I can assure you that a K-5 will simply blow you away. If you do a lot of low-light autofocus, the K-5 II is noticably better.
I believe that the K-50/K-500 have focus peaking, which can be very helpful for live view and low light manual focusing. I've not used a Pentax that has had it. I don't know how shutter noise on the K50 and K500 compare with the K-5. On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 03:05:21PM -0400, John wrote: > > Thank you for filling in some of the gaps. Of course the K-5 II is > very attractive but it doubles the investment. In spite of what my > kids think, I do attempt to budget. The K-5 (original) is climbing > to the top of the heap. Not that I am unhappy with my DS. It has > done a very nice job for a number of years and I have been happy > with what I can get out of it. So now I am contemplating the world > and how I relate to it. We shall see. There is certainly a great > amount of enthusiasm for the K-5. > > Cheers, > > John G. > > On 8/27/2013 2:40 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote: > >On Tue, Aug 27, 2013, John wrote: > >>Oh my, I am now really confused. There are k-5, k-50, and k-500 > >>models. Plus there is now a K-5 II. The II is probably what is > >>causing the price drops I have seen on the K-5. All appear to be an > >>upgrade from my DS. What experience have people had with these > >>cameras. Are any or all upgrades from my DS? (Of course they are, > >>but at what cost?) What features am I giving up that I would miss > >>beyond comprehension if I purchased a particular camera model. > >>Meanwhile, my beloved DS keeps grinding out pictures even though > >>they are not full frame and ????? pixel pictures. > >The K-50/K-500 are just released with zero track record. However, their > >innards are similar enough to the K-5/K-30 that there's no reason to > >avoid them. I recommend against the K-30 because I found it > >uncomfortable, a used K-5 is better. Get the K-5 II/IIs if you do lots > >of low-light photography (better AF). The main drawback of the K-500 is > >lack of weather-sealing, plus AFAICT you must get it with kit lens, so > >that would probably be extra money for no purpose in your case. > > > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
