Generally, you can get a feel for image making potential of this gear pretty quickly, and then spend weeks or months squeezing more quality out of it via post ... which in turn can teach you how to go back and tweak how you shoot the camera. However, in reality it rarely alters the fundamental image making impressions you get with-in a short time.
In short, some things just click right out of the box, and some take longer, and some never really click for a user. Anyone that's made this trek for a while can attest to this, and have their stories.
In the end, it's what the photos look like to the eye of the beholder. Subjectivity is the final determining factor, not brick wall tests and shooting charts. In fact I don't actually trust those anymore even done in the strictest of circumstances. They can trick you into a technical mind set that increasingly distances itself from making interesting photos. Which is why some are less focused on technical perfection from the tools they use.
I personally do not like this bully trend, where feel is subjugated to statistics and specifications.
I personally do not like what I've seen from this Pentax camera so far, and I trust my eye far more than words from these guys. For that matter, I have the same opinion of the S2 which I've made no secret of ... even the excellent photography showcased in the latest Leica magazine left me cool about the "feel" produced by the S2. So, price sure isn't the determining factor, subjectivity is. Do you love the stuff you get from it?
-Marc
In short, some things just click right out of the box, and some take longer, and some never really click for a user. Anyone that's made this trek for a while can attest to this, and have their stories.
In the end, it's what the photos look like to the eye of the beholder. Subjectivity is the final determining factor, not brick wall tests and shooting charts. In fact I don't actually trust those anymore even done in the strictest of circumstances. They can trick you into a technical mind set that increasingly distances itself from making interesting photos. Which is why some are less focused on technical perfection from the tools they use.
I personally do not like this bully trend, where feel is subjugated to statistics and specifications.
I personally do not like what I've seen from this Pentax camera so far, and I trust my eye far more than words from these guys. For that matter, I have the same opinion of the S2 which I've made no secret of ... even the excellent photography showcased in the latest Leica magazine left me cool about the "feel" produced by the S2. So, price sure isn't the determining factor, subjectivity is. Do you love the stuff you get from it?
-Marc