 Alexandra K. Stevenson |
Pentax K-5II My Canon T3i is having problems. I was on the verge of upgrading to a 60D, but have been reading very favorable reviews of the Pentax K-5II, which has been beating Canon and Nikon in photo quality. Does anyone have an opinion? Thanks.
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doug Nelson |
I am a Pentax owner, although not of the K-5 or the II version. As I understand it, you get a sensor made by the same company as the ones Nikon uses. Pentax is not for you if you split hairs on one $1,000+ lens over another. What you get with Pentax is the DA-series decent very compact prime lenses, and a significantly lighter package to carry around. The kit zoom that comes with it is as good as any other maker's kit zoom. Note, too, that the independent makers, Tamron, Tokina, Sigma, etc make lenses that work on Pentax.
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doug Nelson |
In doing some research for myself, I find the cheaper K-30 has weather sealing and slightly better low-light performance and better RAW dynamic range than even the K-5's, for significantly less money. My DA 21mm lives on my current K-r, making for a very compact SLR with about a 32mm crop factor equivalent.
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