AP compare K5 sensor

AP have done tests with the Nikon D7000 Pentax K5 and Sony Alpha 55, as they say in the article they "believe" that they are all the same sensor.

All three cameras recieved similar praise for the quality of the sensors, the Nikon and Pentax having the edge, but the most surprising is the summing up.

Mat Gallagher says "but for overall performance the K5 would be my first choice with strong build, fast shooting and great looking images"

I wonder if the Pentax rep has been handing out bottles of scotch

Pentax is japanese so it would be most likely sake

But he is right though the D7000 is aimed at user a step below the K5 is it isn't surprising.

Great review, read it earlier, a good positive for Pentax from a mainly "Canon/Nikon" mag.

Sounds as if the K5 is being taken seriously. What I would like to see is a real world comparison between the K5 and the Cannon 7D. This would in part vindicate or otherwise my decision to go with the latter.

I thought it was a pleasingly positive review. Well the conclusions were, I didn't read the rest of it. I don't usually read camera reviews as I have some paint to watch drying somewhere...

K.

Imagine the biggest differences would be AF in favour of the Canon and high ISO performance for the K5.
Slightly unfair comparison seeing as the 7D is about a year older, but probably offset by its original higher rrp.

7D is still priced at about £1200 body only.
After using the 7D for a week imo the Canon still wipes the floor with the K-5 AF wise but I would say the Pentax is better in every other way.

Now waiting for the airshow season to start so that I can see how the K-5 performs.

Of course we still have nothing like the Canon 100-400mm

According to the review the K-5 uses a conservative 16 segment metering system .... I thought it was 77 ?

Japan is the biggest consumer of Scotch on the Planet

Fantastic review of the K5 in the RPS journal too.

But their favourite is Canadian Club, so they don't have much taste in this regard!

I disagree. It proves they have excellent taste. And they also know where value lies.

Canadian Club should be used only for mixing. Preferably with paint. As a drink it is inferior to dying of thirst. Just because you're Canadian doesn't mean you have to like everything with that word in it!

See also: Molson Canadian. A "beer" that reminds me of the joke about the lovers in a canoe.

But I digress.

Makes me think of the Seven Last Words...
anyhoo...... anybody that doesn't appreciate everything Canadian, has my pity.

I once visited a distillery in Switzerland that made various potent spirits. They had sent a couple of their staff to Scotland to discover the secrets of whisky making and had started to distil their own. It was marketed under the name of "Swissky"... Somewhat off topic now.

K.

But not producer right?

I mean if i would give someone a drink it would be jenever most likely since it's typically Dutch.