Pentax K-5 compared to other APS-C flagship review

GLXLR · 06-01-2011, 04:54 PM

Battle of the Flagships: Olympus E-5, Pentax K5, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s: Which is Better? at The Phoblographer

I thought this was a nice review of all of the top APS-C sensor cameras out there, excluding the D7000, for those of you that are deciding on a dSLR.

enoeske · 06-01-2011, 05:24 PM

Originally posted by GLXLR

Battle of the Flagships: Olympus E-5, Pentax K5, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s: Which is Better? at The Phoblographer

I thought this was a nice review of all of the top APS-C sensor cameras out there, excluding the D7000, for those of you that are deciding on a dSLR.

*note: from February 10th, 2011

liukaitc · 06-01-2011, 05:28 PM

so I assume by now the sensor issue mentioned in the article is already solved. so k-5 would be overall winner?

Verglace · 06-01-2011, 05:33 PM

I actually saw this review back when I was decing what I was going to replace my FF plagued K-r with. I found it very helpful and helped me cement my choice to go with the K-5 rather than the 7d or d7000. Most of the problems noted there with the K-5 have been fixed. I would have loved to see them compare it to the d7000, but my existing pentax lenses pushed me to stick with Pentax.

GLXLR · 06-02-2011, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by enoeske

*note: from February 10th, 2011

Haven't seen it posted on the forums as of yet.

**Ash** · 06-02-2011, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by GLXLR

Haven't seen it posted on the forums as of yet

The point of that was the testing of a problematic pre-1.03 K-5 (FF issues/stains) in the review would negatively affect the results. A test using a current K-5 might be reviewed in a better light.

In any case, such reviews are again misleading since the word 'better' is relative. Granted, you can test a camera for all the applications it can do, but not everyone would want to buy a camera for *everything* it can do, most have specific needs or genres they want to shoot.

Eagle_Friends · 06-02-2011, 10:00 PM

Originally posted by GLXLR

Haven't seen it posted on the forums as of yet.

i think 1 or 2 versions of it has been floating around the forums. but always nice to re-read articles sometimes.

WerTicus · 06-02-2011, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by GLXLR

all of the top APS-C sensor cameras out there, excluding the D7000

That is because the d7000 isn't a top level APS-C camera.

RonHendriks1966 · 06-03-2011, 02:12 AM

Wow there is a lot to see and read in all those pages you can click to.

GLXLR · 06-03-2011, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by WerTicus

That is because the d7000 isn't a top level APS-C camera.

Why not? It has good enough ergonomics and manual control to be considered as such :O

06-01-2011, 04:54 PM	#1
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684	Pentax K-5 compared to other APS-C flagship review Battle of the Flagships: Olympus E-5, Pentax K5, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s: Which is Better? at The Phoblographer I thought this was a nice review of all of the top APS-C sensor cameras out there, excluding the D7000, for those of you that are deciding on a dSLR.

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06-01-2011, 05:24 PM	#2
enoeske Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Surprise, Az Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,136	Originally posted by GLXLR Battle of the Flagships: Olympus E-5, Pentax K5, Canon 7D, Nikon D300s: Which is Better? at The Phoblographer I thought this was a nice review of all of the top APS-C sensor cameras out there, excluding the D7000, for those of you that are deciding on a dSLR. *note: from February 10th, 2011

06-01-2011, 05:28 PM	#3
liukaitc Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York Photos: Albums Posts: 1,008	so I assume by now the sensor issue mentioned in the article is already solved. so k-5 would be overall winner?

06-01-2011, 05:33 PM	#4
Verglace Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 468	I actually saw this review back when I was decing what I was going to replace my FF plagued K-r with. I found it very helpful and helped me cement my choice to go with the K-5 rather than the 7d or d7000. Most of the problems noted there with the K-5 have been fixed. I would have loved to see them compare it to the d7000, but my existing pentax lenses pushed me to stick with Pentax.

06-02-2011, 04:09 PM	#5
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684 Original Poster	Originally posted by enoeske *note: from February 10th, 2011 Haven't seen it posted on the forums as of yet.

06-02-2011, 06:39 PM	#6
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by GLXLR Haven't seen it posted on the forums as of yet The point of that was the testing of a problematic pre-1.03 K-5 (FF issues/stains) in the review would negatively affect the results. A test using a current K-5 might be reviewed in a better light. In any case, such reviews are again misleading since the word 'better' is relative. Granted, you can test a camera for all the applications it can do, but not everyone would want to buy a camera for everything it can do, most have specific needs or genres they want to shoot.

06-02-2011, 10:00 PM	#7
Eagle_Friends Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 971	Originally posted by GLXLR Haven't seen it posted on the forums as of yet. i think 1 or 2 versions of it has been floating around the forums. but always nice to re-read articles sometimes.

06-02-2011, 11:24 PM	#8
WerTicus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perth Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,514	Originally posted by GLXLR all of the top APS-C sensor cameras out there, excluding the D7000 That is because the d7000 isn't a top level APS-C camera.

06-03-2011, 02:12 AM	#9
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Wow there is a lot to see and read in all those pages you can click to.

06-03-2011, 10:37 AM	#10
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684 Original Poster	Originally posted by WerTicus That is because the d7000 isn't a top level APS-C camera. Why not? It has good enough ergonomics and manual control to be considered as such :O