Well ... seems like I have some interest with the K3 after all.
I originally wanted to upgrade my old K5 with the K5IIs. That could also be something I would consider still if that is a better camera to use with a flash.
The only "issue" I have is this:
Most of my photography is birding (75%), and some landscapes/portraits.
About 50% of that birding photography is done in good light and the other 50% in less-than-ideal lighting conditions: overcast, or in deep woods where the light is at times rather scarce.
This makes me use high ISO, up to 6400, with the K5 quite often. Results are satisfactory to very good when I don't underexpose.
With the K3, does anyone feel that the need for a flash unit would be ideal when trying to get pictures of some "camouflaged" birds? For instance, last Fall I was after a brown creeper and of course it was "running" along a large tree trunk in a very dense forest: light was not good to say the least.
The results were only satisfactory ( I could make out the bird but lots of details were lost because of noise).
The question: does anyone here use flash for this type of photography with their K3?
If so, what is the best way to go about it in terms of parameters?
The max speed is 1/180s, right? A bit slow for a quickly moving bird I would think.
BTW, the flash I have is the Pentax AF-540 FGZ ( not the new one).
Suggestions would be welcome !
JP