Originally posted by fikkser . I don't understand why the k-5 must keep it's too high price when it's more or less a pimped up k-7, and I think it's very hyped by believing and worshiping pentaxians.
One of the ironies of modern pp software, is you have all these wonderful controls like contrast, fill, exposure, brightening, etc., but if you use them more than a little bit, the image starts going south with noise. I can tell the difference between files produced by the 16 megapixel exemor sensor (in the K5 or D7000-and i've worked a lot on both) and any other Pentax dslr files just from how it reacts to pp. The exmor image RAW files are a delight to work with.
So I would rephrase your above statement to: K7 was a pimped out K20, K5 is head and shoulders above any DSLR than Pentax has ever had. With my K20, i had to limit myself to 3200 iso for the sometimes dark theatre plays i shoot. with the K5, its set to 12,800 Auto iso for the same work. Terrific 2 stop iso advantage over the K7/K20.
You don't get quality components in cameras without paying for them. Among the guys i shoot with, the K5's shutter is quieter than the Canon 50D, Nikon D300s and the D7000. When i'm shooting candid backstage shots, people do not turn around and look if i'm shooting, because even in the quietest situation, you can't hear the K5 at all if one is 10 feet away from it. I'm not saying its a perfect camera, but its doing everything i wanted out of it.
Most folks seem to have forgotten the tsunami and the effects it might have on the next camera models and sensors. And who pays for the devastated factories? Customers of course. I predict greater than normal periods in bringing out the new models and a lot of sticker shock. Nothing too unusual in that prediction. I'm glad that Pentax has K5 out there and selling, we'll just have to wait and see what Ricoh wants to do with the company long term.