Originally posted by fsge I would persevere with KP as well (I have one, bought in March, and I am getting used to small grip now).
There is also the D-BG7 grip that is an alternative
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AF is what kept me away from K70, more than low light perf ; in any case K70 >> K30 on many aspects.
I have both and see no difference whatsoever regarding autofocus and picture quality. Not much difference either in low light shooting.
Perhaps if I shot JPEG I'd see more of a difference but I never do, RAW only. I find leaving my K70 on max 3200 and the KP on 6400 is pretty darn good in general, half that if it's people focused stuff, and both can push well beyond by running my shots thru DxO.
TBH if given the choice again I might choose another K70 instead of a KP (I always shoot with two cameras for any kind of planned event). Even after three weeks of regularly using it the KP is still not comfortable to me. I habitually hit the wring back button for focus, the placement doesn't seem natural, and as I use Spider handstraps (comfortable as heck and secure BTW), I have to twist my hand oddly to hit the shutter. Controls are clustered together too tightly for my liking and I've not paid even a moments notice to the supposedly "nicer styling" so the exterior shell is of no consequence.
Yes I've used some of the higher end features of the KP like DoF bracketing for macro and it's been helpful. I like the menus on the KP more too. When on location my style of shooting involves a lot of quick shots and on-the-fly composure rather than deliberate setups so those extra KP controls often go unused, not much advantage there for me. I do occasionally use fill flash and the KP is pretty weak, much less effective than the K70 Both cameras are compact and light, both render great images, both are easy to use...
But It's the K70 I reach for first.
To be clear I'm not saying I don't like the KP. I do. When it comes to simple ergonomics the KP punches below it's weight IMO while my K70 in hand feels like an old friend compared to my smarter but a bit grating new camera buddy.
Just my 2 cents.