Originally posted by jayman_1975 I have however come across a few threads where people are ditching their k3s if favour of the K5IIs.
Can you post those threads? Not something I have seen.
I had k-5, and currently use both k-5IIs and k-3. IMHO, there is no comparison, k-3 wins hands down. The k-5IIs is my backup body and rarely comes out of the bag unless I want to use both bodies.
Originally posted by jayman_1975 I get that there have been some issues with the K3 but it seems that it was only a few and has been mostly taken care of (correct me if I'm wrong.).
Not sure what 'issues' that would be? Mirror flop? IMHO, completely overblown. I had it happen to me twice in 16,000 exposures. Pull battery, reinsert, keep shooting. Scared me the first time, the second I was back shooting in less than 10 seconds. Never happened again. And if it does worry you, there is a correction posted with new firmware.
For BIF, the k-3 is way ahead of the k-5IIs. In static shots there is not so much difference. Both focus quite well, but k-3 is consistently surer to lock especially in lower light.
If you shoot RAW you do need to develop a new PP routine, don't just use the presets you had from the k-5. It is a different sensor and needs to be developed differently. There is more room for adjustment in almost all of sliders with k-3. Takes a little more work to get the best out of it, but the best is better than k-5. I think anyone disappointed in k-3 results has not taken the time to learn to develop for it properly. This is speaking of RAW files, I have no experience with jpeg.