On Aug 13, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Steve Larson wrote: > Sorry I've been away so long, I bought a small boat, then got some major > medical issues. > Anyway, what do you do with an LX system? Seems obsolete and nobody would buy > one anyway, not > to mention my K1000, 4 Spotties, and a Super P. Guess they just collect dust. > I am still pissed > about film going away and have not gotten a Pentax Digital SLR yet, but am > now considering it so > I can still use my lenses. Hope they have a body that will accept my lenses. > Any suggestions on > which used body to look for?
If there is any way you can get the money for one, the K-5 is a blow your socks off amazing camera. It's performance at ISO6400 is better than a lot of film cameras at 400, and I was getting usable photos last night of musicians in a dark room at 51,200. The body to get depends upon a) what you'll use it for b) what your budget is Before I got my K-5 I'd carry both my K20 and my K-x. The K20 for features, and the K-x for performance. I'd use the K20 in the studio, the K-x just about everyplace else. At low ISO any of the bodies will give you great photos, but plan on doing everything manually (exposure, focus etc). The high ISO sensor performance if the K-x is leaps beyond the K20, probably the K-7, and just about everything before it. If you want your best sensor for the money, the K-x is probably your camera. The K-r has a noticeably, though not hugely better sensor than the K-x, and the ergonomics are significantly improved. The feature set is still "entry level" rather than pro, but they are both very usable cameras. If you get either of them, or anything else that runs AAs, get either lithiums if you don't shoot a lot, or hybrids (like the eneloops) if you do shoot a lot. The other strategy you can take is to just keep your eyes open for the least expensive digital body you can find, then start saving up for the K-5. > Thanks, > Steve Larson > > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
