What exactly does the 7D adds to a K-5 if not a stupidly higher price tag ? I don't get it...
2010/11/5 Adam Maas <[email protected]>: > No, Canon lacks a direct competitor, the K-5 slots in between the 7D > and the 60D but offers better build & sealing than either in a package > smaller than the 60D (which is rather compact already). > > The 5DmII is Canon's highest-end non-pro body and costs around $1000 > more than a K5 while offering mediocre AF (which it shares with the > Rebels), sealing in name only, slightly more than half the fps and a > much larger sensor. > > -Adam > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote: >> The 5DmII is a direct competitor to the K5, yes? >> >> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Adam Maas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> The 5DmII's AF is a sore point for Canon shooters. The high ISO on the >>> other hand is excellent. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:34 PM, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> I rarely read Pentax forum, but I did today since I'm curious about their >>>> k-5 posts. This guy claims to be a Canon shooter and says the K-5 autofocus >>>> is superior. I haven't tested the autofocus enough to determine how good it >>>> is, but I have yet to experience a problem. Interesting that he's not that >>>> wild about the high ISO performance of the Pentax, which pretty much blew >>>> me >>>> away. Perhaps the 5000 is very good in that regard. Don't know. >>>> >>>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/120794-k-5-images-impressions.html >>>> Paul >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> M. Adam Maas >>> http://www.mawz.ca >>> Explorations of the City Around Us. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs ---------------------- Photo: K-7, Sigma 28/1.8 macro, FA50/1.4, DA40Ltd, K30/2.8, DA16-45, DA50-135, DA50-200, 360FGZ ... Laptop: Macbook 13" Unibody SnowLeo/Win7 Programing: Delphi 2009 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
