I've got a Pentax K5 & I'm very happy with it. I've had it 8 years & got a few lenses & accessories for it. Before the K5 I had a K10 so a long relationship with Pentax. I had an ME Super in the 80s.
But recently I've been thinking it would be nice to upgrade. I like the idea of a few more pixels to play with, better autofocus, better high ISO performance (though I think the K5 is great), a tilting screen & some sort of connectivity. It would be nice to use phone/tablet for remote use & preview image on larger screen. It would also be nice to tether to PC.
This led to some research and I've already posted a question in these forums about the KP. So my research has come to the following conclusions.
Pentax KP: the good bits- 24mp resolution, tilting screen, wi-fi connectivity, better AF & high ISO. The bad bits - mixed reviews about its size/suitability of the various grips. Looking at pictures with biggest grip it still doesn't look like much to hold & its difficult to physically see one in a shop at present. No top display, no IR remote. I know you can use wifi & your phone but I think this is going to take several seconds to fully connect & will irritate me. Different layout of controls, although I'm sure I would get used to it. Smaller battery & different to K5 so would need to buy another spare.
Pentax K3: good bits same size/design as K5, 24mp resolution, better AF & high ISO. Wi-Fi via the flucard which appears to be similar to the KPs builtin wifi functionality, cheaper as not available new so would be used. IR remote. Same battery as K5. Bad bits: no tilting screen, no built in wi-fi
Pentax K3 new version. Good bits: same size/design as K5, better resolution, AF & ISO performance, builtin wi-fi. Bad bits - no tilting screen, price- no firm price yet but likely to be £1200-1500
Nikon Z6. Good bits: good size full frame mirrorless, lots of functions/customisation, tilting touch screen. Bad bits- price, limited range of expensive lens, EVF (not sure how I would get on with this. Its high resolution & its very clever but would need to try one first, again not easy to go into shop & look) I can't justify the £2500 just for body & kit lens plus a longer lens at some point for likely the same money. If I win the Lotto this would have serious consideration.
So the current favourite option is a used K3 & flucard. It is almost identical to the K5 with better performance. If I need to use it in a low position where a tilting screen would be usefeul I can use liveview on my phone or tablet. My existing lenses & accessories will all be compatible.
Appreciate any thoughts or comments to agree or argue against this.
Last edited by Sandy Hancock; 12-19-2020 at 03:01 PM.
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