K5II disappearing in the US.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/891517-REG/Pentax_12016_K_5_II_Digital_SLR...

Might be time to grab them...

I'm thinking about changing one of my K-5's for a K-5II simply for the better AF. in no rush though. I'll buy a 2nd hand one anyway when the time comes

Not as interesting as the Bolt flash gun. How cheap is that ?

I'll get one for my "Super Lightweight" Go everywhere ready bag thats going to live in the hall. (Was toying with the Fuji Xe-2 but the Fuji's lovely as they are don't really do anything you can't do with a K5 save for being a Rangefinder.) I'm sick of leaving home without a camera and then seeing something I'd like to shoot. I'm hoping that Ricoh/Pentax keep one of K5 models going as I think there is room in the range for it, I'd not like them to slip back to only three APSC models, I'd actually like eventually to see the K5 get the new meter to fix it's percieved flash problems making it a great second shooter for a k3 user and a more worthwhile upgrade to a K5 "classic" user. The AF is probably worth it to you alone Smeggy as I know you like to shoot at night and there is definitely a difference there. I'll likely get mine second hand too but only because even the bargain price that it is new is still too high hor me.

Yeah I'm not bothered about the IIs model. I've been through the nonsense comparing and the insignificant differences between the II and IIs isn't worth the extre dosh for a II-s for me.

The better AF is looking attractive now the K-5II is last years model and the cost of entry is sensible.

It's a shame the K5 II has been discontinued. I've been using my K200D for nearly five years and the shortcomings in AF and high ISO are making more of an impact in my photography. I'd thought to upgrade to a K5 II in a year or so but now that won't be possible (at least new), and the likelihood of Pentax bringing back upper LCDs and grips for their lower/mid-range bodies is slim. I don't know what the K3 price will be like then, but I don't want 24MP files to have to handle/store.

The time is probably right to upgrade now then Jonathan! (Unless you go for a S/H option). You can't expect Pentax to keep all their old models in production in perpetuity. Plus any new lower/midrange models will likely be 24MP in a years time anyway....

It's odd how perceptions vary, Jules. Your "super light-weight" kit would, for me, be a super heavy-weight outfit! That's why a top quality compact, such as the MX1 would be ideal. [/quote]I agree. I'd love an APS-C Pentax Q

I'm still pondering over getting a K-01, but the darn thing is so damn ugly







Exactly.removal of AA filters ( K-5IIs, and K-3 ) and 24MP ( K-3 ) have no effect on my excitement levels. none of it makes any difference to my photography.

I want better high ISO performance. And I'm not the only one. I'd buy a K-3 variant tomorrow which had a 10MP sensor and super High ISO performance.

Buy a 2nd hand K-5II. I'm thinking of exactly the same thing.

All my lenses were bought 2nd hand. Most were pristine and a damn good price. My K10-D and K20-D cams were second hand. The only new Pentax Kit I've bought since the 1980s were my two K-5s.

It's odd how perceptions vary, Jules. Your "super light-weight" kit would, for me, be a super heavy-weight outfit! That's why a top quality compact, such as the MX1 would be ideal.

The Fuji XE2 is lovely but, as you say, really only offers a different user experience, albeit an interesting one. It's also too large to put in a pocket.

I almost never print anything, well I haven't for five years (the memory of all those boxes of slides and cupboards full of albums makes me shudder) so the kind of ultimate, pixel-peeping quality discussed on these pages is simply not an issue for me. Most shots look fine on a lap-top screen.[/quote]I was also thinking of a GR but I'm not really street shooter which seems to be the GR's forte (Not saying that that's all it's good for!) but I just can't justify in my head, nearly the same price for a Compact as a K5. I'd love something pocketable but want the quality/vesatility of the DSLR and I may as well use a DSLR that utilises the same lenses. GR has the quality just not the vesatility for me, MX1 tiny sensor but I love the camera as I love the Q7 too, I just feel if I went out on spec and got a killer shot I'd regret not having the bigger sensor, So a K5 it is...

You mean I wouldn't be able to get a new *ist D

Clearly they are not planning to have a larger range of DSLR's as stated previously.

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Sounds like you want a K50 then?

Well the K-3 is the replacement to the K-5 so they aren't ditching a product tier. There's always the mythical Full Frame model to come