PM replied to and camera sold subject to payment! Thanks vejj

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David

Hi All

I'm selling my K-5 iiS which I've owned from new, only because I have a K1 and a KP, so don't need a third body.

Shutter count is 15,140, it's listed on ebay at £275, but I would sell at £250 on here to avoid ebay fees.

If anyone is interested, please message me. The camera is fully functional, has its original box, papers, accessories, charger etc., all completely un-used.

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David

The K1 does have focus peaking, but the KP has both normal focus peaking and edge peaking, which is a different kettle of fish altogether. This mode shows a grey image with only edge highlights visible, whereas the normal focus peaking shows the image in colour. The KP version is much easier to focus and for that reason the peaking on the KP is far superior to that on the K1.

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David

Hi John

I can't really justify keeping both (might have a quiet word with the other half), the noise is a factor, but at ISO 3200 the KP is very close in performance to the K1. Above this level, the K1 has a clear advantage. The depth of field of course cannot be replicated on a crop sensor camera. I suppose the main point of my post was to highlight what a great job Pentax did with the KP, for what it is and what it costs in comparison to a K1, it really is a superb piece of kit. It is leagues ahead of the K3 and the K-5iis in low light, which is important to me.

If I keep the K1 I will look for a set of vintage lenses to partner it, I already have a fair few, but need to think carefully about which ones will work best with it. I did pick up a rarity on ebay last week, a Sigma 24-135 AF lens, very scarce in the Pentax mount and this seems to work well with it. It's a full frame zoom, well worth seeking out if you can find one.

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David

I used a M135 f/3.5 for testing IQ on my KP and K1, it's such a good, sharp lens and easy to focus too.

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David

I've got two black ones! Do you want to buy one of them?

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David[/quote]Oh Christ. How much would it set me back? Or swap for a just-serviced one? [/quote]Mine will be going on ebay soon, once I've put new seals in them and sorted out a couple of issues. I will sell them for between £130 and £150 depending on condition and whether they have any issues or not.

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David

Hi all, long time since I posted on here, hope you're all OK.

After owning a K-5iis for 8 or 9 years and and K3 for 7 years, I've recently acquired both a KP and a K1 (still have the K-5iis and K3, but probably will sell the iis).

There's no doubt the K1 is a beast of a camera, a pleasure to use and superb image quality, but is it that much better than a KP?

I don't intend to keep both cameras, so I've been using them side by side and doing some controlled tests with the same lenses and a tripod to compare the IQ of the K1 and the KP. I know this is apples and pears, but I'm interested all the same. I have to say, I'm amazed by how good the KP is and how close it comes to the K1 for image quality, despite the lower pixel count. I would say that up to 3200 ISO (the highest I will shoot), the K1 is a bit better, but it's by mere fractions. I would even say the KP produces images which are a hair sharper! The KP is definitely leagues ahead of my K3. All of my test images were shot in RAW with no sharpening applied, the only thing I did with them was to equalise the white balance.

Does anyone else own both the KP and the K1 and if so, what do you think about the comparative IQ between the two? My thought process at the moment is to sell the K1 as it would require a big investment in lenses, whereas I already own a lot of lenses that I can use with the KP. Another consideration is that I find the KP better in live view mode, especially for critical manual focusing, as it has the 'edge peaking' option that the K1 doesn't have. This makes it a breeze to get critically sharp focus on any subject.

I wold be interested in hearing thoughts from others on this, particularly KP and K1 owners.

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David

I've got two black ones! Do you want to buy one of them?

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David

I think you've just made my point for me John! A few years ago it wasn't unusual to receive over 100 views and 15 or 20 comments. This isn't just an observation on my images, it's general to all images in the gallery. Views and comments are only around a third or less of what they were 4 or 5 years ago.

I've almost stopped uploading images to the main gallery, as hardly anyone seems to look at them. It's not an ego thing, but it seems a little pointless if they aren't viewed or commented on. It's a real shame as it's one of the things that stops me from visiting PentaxUser nowadays.

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David