On Thu, Aug 29, 2013, Larry Colen wrote: > 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.
True, but why bother unless you have to? I did try out the K-30 for an extended period via borrowlenses.com, so it wasn't just momentary dislike. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
