That is what I did. I could not afford or justify the K3, but as my old K5 was worn beyond rated life expectancy, I picked up the K5iis. At that time the K3 was $1300 and I got the K5iis for $700.
-- Bruce Sent from my iPad > On Jul 11, 2014, at 10:40 AM, "J.C. O'Connell" <[email protected]> wrote: > > well the main reason Im considering the K5 IIs is they are still available > new in box and cost only $700 compared to around $1100 for a K3. > The K5 IIs seems to have gotten good reviews and is significantly cheaper > than a K3. Of course, its not the same as a K3, but it should be worth $700. >> On 7/11/2014 1:26 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: >> Objective testing by various web sites and magazines have come to the >> consensus that there is a small but noticeable difference in sharpness, at >> the pixel level with a greater chance of noticeable moire. Since most of us >> don't print at the pixel level, I wouldn't worry about it either way. The >> K5II has much improved auto focus at lower light levels. There's also some >> possibility that Ricoh put more effort into sourcing better components than >> Hoya so K-5(( cameras may have longer trouble free lifetimes than K-5 >> cameras. That last is conjecture, and may or may not be important given the >> shortened life cycle of digital photo equipment, as the K-5 series is >> already obsolete as a product. >> >>> On 7/11/2014 11:53 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: >>> Im considering selling one of my lenses and buying a K5 II or IIs with the >>> funds but I am undecided because I dont know a couple of things about these >>> two bodies. >>> 1. How much real sharpness difference do you really see between the II and >>> IIs when using a really sharp lens? >>> 2. How often and how much of a problem is moire with the IIs body using >>> really sharp lenses? >>> Any guidance would be appreciated, and thanks in advance. >>> P.S. 3. Could someone remind me what is the difference between a K5 and a >>> K5II? >>> -- >>> J.C. O'Connell >>> [email protected] >>> -- > > > -- > J.C. O'Connell > [email protected] > -- > > > -- > 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.
