On Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:13:13 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Bill W
wrote:

One reason I never liked using lower-end DSLRs. I tried a Nikon D5100
and
a
cheap kit lens and the moment the light dropped a bit, it hunted like
blind
hound.

user error.

Yes, pointing and half-pressing is so technically-daunting.

and yet you ****ed it up somehow.

a d5100 can focus in *very* low light (-1 ev, according to nikon's
specs), so if the light only 'dropped a bit', there should be *no*
issue whatsoever with focusing or hunting, at least as far as the
camera goes.

that leaves one other possibility.

Maybe two? Pentax AF sucks in any light, but I've had better
performance with some lenses than others.

that's true, however, expecting super-fast focusing with a 'cheap kit
lens', perhaps an 18-55mm f/4-5.6, with it at 55mm f/5.6, would
definitely be user error.

Yep, my problems were with Pentax kit lenses.