version, wonder no more - it's better. > > [..] > > > > Does it have the firmware to control the SDM autofocus in the new DA* > > lenses?<< > > > I don't know - I've put Samsung firmware 1.2 on it today, which gives all > the current Pentax features, wireless flash, etc. > > Samsung state that 'weather sealed lenses' are due 'in the first quarter of > 2007' - so that obviously means the new DA*'s, which in turn obviously means > that it's almost certain that the firmware will support in-lens drive. Well, no it doesn't mean that at all. The DA* lenses can also use the in-camera motor, and I can imagine Pentax wanting their brand to have the super-cool feature set that Samsung/Schneider doesn't. It'd be nice to know for sure, but I can't even find the cameras on Samsung's website. By the way, the DA* ship date has been moved to August (ask me how I know). -- http://www.xoverboard.com/cartoons/2007/070416_argument.html
From: timeOday on 3 May 2007 23:40
I didn't even know Samsung made digital cameras. Samsung has really been on the rise over the last few years, I think they're the next Sony. |