Darren, That's the right attitude. And I didn't mean to say is was superceded yet. My bet is that Pentax will release one more 'K-5 like' camera before it goes full frame. If that should happen, the K-5 will still be a great value. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Darren, >> Good for you! Enjoy using it and know it's not obsolete, just superseded. > > Words of Wisdon, Bob! Thanks! > That's the thing though: I really don't think it has been superseded > *yet* which I find impressive. > Most objective analysis seems to find it still to be the Best APS-C > DSLR currently available. > Frankly, give it's acclaim, I think that Pentax would be wise to not > discontinue it and to simply offer new cameras around it (let the > market decide). > > I realize that new Pentax models are probably imminent, but I don't > think that necessarily means they are better cameras - at least > regarding the things that I think are most important. For example, > most of the recent DSLR advancements have been made with videographers > in mind (and more megapixels). Taking into account the physics of > sensors, I find it hard to believe that putting 50% more pixels on a > sensor (of the same size) is NOT going to result in a lowering of the > high ISO performance (more noise). > > Mark Roberts opined the other day that the 16MP of the K-5 represents > a sort of "sweet spot" and I think that is quite possible. We won't > know until we have other models to judge from, but I'm pretty > confident that as long as the K-5 functions as it should, it will > probably be my last APS-C camera. I'm still hopeful that Pentax offers > a FF model "down the road" but if/when they do I won't be one of the > early adopters. I like to wait and see what Real Users say. > > On that score, the K-5 remains impressive. 75 people have reviewed it > on Amazon. NO one has rated it lower than a 3 (very unusual for any > product). 3% of reviewers gave it 3 stars (I suspect that most of them > work for Canon or Nikon). :) 10% gave it 4 stars; A whopping 87% gave > it 5 stars. And Amazon reviewers are no anomaly. Look at the reviewers > at B&H or Adorama and you'll find the same thing. 176 reviewers at B&H > and it has an overall 4.8 stars out of 5. "Short battery life" is the > only "con" listed. Similar at Adorama, but only 25 reviews: A > consistent 4.8 stars. > > The most recent review at B&H: > Title: "Enjoying photography again" > By WayneJohn > from: Minnesota > About Me: Semi-pro Photographer > "I love this camera. My previous camera was a K2000, and I have been > looking to upgrade for a while now. People told me I would be better > off just spending the money on lenses. I finally bought a K-5, It's > the best decision I've made. This camera is a joy use. I use alot of > manual focus lenses, and the bright viewfinder makes it so much easier > to focus. Highly recommend this camera." > > In short: CAN'T WAIT. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
