For a brief weekend of bliss, I had my grubby hands on a K-5 and decided to take it for a test drive at the San Diego Zoo. Most of the time, I had the DA-L 55-300mm (the one that comes with the K-x) and I was very impressed considering I hardly every used that lens in the past. In addition, I finally taught my wife how to focus lock and recompose, so she had a blast going through the park with the K-x and the DA 18-250mm.

Without looking at the exif, see if you can guess which photos were from the K-5 vs. the K-x

Thanks for looking!

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[ve2vfd]

I have to admit I love the duplicity of the 4 Giraffes eating!

Pat

[MCsquared]

I really like the giraffes too. Also really like the detail of the hippo and #9 . Great pics, thanks for sharing.

[kyricom]

Those are some beautiful shots. I really like the giraffes! :-)

[einstrigger]

Thanks everyone. The giraffes seem to get the most comments from my friends and family as well, I'm guessing because of the symmetry(?) of them all lined in a row. I don't know how to describe it. I really wished I had some kind of teleconverter though, especially for the Tiger shot. He was 50 yards away or more and you couldn't see him unless you went to a certain spot with the 300mm maxed.

[minilink]

I love the panda and the white bear !
On which one did you use the k5 and which one for the kx ?

[pxpaulx]

Nice set of photos!

I will confidently guess the Panda was taken with the K5. It is the first camera I have owned that can accurately meter my white dog without screwing everything else up - no way the Kx could accurately get both the blacks and whites out of the Panda like that!

[pinch100]

Жирафы великолепны

[einstrigger]

Nice set of photos!

I will confidently guess the Panda was taken with the K5. It is the first camera I have owned that can accurately meter my white dog without screwing everything else up - no way the Kx could accurately get both the blacks and whites out of the Panda like that!

Surprise, surpise! The Panda was actually taken by the K-x on full Auto! As I mentioned, I set up the K-x for my wife to use. She, being new to DSLRs, asked that everything be set to Auto so the camera would work like a point and shoot, but she would control the zoom and composition. So the K-x was set to Auto, Matrix Metering, and a center point focusing.

Numbers 1 through 5 are from the K-5, while 6 to 10 are from the K-x Believe me, I was equally impressed when I saw the shots of the Bonobo ape (#6). I took the same shot with the K-5 and the background was totally blown. Of course, that's more on me then the camera

The Panda proved equally challenging though, because the exhibit was in a heavily shaded area, similar to being on the jungle floor I guess. So if you expose to catch detail in the environment, you stand a high chance of blowing out the detail of the Panda's white fur. But the K-x did a fine job and I continue to be impressed by this little camera.

[legacyb4]

Nice shots; I love the San Diego Zoo and can't wait until I have the opportunity to visit that venue again!

[calculator01]

I think the Panda photo is my fav.

Very impressed with the quality of the Kx though!

[MCsquared]

Very impressed with the quality of the Kx though!

+1

I would have guessed 2,4, and 9 from the K5. I like the hippo picture more every time I see it.

[applejax]

Agree on the giraffes. I think the hippo may have a lot of potential with a tight crop. Tiger is a great pose.

[garyk]

I don't have the k-5 but i love the k-x. Nice shots. Thanks...

[idkjai]

Wow great photos!!! I really love the last two. I should really use my 55-300 more often! Just one question - any pp?