Originally posted by valy I try to convince me that k5 is the best option but I can't. There are few issues that bothers me but I don't know if are for real. All I know about k5 is from internet, no direct experience with it. So I've opened this thread to make a resume about issues that you don't like or you miss regarding k5. For example there are few of them:
- SR on one axis for panning
- does not produces consistent sharp images as for example nikon does. I've seen "almost perfect" images taken with nikon (BIF, air shows, action, kids) but not so many (actually only very few) with pentax
- movie manual controls
Thanks for your opinions.
I've been a K-5 user for a few months now, taken about 6000 shots, mainly in the following circumstances:
- airshow (lots of shots)
- travel and landscape
- little bit of natural light portrait
- night shots (high ISO)
- low Depth of Field stuff
It is usually recommended to turn SR off for panning, as a best practice. You might want to test it out yourself though. I didn't use SR for the airshow shots. Sharpness was fine, only time it suffered was when the photographer got shaky (just before lunch, just after coffee? ...
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The K-5 is perfectly capable of taking consistently sharp images. As long as the photographers technique and the lens is up to the task. It's that simple, same as any other modern DSLR.
It can be misleading even viewing other users posted example shots... Prior to getting my K-5 I saw many user shots from the K-5 that were pretty bad. What can I say; it's easy to take bad shots on any equipment! I also saw many good shots. You might want to search for the "no more tests, just pictures" thread which i think is in the K-5 section.
I can't say much about the movie controls, it's not something I have used much at all. When I have used it, I found that manual focus was quite easy and the resultant movie quality looked excellent to me.
cheers,
Jason
I don't have many examples available, but here's a couple.
*Note* - I don't consider my shots to be the pinnacle of sharpness either!
Red Baron
This one was just exported to JPEG in camera. Could probably do with a bit more contrast or something in PP. You can click through for a bigger version if you like (2MP equivalent).