Congratulations Ann! You are going to LOVE the K-5. I think you will be happy with the AWB in most situations. You will need SD cards instead of the CF cards that the *istD uses (and thus a different card reader/adapter). The cheap USB adapters on ebay work fine. Update to the latest firmware as soon as you get your body. I would recommend getting the 64GB Sony SDXC card so you don't have to worry about changing out cards during the wedding/reception. It also reads/writes very fast. http://www.adorama.com/ISO64GSXC10U.html
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > I good firend of mine is getting married in August.. he wanted to hire me to > shoot the wedding - but only the portraits and the brief wedding > ceremony - not the reception (so I can eat and socialize) someone else is > doing that. At first i begged off... my *istD isn't up to that and > especially after this recent battery episode, not high enough ISO, etc > > But the I realized I could do it for him inexpensively by wedding photog in > nY standards for sure - the price of a K-5! His check is in the mail and as > soon as I get it I'll be looking for the best price (well, I already am > doing that) Saw an LN at KEH for about $550... I need to get it soon and > practice. Have enough for that and spare batteries... don't need to have a > brand new one. > > IF anyone notices a better deal than that KEH one or has some sage words > about making the K-5 behave well , or some things to watch out for in > switching from the D... > > I'm hoping to shoot without using flash at all. How does the AWB > fare? My habit with the D is to simply load all the raw files onto > my computer from the card reader without renumbering/renaming the raw files > - do any of you do both the PEF and the jpgs? > > any suggestions at all are welcome. > > boy, it is nice to be back! > > Regards, > ann > > -- > 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. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- 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.
