I am silly IYO. On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
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