Quoting Charles Robinson <[email protected]>:
I'm considering it as a second body, something more "point and
shoot" that is small enough to carry around more regularly than the
K5 with the 16-50. Kit is going right now for about $500 which
seems great but I was wondering what people in Pentax-land think of
the overall handling/image quality, etc.
These days the K5/16-50 combo, while beautiful and durable and
capable, seems kind of heavy to carry around all day when traveling
casually. I was initially looking at the Sony a6000 but this
Olympus seems like a great combo of features and price.
Yes - I got one about 6 months ago.
I bought it initially for an upcoming trip where every gram of weight
saving will be important. The thing is, since I got it I've rarely
picked up the K-5. The E-M10 is a wonderful picture taking machine.
It's everything the K-01 should have been.
I got mine with the 14-42 EZ retractable zoom kit lens. The lens gets
a few negative reviews from the pixel=peepers but it's a wonderfully
compact everyday lens. I've since added a 40-150 and a 9-18. It all
fits in a small backpack - the whole kit weighting almost nothing.
A couple of things to note if you get one:
* The camera is very small and handles much better with the optional
grip (which is just a grip - not an extra power source).
* The camera is highly configurable and the menu system is nothing
like the Pentax menus. It takes a while to get used to it.
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Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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