Originally posted by jlimanek I pulled the trigger earlier this week. I noticed Beach Camera was selling K5s for $829 through Amazon on Tuesday, so, I decided to check their page to see how much of a price difference it was. They had them listed for $799! After a $25 off coupon code, I paid $774 with free shipping. It arrived yesterday. While I was interested in a K5ii, the $500 or so difference between the two for a new camera with a full warranty was huge. When it comes down to it, the differences between the K5 and the K5ii/iis mean nothing to me, as I am not a pro, and the step up from my K20D is a virtual quantum leap! And, even though I may miss my K20D (sent it to KEH for an appraisal) because I really liked that it felt like a tank, I have quickly fallen in love with the K5 and look forward to pushing it and my skills to the next level!
I hear you. I was an early adopter of a K-5 moving up from a K10 and I have never looked back. I had a lot of trouble with the K-10 getting
the exposures right, and to the extent that it isn't taken right, the extra exposure latitude of K-5 provides a lot more opportunity to 'fix it' in photoshop after the fact. While there are always complainers the K-5 is my 3rd digital model---I started with a *istD, and each has been a serious improvement over its predecessor.
I see the K5ii and iis as some pentax market research to see if customers would have a hissy fit over the AA filterless model, and if as it appears
the market tilts to the filterless model, Pentax will know that it can safely bring a 24mp filterless product out without a user rebellion as
the 24mp product apparently is inherently less bedeviled by problems fixed by the AA filter in any event.
In short, I thought about upgrading my K5 but finally concluded that the difference (not much), and the potential time to wait---not long for another model suggested that I should enjoy my K5 for a while longer.