If you're not going to buy any of the accessories, such as a battery
grip, the main differences between the K-5 and the K-50, are the K-5 has
an all Magnum alloy shell, a top information LCD and 14bit color depth,
vs a plastic body and 12bit color depth for the K-50.
The K-50 also allows the use of double A batteries for Power with a
simple battery carrier, (costs extra), and has slightly better low light
focusing capability than the original K-5, quite a bit worse than the
K-5II[s].
The K-5 also has a bigger buffer, and faster frame rate, but most people
probably wouldn't actually notice that. I almost never ran up against
the buffer being smaller in my *ist-D and Ds cameras.
The other major difference is that the K-5 is discontinued the only
generally available version still considered current is the K-5IIs. The
K-50 is still current, but probably not for long.
The K-5IIs is considerably more expensive than the K-50 new, Used K-5s
are somewhat less so when available.
There are lots of other minor details. Just figure that the K-50 is a
lot more like your old *ist-D without a top LCD, than it is like your K-5.
On 12/3/2014 3:10 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Hi guys -
I'm sorry I aven't ahd much to say the last couple of weeks and you
really don't want to hear all the annoying details - but the daughter
of my dear friend Barb, who some of you know about (Barb passed away
in 2010 - in the Chicago suburbs) is getting a new camera from her hubby
for CHristmas this year - she may get a K-5 but she asked what the
difference is between it and the k-50 - I have no clue..
What I'd want to know were it me is what is the ISO range, how is the
auto focus behavior in low light and in general and are the differences
great enough to matter much to someone who plans mostly to use the
camera for nature and wildlife shots - she lives in the boondocks up
in northern WI near the UP...
thanks much,
ann
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