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Deciding between K1-ii and Panasonic S5 - (please no MILC vs DSLR)

Started Nov 11, 2021 | Questions thread
John McMillin Contributing Member • Posts: 738
Re: Deciding between K1-ii and Panasonic S5 - (please no MILC vs DSLR)
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miles green wrote:

Pick a candidate K1ii system (=with lenses) and a candidate S5 system.

See what it weighs, what use and abuse it can take,how much it costs and most importantly how it fits your needs.

K1ii and limiteds is pretty compact!

But if you want video.... it's a no-contest.

This! I was about to tell you how three Limited lenses on a K-1 gives you five focal lengths: 22mm (DA 15 in crop mode), 31, 47 (FA in crop mode), 77, 115 (FA in crop mode). With each of these lenses in use, the total weight in your hands is  never more than 1200 grams, or 2.5 lbs. That's not much to carry, for the capability you get. You'd have to go towards  Panasonic MFT to reduce that weight by as much as a pound, maintaining versatility and quality.

In short, the K-1 isn't such a big  camera until you mount a fast pro zoom onto it. Landscape photogs don't need that.

 John McMillin's gear list:John McMillin's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Pentax K-1 Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG Aspherical HSM +5 more
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