Pete

Since you are on Mac, yes, for photography work, Aperture. I use it almost exclusively. In fact, for weddings and event shoots, it is almost always Aperture from import to post, print and book...

Jeff, I had the 50 1.4 and never liked its performance on my *ist-D, K-10 or K-5. I sold it. The main problem was that at wide apertures (the point of the lens, IMHO), it was simply soft. Don't get...

I agree with previous posts re: FF/BF issues. In certain situations, the K-5 struggles. Even, in some cases, in the same light, but if one person is more tan than another. I see some this in...

I have owned three of these bodies. I sold two, replaced with the K-5, but I still have one, with a grip. It works well. The main complaints are low-light noise and the screen, which by today's...

I have a 540, as well as the external power pack. Yes, that helps. And yes, pushing up the ISO helps because the flash has less work to do. That said, the BEST way to get that flash to recycle...

With regards to the next poster who suggests 16gb RAM, that is what I have on my Macbook Pro. RAM is cheap, so why not? My iMac however has only 4gb RAM. I recently PP'd an event with more than...

I use Macs. I have used PCs, owned PCs, built PCs and supported PCs. I still support PCs. They are fine for many things. They are fine for photo work, and work for many people. So why did I choose...

Thank you for a very helpful comparison. Nice job. I do wish you had included Apple Aperture in this mix. While I realize it is Mac only, which may have been a reason for omission, I have found it...