Originally posted by r0ckstarr Haha, nobody acknowledged your posts. Not one single response. See what you get for holding out on us?! ! DENIED! Also, how long till we see the K5II with some lipstick on it?
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Lipstick? Uh, soon. If I decide to keep it I'm going to bling it all up just to drive you guys crazy, lol. But believe it or not I'm actually not sure I'm keeping it. You know it's a great camera and there's a lot to love about it, but yesterday's playtime left my arms and my hands really sore. For some reason the locations of some of the buttons on the K5II, the mold of the grip, it is just a bit tough on my hands and arms. In terms of what it can do I really like it, but in terms of the ergonomics thing it may not be the best camera for me. It might be a bit too big for me. I feel like a little kid pianist trying to play a Baby Grand. It's like I can barely stretch to feel the keyboard.
My hands are very, very small and arthritic besides. I have tendon and arthritis issues because of the autoimmune thing. Something about the design of the K5II is just making my hands ache after use and I can feel it in my arms and shoulders too after. I don't think it's that much heavier than the K-30's but it sure feels a lot different to me. I can definitely feel the weight of it when I use it. I'm going to give it a week or two and see but if I can't get used to it and it's going to bother me like this using it all the time I may just flip it with the 18-55WR I have, get my $$$ back, and keep the lenses I got with. That was the main reason I went for it. The K5II was just a bonus really. I really wanted that 18-135WR and the DA 50 and it was too good of a deal I thought to pass it up.
I kind of hate to give it up though. Less than 2100 clicks? It's practically brand new and it looks it too. The guy that had it? He must have really babied it. There's not a mark on it that I can see. It still looks like it just came out of the factory...