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Forum: Pentax K-5 & K-5 II
02-11-2017, 03:22 PM
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I am wrestling with how to respond to you on this. As someone who owned a Canon 600d I can tell you it doesn't have very good high iso image performance, definitively not on par with the K-5. Also the 600d autofocus system was not very good on low contrast surfaces or in low light.The 700d is the same 18MP sensor so image quality is probably no better.
IF the K-5 focus system is like what others on here are saying and similar to what I experienced with the 600d then I would not personally recommend the K-5 as it gets annoying trying to grab a quick photo of a group of friends at a restaurant or bar and your camera cycles back and forth trying to get focus lock. BUT, if you are not going to use this in low light situations and don't mind moving the camera around to achieve focus lock then this is a very capable camera.
Not knowing your financial situation I would probably save a bit more and get a Pentax Ks2 with a 18-50 and 50-200 bundle for $650 here
Whatever you decide to do I am certain you will find dollar for dollar Pentax really does offer more than other brands. For example the K-5 has two scroll wheels that make it easy to adjust aperture and fstop. With my 600d (one scroll wheel) I had to menu dive to change the most basic settings. I learned more about photography in one month with my K-5lls than I had in nearly two years with my 600d (I am not kidding) all because experimenting with those setting was so much easier on the Pentax.
Good luck with your decision!
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