Shawn Barnett

You're right, that's an important feature we should have mentioned, thanks for bringing it to my attention. Added. (Breathe.)

You have been disrespectful, actually. Re-read your own posts. I did respond in those threads on the day the review was posted, look again. But I've been busy here lately trying to respectfully...

Heie2, sounds about right. For you, the score is critical. I get that. It must go up, never down. I get that too, and disagree with the notion, even as i understand your point. But you won't...

Fo more on our scoring system, read this rather comprehensive document: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4416254604/camera-scores-ratings-explained

For more on our scoring system, read this rather comprehensive document: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/4416254604/camera-scores-ratings-explained

The review is quite objective and quite positive. If you can't see that a new camera with few changes should be re-evaluated when it is reviewed again several years later, I can't convince you....

To be clear, the review doesn't say that. He's responding to something ThePhilips said further down, a paraphrase of something someone else said.

Okay. You're obviously inconsolable. Every review has cons. Try not to take them personally. I really liked the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIS and strongly recommend them to fans of cameras and...

Thanks. I'm trying.

Heie2: And how about this gem from the first paragraph of the conclusion:

"Though they don't represent hugely significant upgrades to the original K-5, the Pentax K-5 II and K-5 IIS still hold...

Heie2, had you read the review, you'd see statements like these: "Much as other manufacturers generally update internal components of their professional SLRs while leaving the controls untouched,...

So Gold isn't good enough for you.

So Gold isn't good enough for you.

"Could it be a testament to being ahead of its time in the first place, and then having the smarts to keep what works?"

Its high score is reflective of that...

See Page 7, "Low light image quality and AF." When I did the extreme low light AF test my light source was reflected fluorescent light, which I did not mention in the review.

Now it's my comments on the card door that are causing a problem and drawing conspiracy theories. You really are sensitive. It happened. More than once. Maybe it's how I hold the camera. Ever...

You're over-thinking it. It was a busy Fall filled with new cameras and many conflicting priorities. We've done the best we can. It's not a conspiracy. Both cameras got gold awards because we think...

Yep, miscue on my part. Card door is the correct answer.

Sorry to not meet your expectations, Mark. I take my gallery shots to demonstrate the camera's features, primarily its sensor, and I post them uncropped and unmodified. As such, I frame elements...

The K-5 II has this one: http://www.dpreview.com/galleries/reviewsamples/photos/2580397/imgp2076?inalbum=pentax-k5-ii
When I went out specifically for night images I took only the K-5 IIS, so...

Our job is to review cameras, not promote them. We gave them both Gold awards, though, which is our highest award.