Tim, I'll see if/when I get a K-5. I know I do not like the feel of my wife's K-X and I think that form factor is more like the K-5 than the K-20. I thought the Pentax 645 was a very user-friendly camera in size and shape and layout and the 654D would be my ideal if it were reachable financially. As the APS-C bodies get smaller and more compact, and the buttons and knobs and dials and the (larger and larger) displays get scrunched into a smaller space, awkwardness ensues. If you would like to send me a K-5 or two for 2-3 months so that I can more directly assess the feel and usability thereof, I would be glad to report my observations back to the list.
stan On Dec 26, 2011, at 11:11 PM, Tim Bray wrote: > Wow, that’s surprising, I love the K-5 with a nifty little prime lens > on it, makes my hands happy. And I have big fat fingers too -T > > On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Stan Halpin > <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: >> Congratulations Robert! Enjoy it! >> >> People keep telling me to get a grip, but I don't have a spare for the K-5. >> Seriously though, I find the K-20 marginal to use for any length of time >> without the grip, and for me I expect the K-5 would be pretty much unusable >> without the grip. I hope Pentax gets over their mania for miniaturization >> soon and returns to suitable designs. >> >> stan >> >> On Dec 26, 2011, at 10:02 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> K5 wow? More like "your wife, wow!" >>> >>> That's a pretty decent Christmas present! >>> >>> Nice to hear from you Robert. Trust all's well and that you are having a >>> wonderful holiday season. >>> >>> As I don't have a K5, I have no grip for same, for sale or otherwise. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> frank >>> >>> --- Original Message --- >>> >>> From: Robert and Leigh Woerner <woern...@bellsouth.net> >>> Sent: December 26, 2011 12/26/11 >>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>> Subject: K-5, WOW >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> My wife got me a K-5 for Christmas and all I can say is, WOW. What a great >>> camera. >>> >>> >>> Seems like I remember a used battery grip advertised on the list for $125. >>> Anybody have one they want to sell? >>> >>> Warmest regards, >>> >>> Robert >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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.
