Originally posted by csa It might be difficult to find a K5IIs in a couple of weeks. B&H shows it discontinued. Adorama still has them, but with the holidays coming up; they could sell out their stock as well; that's why I posted here, as to what my choice should be, between the K-5 used, or new K50.
The K-50 is incredibly affordable right now and would be a good choice assuming that you want or need the features it has that are
not found on the K-5 IIs. What the K-5 IIs brings to the table is better AF, lack of AA filtering, top LCD, greater bit-depth for image capture, certain video features, more configurable, and superior build. That last item comes at the price of more weight. Either way, you would have little to lose by purchasing now, assuming you have the cash/credit in hand.
Steve