So I guess this is another Pentax > Oly question thread, but I'm curious on people's thoughts about the EM-5 II as a go-between for the K5 and the Q7.
A few reasons why I'm looking at the EM-5 II. First, I find myself reaching for my Q7 more than my K5 more and more for anything longer than a few hours. I have a very good complement of K-mount lenses, along with a collection pancakes, but my neck and shoulders just ache at the thought of of a K5 + lenses when traveling abroad. Typically, that means either the 18-135 + 15 (heavy), or my trio of 15/21/40 (more manageable, but everybody is then standing around waiting for me to swap lenses...). For the Q7, I have the 01, 02, and the 08, which combined make for a wonderfully small and light package. So far, I've also been quite happy with what the Q7 can do.
However, I also find myself hitting up against the limitations of the Q system. A minimum aperture of f8 has been quite frustrating (long exposure waterfall on a sunny day?). High ISO performance leaves a lot to be desired (I'm quite picky about this, so much so I won't push my K5 past 3200 if I can help it). Ricoh's continued silence on the future of the Q system, making it hard to convince myself to invest in what might be a dead system. Last but not least, my wife's commandeering of my Q7 as her own
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Ideally I'd like the EM-5 II to, first, serve of as good a light travel package as the Q7 without limiting what I can shoot, and second, possibly replace my K5 further down the road (don't even get me started on my autofocus woes on the K5... ).
What are people's thoughts?