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Compare -- K-5 II vs K-3 III

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OP Jon Donahue Senior Member • Posts: 1,158
Re: K-3 III - Not for every one...

Great bird pictures! So many of them, so tempting to affix my Pentax to my 12-gauge. Oh well. As for the right appearance for this reporter... I actually don't need a Nikon to get by. Turns out that any 'real' camera with a telephoto will do. Instant acceptance by interviewees, unlike their reactions to a cellphone. I guess like back when if you had a big Speed Graphic with a  flashbulb reflector, even though a much smaller Leica would have done the job better. Conversely, if you are not a reporter, taking someone's picture with your DSLR can get you nasty comments... but snapping their picture with a cellphone goes unnoticed. Strange world. And when Google comes out with their next Smart Glasses design, it will get stranger still. "I saw you blink! You took my picture!"

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Ricoh GR II Ricoh GR IIIx Pentax K-5 IIs Pentax K-70
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