My k5 recently took a nasty fall. If it broke i know i could still take quality pictures, but with more restrictions. Lets face it. The k7 is a very competent camera with decent iq at even 1600 iso. Compare to film at the same speed and it destroys it. It represented to me a shift where digital started to beat film in nearly every aspect. It was my first dslr and i fell completely in love. I dont know if i could ever part with it. Ive been certainly thinking about converting it to ir. It would be interesting to see what resolution looks like with no aa filter too.
Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: >I have always hung onto my prior generation DSLR as a backup when >upgrading. I have to admit that since getting the K-5 I have taken >about >10 shots with my old K-7. But when my first K-7 broke and needed to >spend a few weeks off getting repaired, I was really happy to have my >old K-10D still in the bag. If the same ever happens to my K-5 I'm sure > >I'll feel the same about the K-7. > >Mark > >PS: You could also get the K-7 converted to IR or full spectrum ;-) > >On 1/28/2013 1:32 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: >> I've just worked out a deal to get a lightly-used K5. Happy boy. >> >> I told the CFO that the resale value of my K7 is relatively low and >"might not be worth the bother" >> >> However, I suppose I should research that a bit to see if I'm being >honest. Frankly, I'd rather keep the K7 as a backup, but all the same >I realize that every time I've upgraded (ist-DS* -> K10D -> K7) I've >never looked back. >> >> So.. with umpty-ump "shutter actuations" (which I don't know that it >really matters but I have used it a LOT) and with a less-than ideal >look (paint scraped off of the edges as a result of, y'know, USING the >camera) what's the approximate value of such a thing? >> >> Photo below documenting the bare-metal-round-the-edges look at the >moment. It ain't pretty (but it works wonderfully!). >> >> http://charles.robinsontwins.org/photos/2012/beat_up_k7.JPG >> >> If it's worth more than $250 I should probably consider selling it... >if not, then no. >> >> -Charles >> >> -- >> Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com >> Minneapolis, MN >> http://charles.robinsontwins.org >> http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson >> >> https://www.facebook.com/zosxaviusphotography -- 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.
