The DA Macro 100mm is utterly fantastic for portraits, but the focus can be be annoying I usually end up switching to manual - hopefully a lot faster with less back and forth hunting on the K5

I think it was Mike-P who described the difference as CCD looks like gloss and CMOS matt??

Kinda weird but it does intrigue, particularly as one looks for excuses to change up from the GX10/K10D.

Have to agree here, and they're are many others who would too.

The 18-55 kit is a superbly useful and light lens, and stopped down to F8-F11 its sharp as you need. If I had a K5 with its reputed ISO excellence, I would be stopping down on the Av ot TAv setting and letting the camera figure out the rest. (Then selling all my other lenses if things hit the wall financially )

You could spend 7 times the money yes, but your only going to get a tiny percentage improvement. Just like most hobbys (I used to really be into audio equipment )

As above says the 16-45 gives the 16-50 a run for its money, a far cheaper alternative

Save your money IMO, or blow it on a FA77 Ltd for a 'magazine shot maker'

Think you've answered your own question. Over the course of the year I've been tempted, and each time managed to talk myself out of it, then another price drop and we start again. I would not worry at all about the timing, another offer will come around again, maybe a replacement will come - then how cheap will a K5 be...

If your at all worried about the money, just try to forget about it and concentrate on taking great shots, thats what its all about after all

JPEG or RAW - Open image - Create duplicate layer (so you can mess around) then - FILTER -> BLUR - then try GAUSSIAN, SMART BLUR or I even prefer SURFACE BLUR as it hold the edges a little better

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Hilarious! Have a good one

Have a good one man, keep it rocking next year

Joyous stuff, impossible to pick a fav.

Great link, incredible images

A belter, well done!