{"id":4294,"date":"2011-09-27T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T00:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2011-09-27T17:01:23","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T00:01:23","slug":"battle-of-the-irrelevant-canon-vs-pentax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=4294","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the irrelevant. Canon vs Pentax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-4297\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0485.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4297\" title=\"_K7_0485\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0485.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0485.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0485-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What we have here are two very good compact film cameras from that awkward time when the digital megapixel race was to get to 1.2 Million.\u00a0 Digital wasn&#8217;t quite there\u00a0or in the mainstream and people\u00a0were still wanting to\u00a0take pictures of their cats.\u00a0 So If you wanted a good quality camera\u00a0around the turn of last century (I always wanted to say that) these were two top choices.<\/p>\n<p>They are\u00a0well built cameras with very good optics.\u00a0 The Pentax 24EW has a 24mm to 105mm zoom which is very wide considering most others point and shoots of the time started around 35mm.\u00a0 The Canon on the other hand has a 38mm to 120mm zoom which gives a bit more reach while giving up the wide end.<\/p>\n<p>One interesting feature that both cameras posses is the ability to automatically zoom to frame a portrait.\u00a0 If you select this mode on either camera and then give the shutter a half press they will change the zoom setting to take a head and\u00a0shoulder shot of your subject.\u00a0 That may not be amazing for a digital camera but don&#8217;t forget these are film point and shoots, from the turn of the last century.<\/p>\n<p>The Canon is considerably heavier than the Pentax which may be a detriment in some cases but allows it to remain standing even when fully zoomed.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-4296\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0488.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4296\" title=\"_K7_0488\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0488.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/K7_0488-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can also see in this picture that the Canon flash has popped out of it&#8217;s side bay door.\u00a0 It does that when ever the camera is turned on\u00a0whether needed or not.\u00a0 Pentax you are now\u00a0forgiven for drooping.<\/p>\n<p>I recently shot a roll of Kodak 400 through each of them and should get the negatives back this week, at which time I will post the comparison results.\u00a0 See isn&#8217;t film fun, the suspense is harming me severely.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we have here are two very good compact film cameras from that awkward time when the digital megapixel race was to get to 1.2 Million.\u00a0 Digital wasn&#8217;t quite there\u00a0or in the mainstream and people\u00a0were still wanting to\u00a0take pictures of their cats.\u00a0 So If you wanted a good quality camera\u00a0around the turn of last century 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