Originally posted by gatorguy We all choose as we do because it's what we like. I've never understood why a guy would want a black truck in Florida, but damn do they. They love 'em here. For me anything but.
MikesBike and I are perfect examples of owning both the K70 and KP but making different APS-C choices for very valid reasons,
good reasons that matter to us. Even if the K70 and KP had been the same price I still would have made the same choice just as Mike would have. In my case it had nothing to do with price, it was mostly about the ergonomics. I bought the KP for the specs. Seemed like the logical choice and I was excited to get it. For me it wasn't the
right choice. Like a black truck in Florida.
So to answer the OP's original question in the thread title: Yes it is.
My opinion remains, not that it matters since it's his child: Let the OP's son chime in on which camera, KS2 or KP, feels better to him and does what he wants the way he wants. Sometimes all you want is an ergonomically simple ice cream cone, maybe 2 scoops and dipped, and not the bowl full with sprinkles, marshmallow, caramel sauce, and a cherry even if the bowl has better specs
I have the K-S2, not a K-70, and the reason I got it was for practical carrying when I need a more lightweight body- I already was using a K-5 IIs (much better build and control layout, but bigger and heavier) as my main camera. For my lightweight model, I had the K-r for numerous years, then the K-S2 turned up as a left-over closeout bargain from B&H after the K-70 came, so I could not resist replacing my K-r with a far more advanced but still lightweight body. I got it at a price substantially lower than I had paid for the K-r years before! Of course, I kept shooting with my K-5 IIs as my primary camera. When the KP came, I was very interested. Here was a more compact body yet having a top-quality build and with reports of superior low noise at higher ISO settings. I do a fair amount of low light shooting. I was ready to pounce when eventually price deals came along. The imaging quality has been beyond expectations, on top of the beautiful build and the efficiency of the new controls. In many ways the KP has been a very pleasant surprise for me.
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Originally posted by FozzFoster If the aperture block problem never was - would you still recommend the KP over the K-70?
They have near the same feature set..
Its kind of like saying the K-70 has about the same feature set as the K-3 or K-3 II if trading the 2 card slots for the articulating screen. And yes, I definitely would recommend the KP over the K-70 without the aperture control weakness in the picture. The build quality, superior controls, and availability of the battery grip alone would do it. On this same issue in another thread someone posted a list of additional features afforded by the KP over the K-70. I recall it has more advanced metering, a new processor, and also the autofocus is better. For only another $200? For me it would be a slam dunk for the KP.
Not only am I very familiar with the right hand grip difference, so is the OP and family! This grip thing keeps coming up here, even though the OP and family already have a KP and a K-S2!! What if I posted a thread, that I have a K-S2, and a KP, along with my K-5 IIs, and I am thinking about getting another KP- would I keep getting advice that I should consider the K-70 because of its grip difference???
Last edited by mikesbike; 08-30-2020 at 01:37 AM.