K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread Stan Halpin
Just saw a note that BH has the K-5 at $879. Not sure if this is a recent change, I know the price has been headed downward. Given all of the positive reports I have seen here, I am so so tempted. (Currently using K-20.) But I have been thinking I would wait for the next generation . . . stan

Re: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread David J Brooks
Get it and you will be glad Dave On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Just saw a note that BH has the K-5 at $879. Not sure if this is a recent change, I know the price has been headed downward. Given all of the positive reports I have seen here,

Re: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread Steven Desjardins
The next generation will either be much more expensive or the K30. It seems the K5 is the same or better than the K30 in all but AF speed. I think the K30 is a good move by Pentax, basically leaving a version of the K5 in production, the the K5 itself is probably a somewhat better camera. Can

Re: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 20, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Just saw a note that BH has the K-5 at $879. Not sure if this is a recent change, I know the price has been headed downward. Given all of the positive reports I have seen here, I am so so tempted. (Currently using K-20.) But I have been

Re: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread Stan Halpin
On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Jul 20, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: Just saw a note that BH has the K-5 at $879. Not sure if this is a recent change, I know the price has been headed downward. Given all of the positive reports I have seen here, I am so so

Re: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Jul 20, 2012, at 10:46 AM, Stan Halpin wrote: On Jul 20, 2012, at 1:19 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I went ahead with the purchase. Two big motivators were that I am going to Costa Rica for ten days (leaving in a few days), and the positive comments here. I am sure I will not regret

Re: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread Jeffery Smith
My advice is that anyone on this list who doesn't have a K-5 should get one at this price. It is the flagship of the Pentax dSLR line and competes very well with comparable dSLRs costing much more. Sent from my iPad Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, Louisiana USA On Jul 20, 2012, at 13:46, Larry

RE: K-5 pricing

2012-07-20 Thread J.C. O'Connell
, July 20, 2012 11:59 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: K-5 pricing Just saw a note that BH has the K-5 at $879. Not sure if this is a recent change, I know the price has been headed downward. Given all of the positive reports I have seen here, I am so so tempted. (Currently using K-20