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Started Aug 18, 2015 | Discussions thread
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mcdim Regular Member • Posts: 127
Time to upgrade too?

I stuck to Pentax for some historical reasons 16 years ago (MZ-5), bought K-x about 6 years ago. Dreams of future K-3 discount were blown away after visiting my home town (Moscow) for summer break. Due to recent change in currency exchange ratio (approx. £1 = 100 rubles) camera prices are very appealing at the moment (you may wish to search at mvideo . ru & foto . ru, just remove spaces), though I guess for a limited period:

Nikon D610 + 24-85 – £890 (CameraPriceBuster – £1599)

Sony A7II + 28-70 - £1050 (CameraPriceBuster – £1639)

Sony A7 + 28-70 - £743 (CameraPriceBuster – £975)

Nikon D7100 + 16-85 - £639 (CameraPriceBuster – £699+£399)

AND HERE IS A SURPRISE:

Pentax K-3 - £549, 16-85 lens – £499 making it £1048! If it was the same price before the currency ratio changed then no surprise that out of 10 sold cameras (as I was told in a small camera shop) 8 are Canons, 2 are Nikons (odd!) with no space for Pentax. And it used to be very popular in that part of the world 6-8 years ago.

Decisions, decisions….

Yours,

McDim

 mcdim's gear list:mcdim's gear list
Pentax K-3
Nikon D610 Nikon D7100 Pentax 16-85mm F3.5-5.6 WR Pentax K-3 Pentax K-x Sony a7
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