I currently have a Pentax Kx, DAL18-55mm, DAL55-300mm and a pentax 50mm f1.4.
I'm looking to upgrade in May. I have the K500, K50, K5iis and K3 in mind. I am back and forth between those cameras.
Things I can live without:
-Weather sealing ( never had it so wont miss it)
- 8.3fps (the 4.7fps of the KX was hardly utilized)
- Shutter speed of 1/8000 ( hardly used past 1/2000)
Thinks I want (not necessarily need) :
-24MP sounds great, better quality and more room to edit and be anal about every detail.
-Remotely controlling the camera with the flu card (I know I can just use the 12s self timer if I have to)
-High quality LCD
-Better AF in Low light
- Less noise at Higher ISO ( I do use Topaz Denoise)
- Sharper Pictures ( Does removing the AA filters make a significant difference in sharpness, or is it hardly noticeable?
-Super High Quality of the K3 ( every review I've see states that the picture quality of the K3 is miles better than the other pentax cameras. wondering if its that good)
which ever camera I buy would affect the lenses I buy because my budget is around $1300.
Lens:
- Sigma 17-50 or Tamron 17-50 (this is a must, no matter what camera)
- Tamron 90mm macro ( would be nice to have a macro lens, not sure how much use it will get )
- Tamron 70-200 f2.8 ( i hardly use telephoto lenses, but it would be nice to have for events)
BTW Photography is just my hobby, i enjoy taking photos and that's just it. I do take jobs from time to time tho.
you can check out some of my photos on
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Flickr.