The K10d gets used by my daughter and the K5 by me. She's getting good enough to warrant the K5; I wouldn't be anywhere near as upset if something happened to the K10.

In good light, the K10 is a fine camera. In anything else, the K5 walks all over it.

Bret

really like the last one....

Bret

Pentax service can remap for you while you wait - I had it done in Hamburg a couple of years back on my K10D. Took 5 minutes.

Bret

12 and 14 here - excellent set.

Bret

we were out today at a new stables for the first time and managed to find a decent "nuotiopaikka" ('fireplace') - which was a decent, real one, and at the end of 10kms of rapid gravel track

It's going to be fun in the winter, I can see that already.

Bret

No: you can still get HDR in Denmark.

And as far as this is concerned:
if the masses like them and they sell, what's not to like?

Bret

Over the top IMO - but then, you chose detail enhancement, right? What about just tonemapping them? (I also don't agree that it's HDR if it's only from one source image, but that's another story).

Bret

the big difference for me is the grip, and a large difference it is, too.

Bret

^^ this. If I do something for the company, then I do it because I can and want to and to refine further my rapid workflows and kit requirements. I'd be asking around the €1500 mark here.

Bret

... depends just how portable you need / intend to be.

I'm happy with the H2 and find it delivers a quality that we also use "professionally" - I will check, but I know that the guys who did the "brain" video knew all about the H2 - and for that, which is probably well-described as 'decent video quality on a budget', I find the H2 works well.
There were some comments about a 150Hz filter on the Olys. I have no idea how true this is, I have other things on my mind right now. I do know that I will probably hack my H2 at some point in the not-too-distant future to be able to use 4 tracks of mono mics at the same time.... there are instructions for this on the web.
I'm also happy with the battery life with eneloops - it works for me, but I can understand when someone says it is not good enough for them.

Bret