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Thank you for the link. I'm shooting K-5 since last December, but first time read the full review to the end :-). BTW: I learned a few new things too.
 
It is quite a small feat! Although the Pentax K-5 may be worthy of such a title...the words of this one blogger do not equal fact, but merely the opinion of one.
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Although I am heavily invested in Sony/Minolta, I am very tempted by the K5. This review did not help my K5 lust Carl :)
 
goldencode said:
Although I am heavily invested in Sony/Minolta, I am very tempted by the K5. This review did not help my K5 lust Carl :)
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Carl's review had the same effect on me, as well.
Although I don't have a "heavily" investiment on Sony/Minolta.

But in November I'll get the K5.

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That's a very good, extensive--though slanted--review. I, too, love the K5 and think it may be the best DSLR on the present market. However, I'm very picky about IQ, so always shoot at the lowest ISO possible, and never above 800. Despete what other claim, I think it is only one stop (maybe 1 1/2 stops) better than the previous models. Sure, you can "get the shot" with much higher ISOs, but I want to get a high-quality shot ever time.

I also have a K20D and a K10D. The K20D has been shelved since getting the K5, but I still like the look of the CCD sensor in the K10D and still use it for macro and some scenic shots. At 100 ISO, this is still a great camera, and just as there is a certain look to Limited lenses, there is a certain look to CCD sensor that I like.
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Hi: Your post was very timely. I was considering the upgrade from a K20D to the K5 right as you posted. This review has certainly peaked my interest and the price locally is as low as it has ever been. My hesitation is caused not by price or lack of respect for the K5; but because I really love the K20. However as it is my 80th birthday in a few weeks I can't think of a better present to give myself :)
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Hi Ron, thank you for the comments.

I think the thing that makes the K5 so great is how great the image quality is across all of the ISO range. For those like you that want the very best IQ, the K5 gives you at least 4 stops of ISO sensitivity with stellar image quality.

For those that like to go higher, it offers the best in the business in comparison to other cameras in this class and beyond.

Curious why think my review is slanted. I write for a few other sites, not just my blog. But I'd really like to know your thoughts on that, and how I've come across that way. It's very interesting to me.

Carl
Ron Kruger said:
That's a very good, extensive--though slanted--review. I, too, love the K5 and think it may be the best DSLR on the present market. However, I'm very picky about IQ, so always shoot at the lowest ISO possible, and never above 800. Despete what other claim, I think it is only one stop (maybe 1 1/2 stops) better than the previous models. Sure, you can "get the shot" with much higher ISOs, but I want to get a high-quality shot ever time.

I also have a K20D and a K10D. The K20D has been shelved since getting the K5, but I still like the look of the CCD sensor in the K10D and still use it for macro and some scenic shots. At 100 ISO, this is still a great camera, and just as there is a certain look to Limited lenses, there is a certain look to CCD sensor that I like.
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solarider said:
No small feat.
http://photographic-central.blogspot.com/2011/10/pentax-k5-dslr-review.html
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At any given moment, there is a sort of all pervading orthodoxy, a general tacit
agreement not to discuss large and uncomfortable facts… Anyone who
challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising
effectiveness. - George Orwell
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I've owned and shot D300/D700 and 7D/5DII and I can say the K-5 is inspirational in way that those others simple are not. It is this almost undefinable aspect of these cameras that do make them the "Camera of the Decade" for some. And I would define that as Dslr's designed and manufactured in the last 10 years... :)

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You mentioned almost every strong aspects of K5, but as you've also mentioned, the feeling of Pentax bodies, and the way they reproduce colors are simply irresistable.--
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It's the singer not the song.
 
Thanks for the review Carl as I mentioned (Annonymous) It is a much better camera than I am a 40 year photographer. You didn't hold back but why should you, it really is the photographer's camera.

Pentax listen, they don't answer back, just make the camera & firmware we ask for, we've seen it over and over again through this forum and I think Ricoh will lift them even higher.

As you said high five a Pentax Engineer if you ever get the chance to meet one, they are geniuses.
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Well that didn't help ;-)

I've been round the houses trying to decide K5 or not.

Small supply of interesting legacy K mount versus full kit of unused Alpha mount.

Throw in a substantial price differential between the A580 and the K5 body and what is a guy to do?

Add an unloved SD10 and lenses to the mix.................. hey ho.
 
Had a 7D for some time. I can see why it's liked by many, but sometimes cameras are indeed like shoes- they just have to fit right. I couldn't love the 7D, I really wanted too, but there were some intangibles that really quite frankly left me feeling flat and bored when I used it.

The 5D MK II, although similar in some respects, is a more exciting camera to me. There is something about its more simple nature than the 7D that I like, the larger viewfinder and better IQ were icing on the cake (very good shooting buddy of mine has one I get to try quite often).

Still, neither feel as versatile as the K5 and that is what I think really makes me respect that design the most of all its attributes.

Carl
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"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude; nothing can help the man with wrong one."
-Thomas Jefferson
 
Thanks very much for the detailed K5 Review. I am still quite happy with my 2006 K10D but would really like higher ISO performance at times, especially for indoor photos without flash. K5 will be my camera of choice when I do upgrade. Regards, Geoff.
 
No offenese, Carl, because it was a very good review. It's just the tone of the piece sounded a little over the top. I agree: the previous models gave me about 2 stops of stellar image quality, and the K5 tops that by a stop or two, which is 3 or 4 stops of stellar image quality. Now, even though I'm probably picker than most, a stop or two extra is a very big deal. When you add in the expanded DR range and the excellent CPU4's RAW treatment, I believe (and restate) that I think it is probably the best DSLR on the current market.
cgarrard said:
I think the thing that makes the K5 so great is how great the image quality is across all of the ISO range. For those like you that want the very best IQ, the K5 gives you at least 4 stops of ISO sensitivity with stellar image quality.

For those that like to go higher, it offers the best in the business in comparison to other cameras in this class and beyond.

Curious why think my review is slanted. I write for a few other sites, not just my blog. But I'd really like to know your thoughts on that, and how I've come across that way. It's very interesting to me.

Carl
Ron Kruger said:
That's a very good, extensive--though slanted--review. I, too, love the K5 and think it may be the best DSLR on the present market. However, I'm very picky about IQ, so always shoot at the lowest ISO possible, and never above 800. Despete what other claim, I think it is only one stop (maybe 1 1/2 stops) better than the previous models. Sure, you can "get the shot" with much higher ISOs, but I want to get a high-quality shot ever time.

I also have a K20D and a K10D. The K20D has been shelved since getting the K5, but I still like the look of the CCD sensor in the K10D and still use it for macro and some scenic shots. At 100 ISO, this is still a great camera, and just as there is a certain look to Limited lenses, there is a certain look to CCD sensor that I like.
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-Thomas Jefferson
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In the end, the only things that matter are the people we help and the people we hurt. http://pa.photoshelter.com/user/ronkruger
 
Fair enough, I get excited sometimes when people like Pentax make such good efforts to please their clients. Guilty as charged :). That's me though.

Funny thing, is the majority of the time I was trying to find things to be negative about on the K5- not an easy task. I'm sure if my K5 had sensor issues or exhibited some odd flaw, I wouldn't have been as enthusiastic in tone.

C
Ron Kruger said:
No offenese, Carl, because it was a very good review. It's just the tone of the piece sounded a little over the top. I agree: the previous models gave me about 2 stops of stellar image quality, and the K5 tops that by a stop or two, which is 3 or 4 stops of stellar image quality. Now, even though I'm probably picker than most, a stop or two extra is a very big deal. When you add in the expanded DR range and the excellent CPU4's RAW treatment, I believe (and restate) that I think it is probably the best DSLR on the current market.
cgarrard said:
I think the thing that makes the K5 so great is how great the image quality is across all of the ISO range. For those like you that want the very best IQ, the K5 gives you at least 4 stops of ISO sensitivity with stellar image quality.

For those that like to go higher, it offers the best in the business in comparison to other cameras in this class and beyond.

Curious why think my review is slanted. I write for a few other sites, not just my blog. But I'd really like to know your thoughts on that, and how I've come across that way. It's very interesting to me.

Carl
Ron Kruger said:
That's a very good, extensive--though slanted--review. I, too, love the K5 and think it may be the best DSLR on the present market. However, I'm very picky about IQ, so always shoot at the lowest ISO possible, and never above 800. Despete what other claim, I think it is only one stop (maybe 1 1/2 stops) better than the previous models. Sure, you can "get the shot" with much higher ISOs, but I want to get a high-quality shot ever time.

I also have a K20D and a K10D. The K20D has been shelved since getting the K5, but I still like the look of the CCD sensor in the K10D and still use it for macro and some scenic shots. At 100 ISO, this is still a great camera, and just as there is a certain look to Limited lenses, there is a certain look to CCD sensor that I like.
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In the end, the only things that matter are the people we help and the people we hurt. http://pa.photoshelter.com/user/ronkruger
Click to expand...
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http://photographic-central.blogspot.com/

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude; nothing can help the man with wrong one."
-Thomas Jefferson
Click to expand...
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In the end, the only things that matter are the people we help and the people we hurt. http://pa.photoshelter.com/user/ronkruger
Click to expand...
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http://photographic-central.blogspot.com/

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude; nothing can help the man with wrong one."
-Thomas Jefferson
 
Far as I recall, Pentax overall is a pretty reliable brand? Probably not helping sales of the K5, but my understanding is that Pentax is fixing them free of charge?

I'll have to give the flash unit a try. The onboard flash seems to work great for me.
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Can't wait to see what all the new adopters think of the K5. A surprising amount of replies telling me they are going to get a K5 now. Humbling. I guess it is good to share thoughts.

Carl
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