Originally posted by Ishpuini OTOH, now's the time my K-5 is still a good deal on the second hand market (still in great shape and a previous generation so recent model), which will not be the case in a year or two. In comparison: of all my previous DSLR the only one I couldn't get sold was the *istDS because that was "two" generations old when I upgraded. The *istDS2 was in between it and the K10D, and that made the *istDS look technologically older than it actually was. Comparable to the impact a K-5 II would have on the resale value of a K-5 once the K-5 II 's successor will be announced.
It's quite obvious you do not have a teenage wannabee photographer in the house
I never got a chance to put my K20D on Ebay as my 17 year old more or less snatched it away mumbling something like: "mumble mumble... loan your camera ... mumble mumble ... pocket money ... prrrrffffffgggg ... maybe pay next year ..." - I haven't seen my K20D since. Actually, now I come to think of it, where did I put my Sigma 50mm f2.8 macro?
By the way Wim, I finally sold the DA16-45 and replaced it with the Sigma 17-70mm. I used it with pleasure ever since I picked it up from you at the tennisclub a couple of years ago.
As to your sentiments on the K-5: ditto here. Maybe it's my kind of photography but I haven't run up against AF limitations that much I have to admit so after having used it for a year I'd say there's at least another 2 years of life in it before any update is due. I also believe the leaps between models will quickly turn into small hops due to advancing technology - K100D-S to K20D was a shockingly huge difference where K20D to K-5 was impressive but much less huge. In that, the K5-II models seem to follow suit.