Originally posted by gelokrol I am thinking about changing the old k-x for some new body.
In your case I would recommend the K-70, since it essentially today's version of the K-x.
Alternatively, you could look at the K-S2 as it's basically a K-70 without the 24 megapixel sensor (20Mp instead) and hybrid video AF. In almost all other key aspects, the two are identical. This could allow you to invest the difference in price toward a prime lens or two. Also, the K-70 won't be available until August, if that's a factor.
Since features like the articulating screen and Wi-Fi seem to be important to you, I'd stick to those two models.
That said, the K-3 has the following advantages, as a higher "flagship" model:
- All-metal construction (vs plastic on the outside)
- More durable shutter (up to 200k actuations)
- Quieter shutter
- Silent DR II dust removal (vs. audible DR)
- Wireless flash control, composition adjustment
- Higher burst framerate (8.3 FPS) and larger buffer
- More external buttons, certain functions easier to access
Just something to keep in mind.
In terms of image quality, the K-3 and K-70 are going to be virtually identical, whereas the K-S2 is at a slight disadvantage due to the lower resolution and 12-bit RAW. All 3 are a considerable upgrade over the K-x, however.
Originally posted by Dlanor Sekao The biggest question for me is does the K70 have the same aperture control block/diaphragm as the K30/K50/KS2 that is somewhat problematic and prone to fail ? I lost two perfectly good K30's to this fault and am starting to read about some KS2 users having the same problem ?
Most likely, yes. But I'm sure they fixed the issue that caused so many failures.
Originally posted by Gray K-70, because Ricoh has just obsoleted the K-3 by making it incompatible with any new KAF-4 type lenses, such as the new HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm F4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE.
Let's not jump to conclusions until they actually release the updates. Perhaps support for the K-3 will be included!
In any case, it's not that big of a deal because video-optimized lenses really only make sense on video-optimized bodies. Future lenses will almost certainly stick to KAF3 unless they're designed for video.
Adam
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