Originally posted by Clavius Now I can see what I'm dealing with.
The AF of the K5 is PDAF and that of the K-01 you love so much is the much slower CDAF.
The shutter speed of the K5 that is 1/8000, but that of the K-01 is only half.
The quality control is not limited to bodies, but to the whole company. If the quality control is better now, then when the K5 was released, then a K5 which you buy now will go through the same improved QC.
Why am I even responding to this?
How's it feel to respond to an irrational fanboy?
Thoe assertions were direct from comments here and dpreview about the K-5 over the last months, and they're pretty bogus in most cases. But they were real comments from real posters.
If we compare the K-5 to the best dSL:R's out there itr could be called a failure quite easily - and is, on a daily basis.
The K-01 is not a dSLR. I shouldn't be held to that standard any more than a WG-2 is.
In my current circumstances it (will probably) perfectly meet my needs - better than any other option available. I don't want or need another dSLR (but then,
I'm not a "serious" photgrapher).
The K-01 isn't a camera that meets your needs. You don't want or need a NoVF MILC limited to K-mount clad in yellow rubber. But you are a "serious" photgrapher, so your opinion and needs shall not be challenged by some forum hobby punter and shall not be ignored by some third-tier camera company.
Where is it written that Pentax is only permitted to make cameras that meet
your needs?
If you get in line now you might have a D800 by Photokina. Don't let the battery door hit your . . .
Last edited by monochrome; 03-09-2012 at 08:45 AM.