On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: > Girlfriend, get the K5!!! I'm working towards getting a 2nd one for back-up. > > 1) The other day I was shooting long with the K-7 & wide with the K-5 for > action stuff, and I couldn't believe the difference. Auto focus on the K-5 > is way better. I didn't really notice the difference before for general > photography, but with the action stuff I did. I was surprised. I didn't > think there was that much difference, but there is. > > 2) The high ISO, to my mind is important because it allows to you to go light > with camera gear--don't have to lug a flash around, which keeps you nicely > mobile and doesn't strain the back. Also, I do a lot of indoor family snap > shots. I used to bring the flash along, but with the K-5, it's not as > necessary. This past Saturday night I met up with some old high school > friends at a dark pizza place. After dinner everyone wanted to do a group > shot, so folks got out their point'n shoots and turned their flashes on and > shot until we were blinded and seeing yellow spots. I shot last--at ISO 5000 > with the 40mm pancake. Shot came out great--just a tiny hint of noise, which > went away using noise reduction in Lightroom 3. Everyone loves the shot.
Girrrlfriend... yer killin' me! Gonna have to seriously slash my latte/mani/shoe/handbag/pinot grigio budget to make it work, though... > > 3) I love how the K-5 fits in my hands. I don't have a battery grip. At > one point I thought that I would get one, but I haven't really felt the need. > I'm so happy with the size. I think the K20D is a great camera, but it's so > much heavier. I know. Same with the k-7. I don't know why other dslrs have to be so big. They're huge. It's like holding a dinner plate up to your face to take a picture. Only, it weighs as much as a pot roast... > > 4) I love, love, love my Pentax lenses; I'd buy more if I could afford too, > but it's not urgent. I've got nice range coverage with the ones I have. MMM-mmm-mm! They *are* dreamy. > > 5) It's gonna be ok. Thanks. A little girl talk always helps! :D -c Cheers, Christine/Chicago > > > > On Sep 19, 2011, at 8:17 AM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > >> So... I've been thinking more & more about stepping up to the k-5 >> recently. In the interests of research, I wandered over to Pentax >> Forums, just to see if there was any buzz, any good gossip, that might >> influence my decision, or at least, timing. >> >> Well, I think that was a mistake. >> >> Down the rabbit-hole I went, for more precious weekend hours than I >> care to admit. I got totally sucked in to the hand-wringing & >> rumor-mongering & back and forthing over k-5 "issues". And what about >> the the k-5 vs d7000 vs d700? Will there ever be a ff pentax >> offering? Will it be mirrorless? What will ricoh do? Is there a >> roadmap? New products this fall? Maybe in Feb, then? How about fall >> 2012? Should we wait? Should we buy? Should we sell it all & move >> to nikon? Can I get Hello Kitty on my next camera???? >> >> I know this is nothing new, but it's really the first time I ever >> waded in this far. I think I may have PFOD'd. And now, I can't get >> rid of the anxiety. Tell me it's gonna be ok... >> >> :) >> -c >> (Thanks for listening.) >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
