K-5 IIs! K-5 IIs! The best camera pentax has made so far IMO. The k-3 is better in certain ways, but man was the k-5 IIs a great, great camera.
On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 1:11 AM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > That K-5IIS is now listed as discontinued at B&H. They've been premature > before in announcing a model being discontinued but not by much. That deal > with the BG-4 grip and 64gb card is over probably never to return. Well to > B&H that is. > > Adorama still has the K-5IIs at $496.95 body only which seems like a steal, > (same price at Amazon BTW). I expect that the K-5 series is now truly at > the end of it's marketing life. > > It's still one of the best APS-C sensor still cameras according to DXOMark*, > but time marches on... > > *I haven't looked at DXOMark's sensor ratings in a long time but two things > are remarkable, the K-5/K5II/K-5IIs has held up rather well against much > newer designs, (the K-5IIs is for all intents a 4 year old design), and > DXOMark hasn't gotten around to testing the 645z yet, I wonder what they're > waiting for, it to be discontinued? > > > On 12/3/2014 9:19 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: >> >> Thanks to all three of you - I'll forward the answers >> >> ann >> >> On 12/3/2014 17:33, Darren Addy wrote: >>> >>> K-5 was the flagship model. K-50 is the midrange model. >>> If she is shopping for current models, the K-5iis is a great deal at >>> B&H. (64GB SDXC card, plus BG-4 grip for $525?) Get outta here! >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi guys - >>>> I'm sorry I aven't ahd much to say the last couple of weeks and you >>>> really >>>> don't want to hear all the annoying details - but the daughter >>>> of my dear friend Barb, who some of you know about (Barb passed away >>>> in 2010 - in the Chicago suburbs) is getting a new camera from her hubby >>>> for CHristmas this year - she may get a K-5 but she asked what the >>>> difference is between it and the k-50 - I have no clue.. >>>> >>>> What I'd want to know were it me is what is the ISO range, how is the >>>> auto focus behavior in low light and in general and are the differences >>>> great enough to matter much to someone who plans mostly to use the >>>> camera >>>> for nature and wildlife shots - she lives in the boondocks up >>>> in northern WI near the UP... >>>> >>>> thanks much, >>>> >>>> ann >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > 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.
