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Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
K-5II or IIs is most definitely worth paying for. I have The K-5 mk1 and the K-5IIs - the IIs is in a different league. The biggest reason for this is the AF accuracy and ability to lock in difficult circumstances. I simply cannot rely on my K-5 Mk1 to give me accurate focus in pressure situation...
Posted by davidstorm on 22/05/2013 - 20:35
Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
I think that with my recent aquisitions of better lenses, AF speed certainly has become something of a minor issue. I'm an indifferent amateur in skills so would really only notice that. Otherwise the K5 is great for me. With my daughter I've really noticed slow AF with the DA* 50-135, gets there bu...
Posted by miles500 on 23/05/2013 - 12:30
Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
I think that with my recent aquisitions of better lenses, AF speed certainly has become something of a minor issue. I'm an indifferent amateur in skills so would really only notice that. Otherwise the K5 is great for me. With my daughter I've really noticed slow AF with the DA* 50-135, gets there bu...
Posted by Jetsam1 on 23/05/2013 - 12:53
Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
Just done some videos comparing the speed and accuracy between the k-5 mki and mkii with the DA* 50-135mm attached. The focussing accuracy was interesting in that the mkii locks straight on and the mki hunts very slightly, but you can hear it focus to far and then step back. Obviously this is in d...
Posted by cabstar on 23/05/2013 - 14:14
Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
I often see it said that FF and medium format cameras are good for landscapes but isn't a downside of them the shallow depth of field? For landscape shots you often want a deep depth of field. On a large format camera doesn't this mean either stopping down beyond the lens's sweet spot, or taking...
Posted by WaypointCharlie on 23/05/2013 - 17:05
Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
I often see it said that FF and medium format cameras are good for landscapes but isn't a downside of them the shallow depth of field? For landscape shots you often want a deep depth of field. On a large format camera doesn't this mean either stopping down beyond the lens's sweet spot, or taking...
Posted by gwing on 23/05/2013 - 18:57
Upgrade to K5IIs from K5 now or wait for something better?
It's always a trade off between DOF and diffraction, but in general I'd be quite happy at f/16 for macro shots. It is necessary for the parts of a macro subject that we want to be in focus to be in focus. Fortunately, for web and small (up to A4) prints the standard required won't be as high as i...
Posted by johnriley on 25/05/2013 - 10:04
K5ii versus Sony A77
Axel, are you sure the theft of you camera etc. is not covered by your household insurance? John K my household insurance covers with 2% of the household value when things are stolen out of the car - if I am lucky and they accept the fact, that the trailer is as the car, I get about 5% of the tot...
Posted by AxelLuther on 29/05/2013 - 09:38
K5ii versus Sony A77
Pentax have got the AF fixed now and I know Axel, is a big fan of sharpness and the Sigma 8-16, so why not the K5IIs? mint SH Sony A900's go for about £850' Not any of the ones I have been watching on Ebay... :wink: Tempting as the sensor still stands up hence the strong prices, but the body i...
Posted by Dodge69 on 29/05/2013 - 12:35
K5ii versus Sony A77
Notice too that there were only two bids! He didn't exactly go overboard on the description or photos though did he? :D For the life of me I cannot understand people who list things on Ebay and then put no effort into actually selling the item, my pet hate is people advertising photo equipment us...
Posted by Mike-P on 30/05/2013 - 17:27
K5ii versus Sony A77
If your using Pentax you don't want to read about other brands PERIOD Most of the stuffs made up or imagined anyway. It's better to get to know what the Pentax gear is capable of. Unfortunately very few people seem interested in that :shock: I haven't seen any comments on how the new f/2.8 ...
Posted by Algernon on 11/08/2013 - 10:37
K5ii versus Sony A77
If your using Pentax you don't want to read about other brands PERIOD Most of the stuffs made up or imagined anyway. It's better to get to know what the Pentax gear is capable of. Unfortunately very few people seem interested in that :shock: I haven't seen any comments on how the new f/2.8 ...
Posted by K10D on 11/08/2013 - 13:15
K5ii versus Sony A77
Thankyou Algi! I have been well and truly schooled. One question though - if kit really doesn't matter, why are you shooting with a K5 rather than an istDS from back in the day? Or for that matter, a manual SLR with just a 50mm?
Posted by Pentaxophile on 11/08/2013 - 19:24
K5ii versus Sony A77
Cos I'm a Jack of All Trades and Master of None! :mrgreen: Far too many interests beyond photography. I've never really been that bothered about Digital it's just a snappers tool to me, it replaced Polaroid, but is still like a piano that's out of tune. It's annoying that it's so hard to fa...
Posted by Algernon on 11/08/2013 - 20:10
K5ii versus Sony A77
I hate to admit it but the Sony can produce some outstanding image quality for what is really a pared down Dslr, especially across the centre, so much so it would be my choice if I to keep only one camera. Suspect that owes more to the excellent Sigma 30mm than the Sony NEX camera behind it! Remembe...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 11/08/2013 - 22:06
K5 focussing issues spoiled the day.
I was taken to the flying display at Duxford yesterday and whilst I didn't really need any pictures it would have been silly to leave the camera behind. The only lens I own which was likely to be useful was a DA* 200mm which to be honest has not seen a lot of use, most of my photogrpahy is street sc...
Posted by malcolmk on 27/05/2013 - 19:24
K5 focussing issues spoiled the day.
I've only tried it with a zoom (50-500) locating a fast moving plane is relatively easy, then it's a (fairly) simple matter of keeping it in the frame while zooming in and keeping the focus locked on, I used centre point focus and AF-C. My biggest problem was not having enough experience at panni...
Posted by fatspider on 28/05/2013 - 13:02
K5 focussing issues spoiled the day.
In most side by side tests I have seen there is very little if no difference between the K5 and K5ii focusing speed and accuracy in good lighting conditions. I would say that the problem here is the lens as Pentax's SDM drive is known to be on the slow side compared to other manufacturers 'silen...
Posted by padmk3 on 29/05/2013 - 16:24
K5 focussing issues spoiled the day.
My theory is that when a foreground obstruction took focus away from infinity, I lost track of the aircraft leaving nothing but cloud or sky to focus on. The 200* simply gave up. The good news is that having compared prints with my Canon toting companion, my shots are clearly better than his. He ...
Posted by malcolmk on 30/05/2013 - 09:26
K5 focussing issues spoiled the day.
I think I agree with dangie on this , I don't do airplane or birds in flight photos very often, but when I do I manual focus and just keep clicking, I find it works ... Maybe if I could afford to upgrade to faster kit ..jeff..
Posted by jeffstclair on 30/05/2013 - 10:37
