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

Started Nov 11, 2021 | Questions thread
zakaria
zakaria Veteran Member • Posts: 6,556
Re: Deciding between K1-ii and Panasonic S5 Thank you .. decided to wait

cd3000 wrote:

I've been looking at these camera's as well. First let me say I'm not a Pentax user. I have Fuji, Oly and Sigma dp merrill's. In my normal course of perusing gear on Flickr I got hooked by the K1 landscape and flower images. Playing with the K1's dynamic range in the raw file was mind blowing. While the S5 raw has a lot of DR range I did not think the overall image competed with the K1. Anyways, leaning towards the K1 or mark II.

Question I have is is there any reason to grab the K1 over the mark II? DPreview made a big deal about the loss of detail due to the noise filter in the mark 2. Is it really that noticeable? Original K1's are hard to find now.

I had k1 and now have k1ii. I didn't find anything different when viewing both files at 6400 iso .k1ii is even better after 6400 . I made a big print portrait of my wife. No lack of details. K1ii is even has better AF than k1 but not that huge. I recommend k1ii. It is better to grab it today not tomorrow because every thing in the world getting crazy hi price. K1ii successor will cost more than k3iii of sure if we are comparing todays prices. OM-1 is being sold at 2000+$ with tiny sensor.

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