Got my K5 yesterday afternoon, and have only had limited time to give it a try, but I will give you my first impressions and add more later.
I have a model shoot this afternoon, it should be a good test of portrait shooting.
I have a lot of work to do to get my color and other settings like I want, but I will get there in time....
*I am impressed with the focus speed and accuracy with the Bigma in use, it has never performed like this before. In medium light, it does no hunting at all, and in the past it was like a coon hound. My faster lenses are just like lightning at focus, way faster than my K20D.....did I say "way faster"? Yes,I did!
*The overall feel of the camera is superb.....a few little niggles...the SD Card must be extracted by a Licensed Dentist, or with forceps by a Pediatrician. I just use a pair of vise-grips.
*Menus are extensive, but not hard to navigate once you get the pattern down.
*Just from a tiny bit of usage, I'm with Al, this is may not be a wedding shooter in extremely low light......but I seldom shoot in very low light, and anything moderately lit is a breeze. Not sure anything else but a high end camera would do better? At EV2 I have had no problems at all, and haven't really tested lower, but those were very good, with no focus issues. I have loaded 1.03, but the ones I took before that were almost as good, except for one lens, the Sigma 17-70...now it works near perfect.
*I was most worried about the flash problem of overexposure when in the bounce position....checked it last night and it worked in all positions flawlessly.Exposure was better than with my K20D by far...more consistent.
*Otis is not all that pleased, he wants a camera that sounds like a canon when it fires.....a real canon,with smoke and fire.....but I am loving the quiet sound.
General Opinion at this early stage.......This is indeed a fine camera, and worth the step up for me. The high ISO is simply amazing, and I haven't even fully explored the possibilities, but shot some fully usable 12,800 in my shop, and was impressed. It will be a long time before I "outgrow" this camera.
If you have been contemplating the K5, STOP! Just go ahead and buy it, you have no idea what you are missing! If you can't trust Rupert, you can't trust anyone, I am no Fanboy, but I already love this camera....and might be one before the day is out.
Best Regards!
First quick Squirrel shots...
ISO 1600
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ISO 400 (Otis is working undercover and can't show his face today)
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