We have a small group in India called [email protected]. Most of us have the K-30, K-50, K-5 / K-5 II / K-5 IIs and a few K-3. I have the later Ricoh model of the K-5 bought from Henry's Toronto with the 18-135 as a kit.
The K-5 II and K-5 IIs are definitely better manufactured with tighter Quality Assurance than the K-5. Also Auto Focus is much faster in low light than the K-5. There are other claims for superiority, but I am not convinced as a Techie and a Master Mechanic. The K-5 II is absolutely identical to the K-5 IIs except that it does not have the Low Pass Filter and hence produces sharper photos. I would not give Moire much prominence as it also appears on certain dresses or patterned clothing even with my K-5 - easily removed in PP. So I would go for the K-5 IIs because of the rare instances of Moire that you "might encounter" - note might. Every camera generation is an improvement just like new generation of human beings. You will be mighty pleased with the K-5 IIs. And if you have the moolah, jump on the K-3. Now a Pro friend of mine says - Lenses are more important than camera bodies - she buys only "L" lenses for her Canon 5D Mark III. Regards. Bipin. camp: Thornhill, Ontario. -- 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.
