Originally posted by Mike V What Pentax is doing with the K-5 is the same thing Porsche has been doing with the 911. When you are nearly perfect, do you make a whole new car, or do you tweak the design? If someone offered you a brand new Turbo Carrera, would you tell them to go away because it looks just like the same body Porsche has been making for decades? (You know you wouldn't!)
The only thing I felt the K-5 lagged in was AF, and now they have fixed it. The best got better.
Considering the K-5II is still missing features that the K-30 has like better video recording and the Prime M processor, I think your comparison is way off.
What has happened here is Porsche is selling you a 911 with better suspension, while the Boxster has better suspension than the last model 911 and a more powerful engine than both 911s.
If the K-5II is really their new flagship, why does it have a worse image processor than their K-30?
Originally posted by TenZ.NL I wonder if people would complain the way they do now or even notice that it was an upgraded K5 if the name was changed instead of calling it a MkII?
They couldn't change the name, in fact I am surprised they are even trying to add a MkII title to it if the only thing changed is the AF system.
Compare this to the 5D and the 5D MkII. Canon's MkII came with:
Higher MP sensor
New Processor
Higher ISO
More focus points (61 vs 9)
Larger LCD (and resolution to match)
Better viewfinder coverage
Higher continuous drive
Larger exposure compensation
Larger AE bracketing
Obviously, some of those things the K-5 can't improve upon like viewfinder coverage. The fact is that while the K-5MkII is an upgrade, it is just barely an upgrade and everyone saying "cant get better than perfect" are fanboys. There is always room to improve even if it is on the lesser used features like 1 billion ISO or recording FPS.
Unless the new AF is absolutely incredible, this is is a pretty big letdown in my mind.
That said, i have been holding out for the new flagship (using a K10D) but again, unless the new AF is fantastic I will likely save the money and just get a used K5 while I wait for a real upgrade.