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Comment by Jetsam1 posted on Lightroom 5: Sorting collections by date? at 26/04/2015 - 20:39
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Comment by Jetsam1 posted on Now that's what I call a 'pro' camera at 26/04/2015 - 13:10
Comment by Jetsam1 posted on No brained for the average Joe... at 25/04/2015 - 18:57
Comment by Jetsam1 posted on No brained for the average Joe... at 25/04/2015 - 15:42
I think you can wait and wait and wait for the next then next and so on update but I think it's gone far enough away from my K5 to be a worthwhile upgrade. Just had a big health scare (not quite over) so I think I will save up for it as the FF is too much and will be too expensive as will the K3 replacement when it comes. The lack of body reworking means the price comes in at a very competitive area, even with the lens kits. I think I can live without the OB flash as everything else seems to be such a big improvement. What I really want from Pentax is to carry on with the high performance compact bodies as my K5 with the 35mm 2.4 is a surprisingly portable little kit!
I am not sure exactly what astrotracing is but could be fun to find out!
Comment by Jetsam1 posted on K3II specs leaked online... at 25/04/2015 - 12:10
After a health scare I've decided to save up for a new camera as I have been knocking up against the limitations of the K5 AF recently and outside of the lack of OB flash their are serious improvements in the areas that matter to me. Compared to my K5 that is. I always have a shoulder bag when out and about so the little AF201g for example wouldn't make any real difference to me (especially with a 2 year old that amount of stuff you carry anyway.........). If it did have a tilt screen etc it would be a lot more expensive probably and I would have not bothered considering it (there is no way I would afford the FF and the replacement for the K3/K3II would be much pricier as well no doubt). The kits look decent as well with the 16-85 and the 18-135 being offered at I think good prices.
I don't think after the K5 I could go to the KS-2 series as I am so used to the better build and little things like the top lcd to be comfortable really in the flagship models......... But that's just me! As I said for me I hardly use the flip screen on the Olympus and the K5 plus decent lens still smokes it for IQ so not sure what I'm going to do with that......
I don't think this is aimed at current K3 owners anyway. Things I like
Comment by Jetsam1 posted on No brained for the average Joe... at 25/04/2015 - 11:55
Comment by Jetsam1 posted on Now that's what I call a 'pro' camera at 25/04/2015 - 11:17
I would be fine with keeping the compact body and compromising over flash versus GPS as many times in my previous career it would have been an absolute killer feature instead of messing around with multiple pieces of equipment. Also the new mini flash is hardly expensive and if you are carrying a big DSLR it's not much extra to have a little flash gun with you too. Spending £7-800 on a camera an extra £100 or so wouldn't make a massive difference to me at any rate and I'm poor. There will no doubt be a replacement in the non too distant future which will address all/some the concerns people have. How much was the add on GPS? And they are still selling the original K3 alongside at the moment anyway. I have a K5 and this would still be a massive jump for me. I'm just mildly bemused at the reaction over an on board flash............
Comment by Jetsam1 posted on No brained for the average Joe... at 25/04/2015 - 05:16

