Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction

2018-07-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, the istDS was a CCD sensor, the K-5 IIs is a CMOS sensor, more refined. jco On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:18:04 -0400, Darren Addy wrote: Congrats on the K-5IIs, J.C. An excellent choice. You are gonna be DELIGHTED with the images you get, compared to your istDS!

Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction - service contract

2018-07-18 Thread Larry Colen
J.C. O'Connell wrote on 7/18/18 12:26 PM: Thanks. And beauty part is, I didnt have to sell off any of my many choice prime K and A lenses to finance it. The only way I could have swung a K-1 would have been by doing just that. jco The improvement in image quality between the ist and the

Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction - service contract

2018-07-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Thanks. And beauty part is, I didnt have to sell off any of my many choice prime K and A lenses to finance it. The only way I could have swung a K-1 would have been by doing just that. jco On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:58:31 -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I love my K-5 IIs, and I think and

Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction

2018-07-18 Thread Darren Addy
Congrats on the K-5IIs, J.C. An excellent choice. You are gonna be DELIGHTED with the images you get, compared to your istDS! Darren Addy Kearney, NE On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 11:24 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Should be a nice competent rig, JC. > Sounds like a lucky find. > Hope so! > J > Sent from

Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction - service contract

2018-07-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I love my K-5 IIs, and I think and hope you will like it very much as well. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:51 PM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > They also offered me a five year parts and labor warranty > with no deductable for $32 which

Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction - service contract

2018-07-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
They also offered me a five year parts and labor warranty with no deductable for $32 which seems like a good deal on an electronic camera. Assuming the camera checks out ok when I get it, I just might take em up on that deal too. jco On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:24:25 -0400, Jack Davis wrote:

Re: Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction

2018-07-18 Thread Jack Davis
Should be a nice competent rig, JC. Sounds like a lucky find. Hope so! J Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2018, at 8:09 AM, J.C. O'Connell wrote: > > Well after 12 years of service, I finally upgraded my istDS body. > I just ordered a like new (under 100 shutter count) K-5 IIs in the box. > I

Its not a K-1. But its a step in the right direction

2018-07-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
Well after 12 years of service, I finally upgraded my istDS body. I just ordered a like new (under 100 shutter count) K-5 IIs in the box. I will be getting wider ISO range, higher usable ISO, better AF, larger color LCD, shake reduction, live view, movie mode, and nearly triple the resolutiion