Hi Tim, I've considered this same thing, though Pentax normally do manage to make a nice improvement between models. Personally I've decided to upgrade every second major upgrade - bought a K10D, skipped the K20D, bought the K7, skipped the K5, buy the K3?.
I'll admit I'd like the improved low light capability of the K5 over the K7, but as I'm expecting the K3 (for want of a better model number to apply) to be improved I can wait. For a while. If it's not improved then I will probably go out and buy a K5 simply to keep the control layout on the back the same between the K5 and the K7 (because I do use 2 bodies). I'm hanging out for some rumors of what the next model holds, but there is nothing. And I'm watching other's buying K5's. What should they be working on? I don't know. I would like to see them bring back P-TTL flash working on A lenses like the *istD had. I use that. Leon On 18 April 2011 02:50, Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> wrote: > I'm awfully happy with the K-5. (I was out last night trying to take > flash-free pictures in the light of the full moon using my old Sigma > 30mm f1.4; it didn't come off for one reason or another, but I haven't > given up). Anyhow, it can shoot in as little light as I'll ever need, > and as many frames-per-second as I'll ever need, with as many pixels > as I'll ever need, and has a battery as big as I'll ever need, and so > on and so on. > > I'm thinking if I were a Pentax product manager trying to figure out > what to put in the K-3 or K-1... I just wouldn't know where to start. > > Smaller would be nice but you can only take that so far before the > K-glass gets way out of balance with the body; the K-5 looks > deliciously butch with the short extra-fat Sigma on. > > Once again, what should Pentax be working on? -T -- 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.
