Good to know, Larry. I was wondering which of the smaller Pentax bodies might be good. I will research it. Thanks.
Marnie aka Doe :-) In a message dated 9/6/2013 1:33:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, l...@red4est.com writes: On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 02:28:56PM -0400, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Marnie MY K-5 only cost me about $550 at KEH (refurbished used) > (actually, it didn't cost me anything, but the price was that) In the same vein, when I was testing the K-r for Luiz, I was very impressed by it. They addressed almost all of the issues of the K-x and slightly improved the performance. I've seen them used for around $300. A friend shoots u4/3, and all but the newest (read expensive) bodies quite suck for low light. I doubt that you will find anything smaller, lighter and better performing than the K-r, with a viewfinder, even used, for under $400. There's the Nikon D7000, but I haven't been terribly impressed by the performance. > > I'd push my istD on you but no vid and not that great in low light... > it just would be cheap :-) like $100 > > no lenses to offer. > > Happy hunting > > ann > > > > On 9/6/2013 14:15, eactiv...@aol.com wrote: > >Second party? Third party? Not sure what to call it. > > > >I am just about to sell my Canon camera, and only have one lens left too. > >Mainly due to a financial crunch and needing the money. (Boy, it will be > >ODD not to have a camera. Had one or two since 2001.) > > > >I expect my financial situation to ease next month. So I thought, okay, > >time to switch systems again. > > > >I really liked the Canon lenses I ended up with: good color, sharpness, > >and focal lengths. I had one L glass. > > > >BUT.. the Canon system is a wide-mouthed mount, and the lenses tend to be > >heavy. Being female, as I get older I am losing upper body strength, and I > >just want something lighter. > > > >I COULD switch back to Pentax. But not the K-5, I like spending $400 or so > >on a camera, $600 max. > > > >Truthfully the camera body doesn't matter that much to me, they all do > >similar things now. Good resolution, ability to shoot video, and some > >low-light capability is good enough for me. Once I learn a body, I pretty much > >forget about it when I shoot anyway. > > > >I am much more interested in LENSES. Especially zooms, I haven't had any > >primes for a long time now. I will probably start with two lenses (what I > >usually do), and then work up from there. > > > >I've considered mirror-less, but I really need a viewfinder. I've also > >considered micro 3/4. I am OPEN. > > > >A great many of you now have second or third party camera systems now. > >Like the Sony NEX. > > > >1. If you have a second (or third party) system what has been your > >experience with it? What do you like about it? Dislike about it? > > > >2. What lenses (zooms in particular) do you like/dislike? > > > >3. If you are a die-hard Pentax fan, and feel compelled to recommend > >Pentax to me, ;-), which of the smaller bodies would you suggest? Likes/dislikes? > > > >4. What zooms would you recommend? > > > >I tried to be brief so you won't have too much to read, but it's hard. > > > >Marnie aka Doe :-) I When I thought about making a decision, I though, > >heck, ask on PDML and get some experienced input. Then I can find a store, go > >in and hold some cameras, and go from there. > > > > > > -- > 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
