No, Canon lacks a direct competitor, the K-5 slots in between the 7D and the 60D but offers better build & sealing than either in a package smaller than the 60D (which is rather compact already).
The 5DmII is Canon's highest-end non-pro body and costs around $1000 more than a K5 while offering mediocre AF (which it shares with the Rebels), sealing in name only, slightly more than half the fps and a much larger sensor. -Adam On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:31 PM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > The 5DmII is a direct competitor to the K5, yes? > > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Adam Maas <a...@mawz.ca> wrote: >> The 5DmII's AF is a sore point for Canon shooters. The high ISO on the >> other hand is excellent. >> >> -Adam >> >> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 6:34 PM, P N Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> >> wrote: >>> I rarely read Pentax forum, but I did today since I'm curious about their >>> k-5 posts. This guy claims to be a Canon shooter and says the K-5 autofocus >>> is superior. I haven't tested the autofocus enough to determine how good it >>> is, but I have yet to experience a problem. Interesting that he's not that >>> wild about the high ISO performance of the Pentax, which pretty much blew me >>> away. Perhaps the 5000 is very good in that regard. Don't know. >>> >>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/120794-k-5-images-impressions.html >>> Paul >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> M. Adam Maas >> http://www.mawz.ca >> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
