K-5 Silver Pre-Order Is Shipping From Adorama

shiner · 03-14-2011, 06:35 PM

Looks as if no one will be discounting the silver.

bjsmith · 03-14-2011, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by shiner

Looks as if no one will be discounting the silver.

I have a feeling they will sell out quickly. No reason to discount them.

Paul G · 03-14-2011, 08:05 PM

Originally posted by bjsmith

Interesting. A colleague of mine here at work talks up the Micro 4/3rds, and prefers EVIL. Any reasons you don't like it?

But after seeing the kind of quality I've shot with my K20D + DA* 200 f/2.8, he's getting increasingly interested, because Pentax bodies and APS-C sized lenses are hardly any bigger. If Pentax ever introduces an EVIL, I might try to talk him into switching.

They're nice cameras with overall good image quality, but I just don't like not having a viewfinder. I have an e-p1 which doesn't support the accessory viewfinder. Other than that there is just something about them that doesn't resonate with me.

Hound Tooth · 03-15-2011, 09:41 AM

Woohoo! Got it this morning! Even more beautiful than I could've imagined...

fototix · 03-15-2011, 09:43 AM

Give us the juicy details !

RonHendriks1966 · 03-15-2011, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by Hound Tooth

Woohoo! Got it this morning! Even more beautiful than I could've imagined...

we want pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

theperception2008 · 03-15-2011, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

we want pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah what Ron said!!!!
... :-P

We want pictures or it doesn't exist!

bjsmith · 03-15-2011, 05:22 PM

Mine just arrived in the mail today. Unfortunately I'm five (5) states away. I'm flying tomorrow morning and will have time to play before Sebring on Thursday (through Saturday). I'll have three (3) full days of experimentation.

nambawan · 03-15-2011, 08:24 PM

Originally posted by theperception2008

Yeah what Ron said!!!!
... :-P

We want pictures or it doesn't exist!

pictures with a nude model please...just for size reference...of course...

and do you have a battery grip? I wanna see what it looks like...thanks!

twitch · 03-15-2011, 08:34 PM

I'd love to see what a silver K-5 looks like with black limited lenses. I've seen pics with silver ones, but I wonder if it would look dumb with the black lenses most of us own...

qtopplings · 03-15-2011, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by Hound Tooth

Woohoo! Got it this morning! Even more beautiful than I could've imagined...

Are you going to change your lemon pic now?

sunny16 · 03-15-2011, 10:49 PM

Received mine today as well. Only had about half an hour to look it over before I had to go to work.

In my opinion, the silver finish looks very similar to that of the metal on the K1000 film camera. If one of the others doesn't beat me to it, I will be happy to post a pic with a black lens. Honestly, you have the larger areas in black on both sides of the lens mount (rubber grip areas) and the back of the camera is still black... it comes off looking the same as the early K series film camera's or the MZ/ZX series film cameras looked mounted with standard PK, M, or A lenses (again, just my opinion.)

mrbrightside · 03-15-2011, 11:47 PM

yes, please post un-edited pics ... I was going to get it for sure and was telling a friend of mine. But he said it's going to look cheap and amateurish like the silver Rebel. At first I was like lol u jelly, but then I kinda want to see what it really looks like instead of stock photos.

jasonlel · 03-16-2011, 12:46 AM

Originally posted by sunny16

Received mine today as well. Only had about half an hour to look it over before I had to go to work.

In my opinion, the silver finish looks very similar to that of the metal on the K1000 film camera. If one of the others doesn't beat me to it, I will be happy to post a pic with a black lens. Honestly, you have the larger areas in black on both sides of the lens mount (rubber grip areas) and the back of the camera is still black... it comes off looking the same as the early K series film camera's or the MZ/ZX series film cameras looked mounted with standard PK, M, or A lenses (again, just my opinion.)

Please post!

jasonlel · 03-16-2011, 12:48 AM

Originally posted by sunny16

Received mine today as well. Only had about half an hour to look it over before I had to go to work.

In my opinion, the silver finish looks very similar to that of the metal on the K1000 film camera. If one of the others doesn't beat me to it, I will be happy to post a pic with a black lens. Honestly, you have the larger areas in black on both sides of the lens mount (rubber grip areas) and the back of the camera is still black... it comes off looking the same as the early K series film camera's or the MZ/ZX series film cameras looked mounted with standard PK, M, or A lenses (again, just my opinion.)

By the way; does it come with FW 1.03?

03-15-2011, 08:24 PM	#24
nambawan New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Burbank, IL Posts: 21	Originally posted by theperception2008 Yeah what Ron said!!!! ... :-P We want pictures or it doesn't exist! pictures with a nude model please...just for size reference...of course... and do you have a battery grip? I wanna see what it looks like...thanks! Last edited by nambawan; 03-15-2011 at 10:14 PM.

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03-14-2011, 06:35 PM	#16
shiner Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N GA USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,127	Looks as if no one will be discounting the silver.

03-14-2011, 07:36 PM	#17
bjsmith Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD (USA) ; Orlando, FL (USA) Posts: 287	Originally posted by shiner Looks as if no one will be discounting the silver. I have a feeling they will sell out quickly. No reason to discount them.

03-14-2011, 08:05 PM	#18
Paul G Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atlanta Photos: Albums Posts: 68	Originally posted by bjsmith Interesting. A colleague of mine here at work talks up the Micro 4/3rds, and prefers EVIL. Any reasons you don't like it? But after seeing the kind of quality I've shot with my K20D + DA* 200 f/2.8, he's getting increasingly interested, because Pentax bodies and APS-C sized lenses are hardly any bigger. If Pentax ever introduces an EVIL, I might try to talk him into switching. They're nice cameras with overall good image quality, but I just don't like not having a viewfinder. I have an e-p1 which doesn't support the accessory viewfinder. Other than that there is just something about them that doesn't resonate with me.

03-15-2011, 09:41 AM	#19
Hound Tooth Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Williston, VT Posts: 268 Original Poster	Woohoo! Got it this morning! Even more beautiful than I could've imagined...

03-15-2011, 09:43 AM	#20
fototix Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 27	Give us the juicy details !

03-15-2011, 12:55 PM	#21
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by Hound Tooth Woohoo! Got it this morning! Even more beautiful than I could've imagined... we want pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-15-2011, 01:47 PM	#22
theperception2008 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Łódź, Poland and Riverside, California, U.S.A Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 488	Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 we want pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah what Ron said!!!! ... :-P We want pictures or it doesn't exist!

03-15-2011, 05:22 PM	#23
bjsmith Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD (USA) ; Orlando, FL (USA) Posts: 287	Mine just arrived in the mail today. Unfortunately I'm five (5) states away. I'm flying tomorrow morning and will have time to play before Sebring on Thursday (through Saturday). I'll have three (3) full days of experimentation.

03-15-2011, 08:34 PM	#25
twitch Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,571	I'd love to see what a silver K-5 looks like with black limited lenses. I've seen pics with silver ones, but I wonder if it would look dumb with the black lenses most of us own...

03-15-2011, 09:54 PM	#26
qtopplings Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Marin, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 282	Originally posted by Hound Tooth Woohoo! Got it this morning! Even more beautiful than I could've imagined... Are you going to change your lemon pic now?

03-15-2011, 10:49 PM	#27
sunny16 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 309	Received mine today as well. Only had about half an hour to look it over before I had to go to work. In my opinion, the silver finish looks very similar to that of the metal on the K1000 film camera. If one of the others doesn't beat me to it, I will be happy to post a pic with a black lens. Honestly, you have the larger areas in black on both sides of the lens mount (rubber grip areas) and the back of the camera is still black... it comes off looking the same as the early K series film camera's or the MZ/ZX series film cameras looked mounted with standard PK, M, or A lenses (again, just my opinion.)

03-15-2011, 11:47 PM	#28
mrbrightside Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Scottsdale Posts: 46	yes, please post un-edited pics ... I was going to get it for sure and was telling a friend of mine. But he said it's going to look cheap and amateurish like the silver Rebel. At first I was like lol u jelly, but then I kinda want to see what it really looks like instead of stock photos.

03-16-2011, 12:46 AM	#29
jasonlel New Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Singapore Posts: 16	Originally posted by sunny16 Received mine today as well. Only had about half an hour to look it over before I had to go to work. In my opinion, the silver finish looks very similar to that of the metal on the K1000 film camera. If one of the others doesn't beat me to it, I will be happy to post a pic with a black lens. Honestly, you have the larger areas in black on both sides of the lens mount (rubber grip areas) and the back of the camera is still black... it comes off looking the same as the early K series film camera's or the MZ/ZX series film cameras looked mounted with standard PK, M, or A lenses (again, just my opinion.) Please post!

03-16-2011, 12:48 AM	#30
jasonlel New Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Singapore Posts: 16	Originally posted by sunny16 Received mine today as well. Only had about half an hour to look it over before I had to go to work. In my opinion, the silver finish looks very similar to that of the metal on the K1000 film camera. If one of the others doesn't beat me to it, I will be happy to post a pic with a black lens. Honestly, you have the larger areas in black on both sides of the lens mount (rubber grip areas) and the back of the camera is still black... it comes off looking the same as the early K series film camera's or the MZ/ZX series film cameras looked mounted with standard PK, M, or A lenses (again, just my opinion.) By the way; does it come with FW 1.03?