Caught in the wild K-5

Nubi · 09-12-2010, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by Adam

So that ad pretty much gives it all away, doesn't it?

Also confirms (for the third time) the story that the k-5's body is the same as the k-7's.

Maybe it's the same camera, just a different naming.

zackspeed · 09-12-2010, 04:11 PM

the same camera?????

sure not.....only the same bodystyle with little differents to a comparable price.

sjwaldron · 09-12-2010, 04:21 PM

I think it's nice and logical to stick with the K-7 body for this round of updates considering it's a very solid body in look and function.

Assuming the battery is the same (the 645D even uses the same...), it will be a bit less wallet damaging upgrade for K-7 users of they already own multiple batteries and a grip.

I'm curious to see if they changed the back button layout considering they made the main function knob larger for easier rotation.

gawan · 09-12-2010, 04:43 PM

There goes my hope for a little bigger body (compared to K-7)

Perhaps not that big deal, if the performance is as great as rumoured (well, compared to my current K10, anything will be big improvement.)

gazonk · 09-14-2010, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by GeneV

They don't put ads in German on cabs in Köln?

The German of advertising agencies is now indistinguishable from English, except for a few truly German words like "Handy" (mobile phone)

gazonk · 09-14-2010, 03:00 AM

Originally posted by sjwaldron

I think it's nice and logical to stick with the K-7 body for this round of updates considering it's a very solid body in look and function.

I'm very happy they kept the K-7 body. I just know it from trying it out in shops, but the impression was just great, more appealing to me than the K10D I use now. If the IQ of this camera lives even just partly up to the great expectations, CBA will be hard to resist.

Mike.P® · 09-14-2010, 03:25 AM

Originally posted by gawan

There goes my hope for a little bigger body (compared to K-7)

I am a big fan of the K10D/K20D size and am one of the people that would not buy a K-7 due to it being so small. I had the good fortune to get a new K-7 for a very very low price and it would have been rude not to buy it.

Yes it is small but once you put on a grip (I just bought a cheap Chinese copy) the size is just about right and it is so much easier to carry around in the hand with its more pronounced built in side grip as well.

Also, take the grip off, slap on a DA 40mm and no one takes any notice when walking about.

falconeye · 09-14-2010, 04:05 AM

Originally posted by sjwaldron

I think it's nice and logical to stick with the K-7 body for this round of updates

Must be a law.
Either change the body and keep the sensor (K-7) or keep the body and change the sensor (K20D, K-5). Last times they changed both was *istD and K10D (big hits

). Next time ...

sjwaldron · 09-14-2010, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by Mike.P®

Yes it is small but once you put on a grip (I just bought a cheap Chinese copy) the size is just about right and it is so much easier to carry around in the hand with its more pronounced built in side grip as well.
Also, take the grip off, slap on a DA 40mm and no one takes any notice when walking about.

My thoughts exactly. While I think the camera could use a bit more vertical grip, it's close to perfect.

I agree that the DA 40mm Limited and K-7 without a grip is a small yet high quality package.

The K-7 with the grip and the DA* 300mm is quite manageable too.

zackspeed · 09-14-2010, 05:41 PM

Oh,the K-7 + DA*300 + BG4 is great to use.
It´s for 70% my standard combination

09-12-2010, 04:11 PM	#17
zackspeed Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 527	the same camera?????sure not.....only the same bodystyle with little differents to a comparable price.

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09-12-2010, 04:07 PM	#16
Nubi Guest	Originally posted by Adam So that ad pretty much gives it all away, doesn't it? Also confirms (for the third time) the story that the k-5's body is the same as the k-7's. Maybe it's the same camera, just a different naming.

09-12-2010, 04:21 PM	#18
sjwaldron Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,235	I think it's nice and logical to stick with the K-7 body for this round of updates considering it's a very solid body in look and function. Assuming the battery is the same (the 645D even uses the same...), it will be a bit less wallet damaging upgrade for K-7 users of they already own multiple batteries and a grip. I'm curious to see if they changed the back button layout considering they made the main function knob larger for easier rotation.

09-12-2010, 04:43 PM	#19
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	There goes my hope for a little bigger body (compared to K-7) Perhaps not that big deal, if the performance is as great as rumoured (well, compared to my current K10, anything will be big improvement.)

09-14-2010, 02:45 AM	#20
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	Originally posted by GeneV They don't put ads in German on cabs in Köln? The German of advertising agencies is now indistinguishable from English, except for a few truly German words like "Handy" (mobile phone)

09-14-2010, 03:00 AM	#21
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	Originally posted by sjwaldron I think it's nice and logical to stick with the K-7 body for this round of updates considering it's a very solid body in look and function. I'm very happy they kept the K-7 body. I just know it from trying it out in shops, but the impression was just great, more appealing to me than the K10D I use now. If the IQ of this camera lives even just partly up to the great expectations, CBA will be hard to resist.

09-14-2010, 03:25 AM	#22
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154	Originally posted by gawan There goes my hope for a little bigger body (compared to K-7) I am a big fan of the K10D/K20D size and am one of the people that would not buy a K-7 due to it being so small. I had the good fortune to get a new K-7 for a very very low price and it would have been rude not to buy it. Yes it is small but once you put on a grip (I just bought a cheap Chinese copy) the size is just about right and it is so much easier to carry around in the hand with its more pronounced built in side grip as well. Also, take the grip off, slap on a DA 40mm and no one takes any notice when walking about.

09-14-2010, 04:05 AM	#23
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	Originally posted by sjwaldron I think it's nice and logical to stick with the K-7 body for this round of updates Must be a law. Either change the body and keep the sensor (K-7) or keep the body and change the sensor (K20D, K-5). Last times they changed both was *istD and K10D (big hits ). Next time ...

09-14-2010, 05:23 PM	#24
sjwaldron Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,235	Originally posted by Mike.P® Yes it is small but once you put on a grip (I just bought a cheap Chinese copy) the size is just about right and it is so much easier to carry around in the hand with its more pronounced built in side grip as well. Also, take the grip off, slap on a DA 40mm and no one takes any notice when walking about. My thoughts exactly. While I think the camera could use a bit more vertical grip, it's close to perfect. I agree that the DA 40mm Limited and K-7 without a grip is a small yet high quality package. The K-7 with the grip and the DA* 300mm is quite manageable too.

09-14-2010, 05:41 PM	#25
zackspeed Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 527	Oh,the K-7 + DA*300 + BG4 is great to use. It´s for 70% my standard combination