Pentax K-5 - buffer limit problem !!!

This is the fastest and most accurately focusing camera Pentax has ever built, easily in line with Canon and Nikon's offerings in the price range. One small disappointment is that the fast focus and 7 fps capture rate makes the camera suitable for sports and wildlife photography, but the camera has a somewhat limited buffer. The 40 frames of JPEG is reasonable (the example is in video review: http://www.infoborder.com/Digital_Cameras/Video/PentaxK-5.php ) but the 15 image RAW buffer is a bit cramped. But then Pentax doesn't make the long lenses for that kind of photography anyway. Though Sigma does make some with Pentax mounts. With the few ballgame or bird photos I take, I haven't found the buffer limit to be a problem.

So it's a disappointment, but not a problem?

Hmm. A contradiction there, methinks.

Come back and let us know when you decide which it is.

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The price you pay for more bits in the RAW files than previous Pentaxes. I thought I heard that a firmware update was on its way to improve the situation though?

Strange post.


Anyway .. new firmware a few days ago sorted that out.

The OP says 15 is a bit cramped, so I assume the post was made after the firmware update.

I thought the buffer was 19 or 20 RAWs, or is 15 at high ISO?

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