The K-5 II is discontinued, so prices are rising now. The K-5 IIs is not discontinued officially yet. A few months ago, prices on the K-5 II were much better. Some people want the AA filter because they have concerns about moire. Those people are silly IMO.
On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:31 PM, J.C. O'Connell <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/11/2014 3:00 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> I believe that J.C. is using very sound reasoning, economically. The >> K-5 iis is considered by many to be one of the very special cameras >> that Pentax has ever produced. I have a Pentax K-5 ii, which I am very >> happy with but if I could trade it straight across for a iis I >> certainly would. The K-5ii was $925 when I bought it and the s was >> another $200 or so, at the time. Getting a new one for $700 now is a >> Good Buy, IMHO. > > > Today, I did an ebay search and found I can get brand new in box bodies for > approx inc. shipping : > > K5 - $650 > K5II - $700 > K5IIs- $700 > > so it seems the premium for K5IIs has disappeared. is this a fluke? or is > there a real advantage > to the K5II that some are willing to pay as much for one as a K5IIs? > > > >> >> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 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. >> >> >> > > > -- > 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.
