Returned K5 - Where to now?

DaveN · 2011-05-19T11:46:11+0100

After the recent debacle about my new Pentax K5. I am now confused what to do. I have sold my all my Nikon kit (except flash), so it's not as simple as just going back to Nikon. I have requested a refund from the dealer where I bought the camera and lens. While I loved the handling of the Pentax (always have), I have new doubts. My camera had the stain issue and the viewfinder seem dirty (fingerprints) and dark (pixelated) (I was using the DA70 f2.4 for the most day I had it) - can't recall it being that way when I tried it in shop from one of the high street retailers.The DA 70 seem to wobble a lot too and to be honest the pictures were not terribly sharp So is this a once off issue? Is Pentax QC not up to scratch? Am I being too fussy? Your esteemed advice kindly wanted

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Posted 26/05/2011 - 13:25 Link

Smeggypants wrote:
Ahhh!! Thanks rparmar. I think you've provided the bit I'm missing. i.e the circle of confusion diameter is dependent on sensor size.

It is, because CoC is based on observing a finished print. A smaller original (smaller sensor) needs to be blown up more to get to that same print size.

Glad I could help. It took me a while to get my head around this when I was first comparing digital camera systems.

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