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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 12-15-2011, 04:16 AM  
What would make you upgrade to the next flagship APS-C?
Posted By Geoff H
Replies: 101
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As a new K5 owner (but 35 year Pentax user) I must admit I'm dismayed to hear the reputation the K5 has garnered for unreliability. Is this reality? Are they that worse than Canikons? Or as a Pentax forum do such things get flagged up to an unrepresentative extent? Of course any unreliability is a problem, but sometimes these things just happen, the sensor problem being a sony issue surely (and which would apply to the Nikons and Sonys using the same sensor?)

My old MX never missed a beat in 35 years despite hideous missuse (frontbag of a bike for a start), I don't expect the K5 to be quite that good, but I do need something I can trust...
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 12-13-2011, 03:24 AM  
What would make you upgrade to the next flagship APS-C?
Posted By Geoff H
Replies: 101
Views: 9,812
I think the viewfinder aspect is just a function of the APS-c sensor, don't think it can be made significantly larger without being less bright - it's just the best compromise. As for the autofocus - remember it's a screw drive from the body, which has the advantage of small lighter and cheaper lenses for a given price/quality and the ability to autofocus 20 year-old lenses - if you use the Pentax lenses with built in motors, especially the latest DC motors (18-135 for example) they are Canon quick. One day I fear the new K whatever will dispense with the screw drive..
Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II 12-11-2011, 06:52 AM  
What would make you upgrade to the next flagship APS-C?
Posted By Geoff H
Replies: 101
Views: 9,812
I thought hard about buying the K5 simply because I didn't want to be dissatisfied 6 months later, but with the arrival of the K5 Pentax produced a camera that I don't think will be significantly improved on - I thought the same when I bought my MX 30 years ago.

The reasons are simple.

1 - 16 mpx is already more than any lens/situation is going to need - only pixel peepers using fixed primes at optimum aperture with the camera bolted to a bench with mirror locked up will see a difference. No doubt the next 'K' will soon get the new 24 mpx Sony sensor, a noisier and slower beast designed for the numbers game... Only full-frame cameras will do noticeably better, but just as I didn't shoot medium format 30 years ago, I'm not prepared to carry a medium format sized camera around today.

2 - Build quality and size is as good as it's going to get - there isn't going to be a smaller version.

3 - Speed - sheeesh 7 fps not fast enough?

4 - AF - the one area where no doubt things will improve, but to be honest I don't see me missing shots with the K5, I already only use it on the centre spot as I like the camera to focus on what I want, not something elsewhere.

5 - High ISO - The K5 is as good as I need - do I need the capacity to shoot 1/2000 sec in a darkened room? Nope.

So the K5 is a stayer - no doubt there will be other cameras that blow it away in spec, but I can't see any improvements in the pipeline that would make any difference to the quality of pictures I'll take.
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