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Pentax lens selection

Started Jan 5, 2017 | Questions thread
Alex Sarbu Forum Pro • Posts: 13,257
Re: Why not m4/3 ?
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Harold66 wrote:

To complete on what I wrote

the Pentax K70 +16-85mm is 1,176 grs . The Olympus Em-5 II with the new Zuiko 4/12-100 is not only 100 grs lighter but is brighter and covers focal length up to 200mm ( in 35mm equivalent) instead of 130mm for the Pentax

Well, a DSLR kit would be doubly penalized in such a comparison - first, the camera is larger due to having a mirror box, then the lens is larger because it needs to be a retrofocus design.

They are both weather sealed and both featured high res mode which is very useful for still landscapes shot with a tripod

You should mention the prices, too The EM-5 II is $900 ($1100 at launch), while the K-70 is $620 ($650 at launch, it's a newer camera); but the biggest difference is with lenses: while the Pentax 16-85 is a $520 lens, the Olympus 12-100 is more than double - $1300.

OTOH, higher prices won't bring you smaller DSLR cameras and lenses. But saving up $1060 might make the DSLR easier to lug around.

Alex

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