Originally posted by Frogfish Sony glass has always seemed waaaay overpriced to me (just walking around and checking out prices without comparing glass) and do they do anything at all like Pentax' Ltds ? All their lenses seem huge.
If the above is correct then the Sony glass you will inevitably add, and your new A580, are going to add up to a lot more than adding a K5 to the Pentax glass you already had !
Seems to me like you may have your priorities mixed up. The Kr would have been an excellent upgrade to your Kx.
I'm surprised at all the negativity in some these responses. First of all, Sony's recently added a number of small, budget-priced prime lenses that seem to provide pretty good performance. Go look up their selection and pricing yourself; yes, they have some pretty expensive lenses, but so does Pentax. :-P Knowing how something "seems" isn't nearly as useful as knowing how something
is.
Guy bought a camera, and it turns out he likes it. Not surprising, as it's got that same fantastic sensor as the K-5 (and yes, would do better in low light than a K-r). Then he wanted to tell someone about it (it's a common urge) so he turned to the community he's been with up until now.
All of this makes sense to me.
I guess I just don't understand the responses that range from snarky to outright hostile whenever someone posts that they've discovered that they like something that's *not* a Pentax. I mean, sure, this is PENTAXforums, and all, but come on.