Hi Larry,
Thanks for the info, but the K5 looks a little pricey ATM. Seems like a
wonderful camera.
Thanks,
Steve
Larry wrote:
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.
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