Originally posted by repaap Interesting! Did you compare that with K-3III(eye af and subject recognition(I do recon that it seeks for face instead of body too now with K-3III).
now that it has been couple of days you'v got it..[COLOR="Silver"]
I've not taken the two out together yet, but will be doing so over the weekend. I do find the K3III faster to lock in a shot, and focus tracking is better on the K3III than the Nikon IMO. But focus accuracy seems better on the Nikon. Once locked in it's generally been spot on. Eye focus seems to be more of a marketing gimmick on both bodies unless you're in pretty close to the subject. I'd not base any purchase decision on the feature.
I very much like the WYSIWYG on the Nikon, watching the image adjust in real-time when apertures/shutter speeds are changed as it removes the need to chimp (for the most part), but the K3III absolutely beats the Z5 into submission if the light is low, and high ISO images from it are much cleaner. I'm not impressed with Z5 performance in dimmer lighting, and that's one of the areas of interest (stage performances, indoor gigs, evening events) where I've relied on the K3III.
I still have the kit until early next week but I'm not
entirely opposed to adding a mirrorless Nikon with perhaps one or two lens only, the Nikkor Z50 1.8 and Nikkor Z 24-70 F4 for example. Anything else would lean on my excellent Pentax glass and manual focus. We will see. So far it seems like it might be a nice addition for outdoor model/portrait work, but I'd be leaning towards the Z7 (II) instead of the Z5 if I did and it's relatively expensive, on par with the K3III price. I'd really have to seriously consider what I'd factually gain by choosing to use it over the K1 I use now for that work. It would also make my "carry two cameras" obsession a little messier.