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I posted maybe about a month ago that I was going to be moving from film to digital. Then the price on the K-5 went up. I waited until it dropped a bit and placed the order. It went down some more after I ordered but you have to click that order button sometime. I've used Pentax for over 30 years and have no desire to try other brands. I find the bulk and shutter noise of the Canon cameras annoying plus I find that my sister's pictures are not beyond what the Pentax can produce and she buys high end Canon cameras and lenses. Anyway I got the K-5 and I'm sure my film camera will become very loney. I am using my Tokina 28-70 2.8 lens which works fine with the K-5, however I will need something a bit wider eventually. In what order would you rate the following lenses:
16-50 2.8 (expensive, let me know if it's worth that price tag)
18-135 3.5-5.6 (nice range, but I don't like the aperature range)
16-45 4.0 (like that it's constant, but still not a 2.8)
17-70 4.0 (same as the one above)
I have yet to install the included Pentax software, but I was wondering what people thought about it. Is it useful or do you always use something else such as photoshop? I did switch the camera to RAW, DNG.
I have a Pentax FTZ500 flash. I haven't put it on yet to see if it works because I didn't want to if it's not compatible with the K-5. Does anyone know?
I know there was a discussion about LCD protectors. It seems some people have had good luck and others it was a disaster. Is the LCD durable enough to withstand the in and out of the camera bag and so forth or is there a protector that you would recommend?
So far, with limited use so far, I find the K-5 very responsive. I read a thread ealier about menu delays and it being slow. Mine seems almost instantaneous, but we will see with more use.
When I first took the K-5 out I was almost afraid to touch it because I didn't want to do something wrong or scratch it. I know how picky computers can be and that is what this is. I'm sure I will get over the inital jitters and be slinging it over my shoulder in no time.