* I hated my daughter's K10d (
indoors, with slow trailing curtain sync & bounced flash);
* I already got DA 16-45mm/f4 lens (
nice piece, recommend);
* I already got Sigma ST-610 DG Super PA-PTTL flash (
good flash, recommend);
* I already got Sigma Electronic Flash Macro EM-140 DG (
that's not a ring flash, that's a twin flash, but it does its job decently);
* I did not know DA* 16-50/f2.8 is a piece of crap (
who designed that zooming ring?? does not matter as the lens is not very sharp);
* Upgrade from K10d to K-5 IIs (
$495) did not satisfy me (
mostly mixed indoors ambient lights with flash), so I sold K10d (
$180) and K-5 IIs (
$595) to get K-3 (
$795 before $100 mail-in rebate still on the way, which is another story).
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Originally posted by mikeodial For those considering purchasing a K-3, I thought it would be good to have a place for members to post reasons why they purchased their K-3