locke_fc

You already got some helpful advice in the thread, but still sound to me like you are kind of satisfied with your photos. My way of being helpful is telling you that they are not good enough.. Look...

I'm not an "expert" either, but have to agree with most of what you say. Other than the 1st photo and maybe a couple others, this series is pretty mediocre. Poorly framed , composed and exposed. I...

The GR looks pretty nice, very interesting camera.

Seriously, don't, at least with the original K5. At f2.8 in low light that combo is almost guaranteed to let you down in terms of focussing accuracy. It will front-focus, or back-focus, and no AF...

I assume f/2.8 must come in handy for weddings, but good luck making your K5 focus accurately in dim artificial light at that aperture, particularly with the 17-50 Tamron!

I don't know about the II and IIs, but as far as the K5 goes, Pentax still have a lot of work to do with AF-S accuracy (in low-light, as well as in good light due to the gigantic size of AF points...

"...the lenses seem really expensive and for what? Inherently less picture quality!".
That is simply wrong. m43 have some of the finest lenses around, all systems considered.

Probably because these criteria are extremely counter-intuitive

A slight bump to saturation in LR takes a few seconds, and you can apply it to as many images as you like at the same time. Or you can define your own import settings and apply it automatically....

A slight bump to saturation in LR takes a few seconds, and you can apply it to as many images as you like at the same time. Or you can define your own import settings and apply it automatically....

So, same overall score in lab tests. Fine.
In my experience, the 6D is far cleaner and more detailed starting at ISO 3200, and AF accuracy is miles better. I stand by what I said, having actually...

Same here, coming from a K-5.

The K5 is an APS-C camera, so not in the same class, I suppose

You probably shouldn't. I have both and the 6D cleans the floor with the K5 both in AF accuracy and high ISO. And that's even considering the K5 is a high ISO beast and a great all-round camera....

I have both and the 6D cleans the floor with the K5 both in AF accuracy and high ISO. And that's even considering the K5 is a high ISO beast and a great all-round camera. But there's just no contest.

Not my experience at all regarding the AF points. They work quite well for meI haven't shot moving targets, mind.

That looks like an amazing trip, and you came back with a good bunch of really nice images. Great stuff.

Yep, as a frequent visitor (but not poster) on this forum, this sounds pretty accurate to me. Sorry guys, but that's just the way you lot come across.

You said it, "some" do. Most don't, though.

Yes, from reading the review and the very short list of rather minor cons (no dedicated video button? please), it's hard to understand the Silver award