You can always recognize people who use complex spreadsheets to make decisions that are best left to the heart.
K-5… Sigh… It's a thing of beauty. On Nov 1, 2012, at 00:21 , John Sessoms wrote: > Y'all keep harping on how much "improvement" the K-5 has and keep ignoring > the "justify the expense" side of the equation. Gotta' have both. > > It's $1200 for an APS-C sensor 1.7MP larger than the K20D. Or $850 for the > version that doesn't have the improved improvements. > > When I bought the second-hand K20D, I got 4.4MP over the K10D PLUS an 18-55 > lens, BG-2, second battery, 1090 shutter count (exiftool -ShutterCount > K20D-00061.PEF) for $600. The K20D batteries are interchangeable with the > K10D, so if I pay attention to keeping batteries charged, I have plenty of > spare batteries. > > I don't care if the AF is faster with lenses I don't have and will never buy. > I don't do video. And the low light performance & weather sealing, although > nice to have, just aren't $1200 worth of "improvement" for me. > > I'm not saying anyone should forgo purchasing the K-5 in any of its > iterations *IF that's the camera you want*. > > IF/when Pentax comes out with a camera I want, at a price I'm willing to pay, > I will buy one. Until then the K-5 is not that camera for me. > >> Um... John... had your glasses prescription checked lately? >> >> I've recently been reviewing images from my K10D, K-7, and K-5, and >> the improvement is just stunning in every way. >> >> And, it ain't the photographer! >> >> Rick >> >> ? >> http://photo.net/photos/RickW > -- Joseph McAllister [email protected] It seems that I need to stop my mind running off at the fingertips. — Mike Wilson -- 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.
