Thanks, Darren. I picked up a K-5lls about a month or two ago, but I haven't had to use it for low-light/fast-action (hockey and indoor track seasons are coming soon...) scenarios yet. I'm looking forward to it, though.
:) -c On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:42 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > I can't speak to either the K-30 or the K-50, but I can tell you that > the low-light autofocus performance of the K-5II is NOTICEABLY better > than the K-5 (which is still a camera that I would recommend without > reservation). I'm not sure if the K-50 shares that improvement, or > not. But the K-5, K-5II and K-5IIs are all 14 bit systems, where (I > believe) the rest are 12-bit. The sensor is good enough to take > advantage of that extra "headroom" in the form of dynamic range (and > some better low ISO performance). The K-30 and the K-50 share a 13EV > dynamic range, where the K-5II is 14.1 (that's more than a full stop > better). > > I think the K-5 is a Best Buy right now (you can still find the body > for around $650) > The K-5II is about another $250 ($896 at B&H) > and if he wanted to spend another $250 I would tell him to also > consider the Nikon D7100 which is like getting the K-5II performance > with a 24MP body ($1149 for the body). > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> A friend of mine has been looking for counsel on cameras... He is a >> fellow hockey (and soccer and football) parent, whose p&s isn't >> getting the job done, and is ready to move up to a dslr. He has been >> looking at the Nikon & Pentax offerings primarily, and seems to be >> settling on Pentax. Low light performance is critical for him -- >> he'll be using the "kit" lenses (55-200, 55-300), trying to get >> decent images in a hockey rink. >> >> So... the question is, which model? I'm not turning up much >> difference between the K-30 & K-50... is there? For that matter, will >> prices on the k-5/k-5ll come to a comparable point (soonish)? >> >> I haven't used the k-30 or k-50 myself... But, I know that the >> collective experience & wisdom of the List will have something to say >> on this... Thanks in advance for your thoughts! >> >> :) >> -c >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
