Originally posted by wed7 Yes, I know there is the K-70, but I tried to resist upgrading my K-30 (2013) from K-50, K-S1,K-S2 & K-70. I love the looks and the overall improvements of specs. BUt was shocked about how it strained my wrist with only the HD35 attached.
Thank you.
I'd second the K-70. You won't miss anything as far as image quality, I think it would be almost impossible for anyone here to tell the difference between shots taken on one from those on the other. Both have equivalent processing engines and comparable sensors. The major upgrades are shared as well, many of them coming from the K-1 side. Yeah the build on the KP is better, autofocus somewhat improved, and it has some features that the K-70 doesn't that cater more to advance shooters....
and yeah it probably looks a bit nicer too.
But I recently went thru the same comparison exercise and for what I actually use it for the KP really didn't offer me anything worth the $300+ premium. The K-70 is more comfortable with larger lenses too, akin more to the KS-2 in handling but with a deeper and more solid hand grip.
Skip the silver version tho and go with the black if you decide to get one. It's more gray than silver TBH, and doesn't at all match my silver DA15. If I had it to do over I would and buy black instead. Image-wise tho it's a step up from the already
very good KS-2, with the bonus of a better grip and some useful interface/menu improvements. I don't at all regret choosing the K-70 over the KP.