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Forum: Pentax K-70 & KF
01-17-2017, 09:15 AM
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Similar reason for the upgrade for me. The battery eject clip broke off (little white tab), but the compartment still closes/latches and works. The other issue that I've been having is the reported aperture issue. A lot of my pictures are with the 18-135mm WR, and same with video. I've found the aperture issue to be a big enough issue to use manual lenses if I needed to take a truly reliable shot.
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I guess it really depends on a few things:
1. Use of live view will drain the battery pretty quickly - I doubt that you're using it.
2. I'd recommend one spare.
On my K-30, I was typically able to get a couple hundred shots w/o issue as long as I didn't use flash or live view.
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Forum: Pentax K-70 & KF
01-13-2017, 02:07 PM
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Well... either way, I have a silver (grey) K-70 now. The lack of onboard flash (for my use - casual), was effectively the deal breaker.
K-3ii does come with better battery options, but I still have spares from my k-30.
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Forum: Pentax K-70 & KF
01-12-2017, 01:51 PM
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I had a hard choice recently between a K-70 and K-3II.
K-70 is (was) $646 - new
K-3ii was $796.
$150 wasn't going to break the bank, until I checked on some specifics.
K-3ii was 'actually' $850 from anywhere reputable (still - $200 more than K-70), still reasonable.
I ended up rationalizing that I already have the K-70 batteries (from my K-30), and I don't 'need' the k-3ii. K-70 basically has the same sensor
Lastly - and I hadn't though of this as I'm not a pro, I use the onboard flash.
Since most other important features are similar - weatherproof, WiFi in included, both are 24MP, both have the same pixel shift, I don't think I really could justify the k-3ii unless I was going to use it a lot more than I do.
As a note, I'll use it for the inauguration parade this year.
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