Same here. I need two bodies, and i'm currently using a K7 as a backup. But my K7 will go on ebay rather than the shelf. Paul On Sep 23, 2012, at 6:23 PM, "Tanya Love" <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's my plan Mark! :) The K7 that I carry around as my backup will now go > on the shelf as a display camera with all of my old bodies and my current K5 > will become my second body. I am shooting more weddings again now and need > to shoot with two bodies anyways. Looking forward to taking a K-5IIs > through its paces. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark > Roberts > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 6:04 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: k-5 IIs > > Tim Bray wrote: > >> I've been super happy with the K5. At this point it's hard to believe >> the IIs is going to be a cost-effective upgrade. > > Unless you're really limited by the autofocus of the K-5 (I'm not) I'd guess > you're probably right and the IIs won't make much sense as an upgrade. Given > that the K-5 gets the best image quality of all the cameras using that Sony > 16-megapixel sensor, I'd expect that the anti-aliasing filter it has isn't > particularly strong and a lot of people are going to be disappointed and the > difference in resolution. > > On the other hand, if you're looking to add a second camera body to your > equipment line-up, the K-5IIs is a no-brainer. If you encounter > circumstances in which moire is an issue you can just use your standard K-5. > Best of both worlds. > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
