From: Mark Roberts
I don't understand the fuss. Even the notoriously
"lukewarm-about-Pentax" DP Review described the K-5 as "arguably the
best" of the APS-C cameras. The new models represent worthwhile
improvements over the K-5. True, the upper-level "prosumer" market
(where Pentax top-of-the-line DSLRs have traditionally resided) is
moving toward full-frame, but there's no reason to doubt that Pentax
will get there.
I'm so pleased with the results I get from my K-5 that I have no
desire at all to upgrade to either version of the new K-5II.
From my perspective, as good as the K-7 & K-5 were, they just didn't
offer enough improvement over the K10D to justify the expense. I did
eventually find a second-hand K20D at a low enough price to justify
buying it and relegating my *ist-D to the closet & letting the K10D
become my backup.
At this point, the K-5II just looks like Pentax is running in place.
The value:cost ratio still isn't there for me.
I originally chose Pentax because of the high ratio of value for the
dollar it offered. To me, it appears that value:cost ratio has been
eroding ever since the MZ-D. Pentax needs to find their direction and
return to the core values that made the brand my choice.
And they need to do it damn soon.
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