Or, come to that, ever found yourself limited by the mere 12MP of the K10D? Discounting a K5 because it only offers an additional 1.7MP over a K20D implies that the extra megapixel count is a valuable feature, which I question. I'd happily have bought my K5 even if it didn't offer more MP than the K10D; megapixel count is the least of the things I'm concerned about.
On Thu, Nov 01, 2012 at 11:28:26PM -0400, David Parsons wrote: > Have you actually tried using a K-5 instead of just reading the > specifications? > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 11:21 PM, John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > From: Larry Colen > > > > > >> On Nov 1, 2012, at 11:25 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> > >> > >>>> What, specifically, are you looking for in a DSLR? Other than that > >>>> it costs less than $800? In bright light it's pretty hard to see any > >>>> effective difference in image quality of just about any DSLR this > >>>> side of the K100. > >>> > >>> > >>> What I want is to buy a camera (if/when one ever comes along) that > >>> offers me sufficient improvement over what I have now to be worth the > >>> price - whatever that price might be. I hope that camera will be offered > >>> by Pentax. > >>> > >>> K-5 ain't it. > >> > >> > >> I am rather puzzled by this. I can't think of a single category in > >> which the K-5 isn't overall a huge improvement over the K20, unless > >> you happen to prefer the way the larger K20 fits in your hand. What > >> improvements are you looking for? How much are you willing to pay? I > >> just find it hard to believe that anyone who has used both a K-5 and > >> a K20 doesn't think that it's a huge improvement. > >> > >> Though seriously, if your primary concern is amount of improvement > >> for your dollar, pick up a used K-r. The only major advantages that > >> the K20 has over it are weather sealing and user interface features > >> (two dial wheels etc.), in just about every aspect of performance, > >> the K-r vastly outperforms the K20. The K-x does as well, but the > >> K-r has better performance, better features and can be picked up > >> almost as cheaply. > >> > >> If you aren't in the market for a camera, there is no crime in that. > >> I was responding to someone's message (at this point I don't remember > >> who, my reply in this thread was to Colin) who had the tone that they > >> wanted a new camera, but that the K-5 isn't good enough, when to my > >> mind, the K-5 is the first DSLR Pentax has made that has been "good > >> enough", that although I want improvements, I don't feel the *need* > >> for better performance. > > > > > > I have a camera that I manage to use to meet my photographic needs. I > > have to work a little harder sometimes to do what I want, but so far > > nothing I have wanted to do has proved impossible with the K20D. > > > > If Pentax were to offer a new model that was ENOUGH of an improvement > > over my K20D, I would probably buy one even at a $1200 - $1500 dollar > > price. If it was a REALLY BIG improvement in terms of giving me > > something I found valuable, I might be willing to pay more than that. > > > > I just thought of an automotive analogy for you. > > > > I've had my car for about three and a half years now & I only have 5 > > payments left. It get 28 mpg. > > > > The dealer I bought it from wants me to trade it in now for a new car > > that gets 29 mpg, but would obligate me to another 60 months of car > > payments. > > > > For me, buying a K-5 is taking on another 60 months of car payments to > > get only a 1 mpg improvement in my gas mileage. > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > David Parsons Photography > http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com > > Aloha Photographer Photoblog > http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ > > -- > 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.
