Well folks it has been one week now that I have had my K-5 and I absolutely love this piece of equipment. Now-I am no pro at photography, in fact I still consider myself a mere novice, however I will be doing my first paid gig tomorrow, it is a small paying gig with some friends but it's a gig non the less, wish me luck.
After a year and two months handling my K-x and relearning photography on a DSLR I finally bit the bullet and got a new K-5, and am not regretting it one bit.
I have spent most of my time this last week studying the manual and playing with all the new settings on my camera and so today I actually went out with my wife (she sported the K-x) on a little nature walk/photo shoot. This is a whole new thing that we have discovered that we like doing together. It was cloudy today and actually I like shooting in overcast weather. I packed my total mixmatched bag of lenses along and took many shots utilizing most all of them. I really want to put my Old Vivitar lenses through the motions and I am actually impressed with them.
Now back to the camera, this thing has all the buttons and controls right where I need them, I can actually find my way around this camera a lot easier than I did with my K-x, although I still feel that the K-x is an outstanding camera and we will keep it no matter what.
I really like how solid this thing feels in my hands, how quiet it is, and how easy it is to use, it doesn't make me any better of a photographer, but it makes everything easier for me as a photographer.
One of the most useful things I found with this camera was (believe it or not) the LCD screen on top of the camera, I find that I use that mostly, other than that I use the VF read out, I never really use the rear LCD but for chimping my images.
I STILL take just as good of images I did with my K-x, but I notice the images are a little bit better for quality compared to the other camera, however my wife strives for perfection and she is actually putting out some mighty fine images with that K-x.
I like how this thing fits my hands just perfectly, how I can go right to the last place I was in the menu anytime I want, love the front and rear e-dials, the dedicated ISO buttons, love what seems a lot faster and accurate focus, the higher resolution (even though I could live without it if need be, it really slow my computer down a lot more with the larger files) I love the weather sealing although I havent put that to the test yet.
This camera Hands down blows away the K-x, bu tlike I said before- the K-x is STILL a very important part of my equipment, my wife is really figuring that little camera out quickly and I know once she picks up my K-5 she will realize the need for her to have one as well. In fact I am actually pushing for her to get one especially since they are on sale now. She is actually in agreement but we just left it up to her to make that decision, I hope she decides to get one so that with two K-5s we should always have one around as a back up, and we can also get our daughter started in photography with the K-x.
This camera is an excellent piece of equipment and is the perfect tool for pushing your imagination in photography, if you are thinking of moving up to one then I strongly reccomend it, you wont regret it. I wouldn't just sit around waiting for the next big thing to come along seeing as it is probably a year out til production and even then since it will be a first run of a model you will most likely be sending it back in for repairs on issues they most likey will overlook in production, when all the while in the meantime you could be out there taking pictures with a proven tool that even now is more affordable than it ever was.
Just my two cents.
Here are a couple of pics, keep in mind I am just a mere novice at this~