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The K-S1 and the 18-135 lens

Started Dec 28, 2016 | Discussions thread
Ptitboul Forum Member • Posts: 78
Re: The K-S1 and the 18-135 lens

Historicity wrote:

One more reason for acquiring the K-S2: I have plans in the works to move to Northern Idaho in a year or so -- Sandpoint up near the Canadian border where the weather is harsher than it is here in Southern California. It seems to me that the K-S2 might be a better choice than the K-S1 up there -- or maybe I should put that in the form of a question: why do you prefer a camera without weather protection?

The question was not addressed at me, but...

IMHO the main selling point of the K-S1 is its weight, which is the lightest for a DSLR with a pentaprism viewfinder. The K-S2 weights 120g more (the lightest Pentax with weather protection being the K-30 & K-50, because they lack an articulated screen). Your K-5 IIs weights 80g more than the K-S2. Why would you want a K-S2 ? Articulated screen and WiFi ?

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