Originally posted by RiceHigh IQ should always come first. 5D's IQ is unbeatable, way better than the K20, even resolution wise (don't just believe pixel count!)
No argument on that from me but you must take into account the fact if you can use a camera at all. As we can always read, people tend to believ that it is not the camera but the person holding the camera which decides the ultimate result.
If this person for some reason cannot work with a camera, even the best IQ is useless...
The circumstances you shoot in may be a big decider as well. If you, like me, like bad weather as well for its sepcial light, miserable people etct etc, no matter what IQ, a sealed camera and lens make shooting soo much easier that you can get better results.
Compare it with a car, ofcourse a Porsche, Ferrari, Aston-Martin, Lamborghini, maserati etc outperform my dented and scratched Subaru Forester but my Subaru allows me to take my chainsaw and other gear deep in the forests where I will fall some trees, it will allow me to ride in the fields and most importantly, when I get a firecall it allows me to "race"over the speedbiumps on the way to the firestation whereas with most other cars I have to throttle down, and the aforementioned cars won't even get past them...
Originally posted by ennacac Why would anyone want HD video in a high end DSLR?
If I want HD video I will use my HD video camera and do it right, just give me a DSLR with fast AF and low noise with a Pentax mount.
Tom
Whil occasionally I feel that a film might be better to record and event, I would not drem of spending money on video camera and all the gadgets that come with it, let alone lugging two different sets around... Video on a dslr may be usefull there...
Many here say they "don't want"video.. I am afraid the market does not work that way. Soon even the high end Canons and Nikons will have it... It will become a "must have"of the dslrs. better to implement it sooner rather than alter or any store clerk will tell poteNtial buyers "forget about the Pentax, you cannot take video with those". "But I want my camera for pictures, not for video, I will have a dedicated video camera for that" "Well there you have a good point but that would mean that you will have to carry two things with you , and you have to switch from one thing to the other".
If there is a sealed camera with video they will say"Go for Pentax, there are not that many sealed video cameras"..