Originally posted by SamLuyk Hi there! So I'm looking for some help choosing a pentax body. I own a d3300 and t5i, and am looking for weather sealing with great dynamic range, and I came across pentax's stuff and I must say, it's very interesting...
Is there a camera, new or old - that would fit these following criteria?
Thanks in advance!
Here's what matters to me:
Availability of a Battery Grip
Weather Sealing
Wide Dynamic Range
Selection of lens'
Cross Type Auto focus
A Quality Viewfinder
And here's what I don't care about in a camera:
Battery Life
Megapixels
Built in "scenes", "effects" or "modes"
Battery Grip: K-5, K-5ii, K-3 and K-3ii all have grips available. The K-5 and K-5ii use the same grip as do the K-3 and K-3ii. The grips are also weather sealed.
Weather Sealing: All modern DSLR's are weather sealed except the very bottom end model. The K-500, K-S1 and K-X, off the top of my head, are not sealed.
Wide dynamic range: Winners go to the K-5 series and K-3 series due to the 14 Bit raw, but the K-30/50 and K-S2 are fantastic as well.
Cross Type: All the mentioned cameras have 9 cross type AF sensors but the K-3 has 25. The K-5ii and K-3 series have -3 ev AF sensors for superior low light focusing.
Viewfinder: All the mentioned cameras have 100% viewfinder with Penta-Prism instead of cheaper, darker penta-mirror.
Lens selection: I don't think you will have a problem finding what you need unless you shoot a very specific niche.