Originally posted by dcmsox2004 dearest fontan.... i don't question your 645 ownership.....
however, if your not a k-5 owner, it is illogical for you to spew such negativism regarding it's capabilities in pragmatic usage..... so please cease and desist...
whilst the forum is sometimes contentious, you've not only pushed the envelope on this level, but obliterated it.....
you're opinions are valued, if they are in fact based upon your experiences with that you comment on...
your battle with creampuff must end, it has no place in this forum...
and btw, i do have a k-5, and a 15 plus year history with pentax film and digital cameras...
Well, spewing negativism is not how I describe it at least. Yes negative, and at times forcefully so, but I validate. I am exactly the same way with 645D. I have complaints and suggestions.
Again it is ok to feel strongly about k-5. If you came from K10D or K20D, I am sure that it is quite an experience. But for me, and I repeat this, and for me, having thoroughly explored K-7, what K-5 offer is not much of an upgrade.
People talk about gigantic leap and quantum leap and game-changers and so on, and yes I realize that definitions of those terms can change loosely. But for me, the leap that I ever saw was when I saw the prints of 645D. Not a whole lot phases me these days, but I was truly stunned. Now that is a leap. I am sorry, I just don't see that in K-5. I am going to say it again and again. It is not a bad camera. It is a fine camera. But so is K-7. For its time, it is my opinion that K-7 was ahead of its time more so than K-5 is now.
And, lastly, I do value opinions of someone like yourself who has much experience in photography. At least I can talk to you and find out what it is that YOU see in it. I would love someone to explain to me not so much the scientific testing numbers (while not denying their validity) but more about character, feel, warmness vs. coldness etc. Raving about dynamic range is not an argument, or a discussion.
Heated discussion is not a bad thing. Nobody is getting hurt. This is a good practice in getting your point across, after all that is what we do with photography, isn't it?