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Wonderful camera at bargain price at Amazon

Started Mar 22, 2014 | User reviews thread
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Tatouzou
Tatouzou Senior Member • Posts: 2,081
Wonderful camera at bargain price at Amazon

Pentaxist since my Spotmatic bought in 1970, I tried my son's K5 and the outstanding IQ and handling made me decide to upgrade my old Ist-DS to a K30.

The K30 IQ and low light performance are identical to the K5. The handling is very close, the autofocus and the processor rather faster. In the field, the only difference one really feel between K5 and K30 is the K5 looking more pro, with a few more buttons and the magnesium alloy body, instead of high quality polycarbonate.

As the K30 is replaced by the K50, which is the same camera in a more cllassic design, you can buy the few remainig K30 at bargain prices. Got mine in february bundled with the DA 18-135 WR for 700 €.

Across the whole zoom range, the 18-135 proved better than the 18-55 and the 50-200. The focal range covers most of everyday's photographic needs.

I find the 18-135 so good and convenient that still have to try how my FA 1,7-50 and DA 2,4-35 perform with the K30.

 Tatouzou's gear list:Tatouzou's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 Pentax K-3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Pentax smc DA 17-70mm F4.0 AL (IF) SDM +24 more
Pentax K-30
16 megapixels • 3 screen • APS-C sensor
Announced: May 21, 2012
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4.5
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Action / sports
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Portraits
excellent
Low light (without flash)
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