On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 04:02:36PM -0700, Aahz Maruch wrote: > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013, P.J. Alling wrote: > > > > The K-5 is discontinued, which is what is causing the price drop. > > If you're looking at a K-50, then also look at the K-30 basically > > the same camera in a different body shell, not officially > > discontinued, (AFAIK at this point), but pretty much that's the case > > and you could pick up a deal because of that. > > Again, the K-30 has a significantly different shell, enough that I find > it uncomfortable to hold, and I strongly recommend testing it out before > buying. The K-50 looks much more similar to the K-5/K-x lines.
I remember checking out the K-m when it was released and despised the shell. I found it very hard to hold. A while later, after seeing the amazing high ISO results of the K-x, I succumbed to temptation and bought one, sight unseen, and until I bought my K-5 it was my primary camera, relegating my K20 to studio work. The K-x and the K-m (K2000) share the same shell. As much as I hated it in the store, I did adjust to it. I do note however, that once I got my K-5, I found the grip much much more comfortable. In short, the feel of the body is a signficant factor, but one that can often eventually be adjusted to. -- 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.
