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K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)

Mar 16, 2012

I'm an enthusiast bordering on semi-pro. I really dig portrait photography and make a few bucks here and there. I already own a K200 that I pair with the 16-50 2.8 and the 5o-135 2.8. I also have a few softboxes with some Pentax-specific wireless remotes & generic monolights.

I've been dreaming of the Canon 5D mark II as my dream camera and with the Mark 3 coming out, the mark II should be cheaper to come by. BUT... I have nothing Canon in my photo bag.

Want to do more "pro" work and potentially make the leap.

What would you do if you were me? K5 or 5D mark II

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K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	CaptDrew	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	spoorthy	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	JoeDaBassPlayer	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	PROSTOTAK	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	DAVID MANZE	Apr 23, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	photogerald	Apr 24, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	DAVID MANZE	Apr 24, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	snake_b	Apr 24, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	MaxIso	Apr 24, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	photogerald	Apr 25, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	PROSTOTAK	Apr 24, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	viking79	Mar 16, 2012
K-5	Pentax_Prime	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K-5	franzeez	Mar 19, 2012
Re: K-5	CaptDrew	Mar 22, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	pentx4life	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Gerry Winterbourne	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	LightRoom	Mar 16, 2012
Definitely 5D mark II	Zvonimir Tosic	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	CarlosRG	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Holger Bargen	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Qwntm	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	CaptDrew	Mar 22, 2012
For portraiture, FF is the way to go	cs hauser	Mar 16, 2012
It depends	wy2lam	Mar 16, 2012
Re: It depends	wy2lam	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	raylob	Mar 16, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	LFLee	Mar 19, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	CaptDrew	Mar 22, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	SouthTexasShooter	8 months ago	1
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	CaptDrew	Apr 22, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Col K10d	Apr 22, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	shawn in ak	Apr 23, 2012
FF is nice to have, but...	Ari Aikomus	Apr 23, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	miles green	Apr 23, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	MaxIso	Apr 23, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Lee Beasley	Apr 23, 2012	2
Or not...	MOD nikola123	Apr 23, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	fakuryu	Apr 23, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	epsilon sigma taph	Apr 24, 2012
Re: Honda Accord or heavy haul truck?	Tom__Brown	Apr 24, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Jonathan Lee	Apr 26, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Jonathan Lee	Apr 26, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Jonastenbentanagram	Apr 30, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Jonathan Lee	Apr 30, 2012
DOF	soheil	8 months ago
Re: DOF	Maxeyesore	8 months ago
I've just had the good fortune to borrow a 5D II .......	emem	Apr 30, 2012
Re: I've just had the good fortune to borrow a 5D II .......	miles green	Apr 30, 2012
Perhaps I have a defective K-5 ......	emem	Apr 30, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Schrei	May 1, 2012
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	SouthTexasShooter	8 months ago	1
Re: K5 or save for 5D mark II ?? Somebody sell me on the K5 (or not)	Pentax_Prime	8 months ago

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