Originally posted by GDRoth Yes, you will be in the same boat. I had a K-5 and bought a K-5 IIs thinking to keep K-5 as backup, but within a few weeks realized that I was avoiding the K-5 because it was "2nd best"................so I sold the K-5 and will be receiving my new K-5 IIs later today.............it's probably all in my head, but now I have a full time body for my 15mm LTD and will have one K-5 IIs mounted on my "L" bracket and it will be the one to use for tripod shooting and the other for hand-held...........
I'm beginning to think I need a shrink..............
GD,
Gosh, you are full of surprises !
Remember, way back when, "we" were discussing the "need" for a compact back up camera for my K5 ? Then all of a sudden I see you are moving on to the K5IIs. Good for you!
I thought about getting another K5 as the prices are going down like crazy and I thought that I'd better hold off for a while and see what comes up over the next few months.
I still carry my ol' K7 around and even bought an eeS screen for usage with my love-hate Zeiss 85/1.4 ... hopefully this will have taken care of the infamously notorious "focus shift" with that lens.
In the meantime, I did get me one of those Q's and I am having fun with it .... don't know for how long though as I get tired of anything new quite fast.
@klkitchens: So, I am pretty much in the same situation here: one K5, one K7 and a Q (not quite a K01, I must admit).
From what I am reading through numerous threads and posts here on PF, I would dare "guessing" that your best bet, to get a second body with the qualities of the K5 is to get another K5 ... the K5IIs.
I still like my K7 though: great pics if you don't push the ISO too high, and I am absolutely sure that you know all about that already.
I am very tempted to get a K5IIs myself.
Time will tell how the K7 is performing with that Zeiss 85/1.4 which I will likely sell, along with the K7, if I am not yet satisfied with the results I am expecting with the addition of the eeS focusing screen.
Cheers.
JP