Originally posted by Wheatfield If you either tend to or want to explore shooting at stupidly high ISO, or have a tendency to shoot in very hard light conditions, then the K5 is well worth the money.
If you always shoot at low ISO under less aggressive or more controlled light conditions, such as in the studio, the K5 offers much less advantage
I disagree Wheatfield.....Surprise!
The DL2 is a fine camera for what it does, and like my DS, it produces excellent photos. When I use the DS, which is almost never now, the things I miss most are not on a short list...but a long one.
* Bigger & brighter LCD...no more squinting to see what you got!
*Much faster AF and rapid shooting ability
*Menu options galore
*Full function dials that allow rapid change in settings and more broad customizations to fit your needs
*Lens correction that will allow the best calibration for the lens that might be off a little
*Higher resolution, allows you to recompose in processing and still have tons of pixels for printing.
I could easily fill up the entire page with the improvements, and each one enhances the other. Then we get to the high ISO abilities......amazing, and though not necessarily useful for those like my Canon friend that swears he has never left ISO 100 even once in his life, he has many thousands of shots he never got that even a pure beginner can get with the K5. Valuable? Shot or no shot at all....you tell me?
I can assure you my DS would have never got this shot for me on a dark misty and cloudy morning......sure, it is not perfect, but it prints very nicely, and most of all, I got it! I don't have to say "Wow! You should have seen the colorful bird I saw this morning.....wish I could have shot it."
Over in the K5 Photo thread, there are many more examples, much better and more spectacular at even higher ISO's....take a look!
Best Regards
1/125 (Speed...you can get speed!) F6.7 @500mm ISO 12, 800
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