Originally posted by timh Pentax camera wins comparative review on Pentax fan site. What a surprise.
Not really a useful exercise, IMO.
I agree, Ive read many a posts about pentax users complaining about a canon reviews winning on a canon site, or that a reviewer gets paid by canon/nikon etc and this is no different. This wasnt even close to an unbiased or even helpful review.
This would have been a better post had he just said "here is what I like about the k5" and been done with it.
That review was like reviewing a Buell Sport Bike to a ANY one of the 4 major Japanese Sport Bikes and driving them both to the end of your driveway and saying the Buell is better than the others because its better ergonomics, lighter weight and can get to the end of your driveway only slightly slower. There is a REASON you didnt see Buell competing on the track with any of them (they tried) and a REASON you dont many K5's on a Pro Sports field being used by professional photographers.
Ive owned 4 cameras, the Pentax A3000, k20, k5 and NOW a 7d. I loved the K5 it was great for what it did and it only took me a day or two to get used to the 7d. Ive got to say the 7d for what I do is amazing! There are some great features that were not even mentioned, probably because the k5 doesnt have them and that would make the edge go to the 7d.
If you want to take portraits, the k5 is plenty of camera no doubt. But if you want to compare them overall 7d is the better choice.
Its also nice to do a burst of pics and not have to wait for the buffer to empty to the card. I guess that because the writes the the CF card are faster in the 7d then the write speed to the SD card in the K5, but since there wasnt a comparison in the review, Im not sure who gets the "edge".
If your going to do a review, review ALL that both cameras can do and in different scenarios, not just take a couple pictures of a fence and call game.