Yes I know, but he hasn't specified FF or APS-C so the equivalents would be different.

Nothing different? Open your eyes, MattyH! 100% viewfinders, weather resistance, 120 colours, and a host of other professional features all at the price level. These cameras knock spots off the opposition and the pace is quickening. Whatever else you accuse Pentax of, I can't see not being different as one of them.

The Q7 does look interesting and there's no size change to the cameras. Quite an achievement.

Without straying even further from the point, the OP asks a question and we're not really replying.

The question does of course neglect that there's more to lenses than price. A 50mm f/1.8 is not the same from all makes, regardless. It's worth remembering that the new Pentax 50mm f/1.8 has been tested and found to be probably the best of any 50mm available today. Better than the f/1.4 version as well.

Also, although lenses like the 85mm ones are considered ideal portrait lenses, this is in relation to "full frame" and the question doesn't specify what format they have been previously used in. For APS-C cameras like the Pentax DSLR range the equivalent is the excellent 55mm f/1.4 - so we do need to clarify our criteria.

I think it's important that if we are not going to confuse our newer Pentax Users that we need to advise carefully. After all, they've arrived here looking for help with their Pentax cameras, not advice on how to buy something completely different.

To answer the OP, if money is tight then how about second hand? The Classified Ads section here and eBay may be good places to start. Also Amazon Marketplace can hold pleasant surprises.

MattyH, it's always the case that the RRP is quoted at release date. When the items become available they will quickly settle to the "street price" and fall in line with everything else.

It happens with all marques.

The people who buy mega-expensive lenses are either professionals with a specific need for their business or well-off amateurs who can afford the luxury.

Most of us don't fall into either category and lists of available lenses are just wish-lists and usually remain so.

I generally avoid very expensive lenses as within a very few years repairs may well be a problem anyway. Independent repairers continue to offer a service while they can, but electronics mean that when spares are gone, they are gone.

We're straying here. Please remember this is for Pentax discussion, not what shall I change to discussion! :

The original is a bit flat, but the revised version a bit OTT. It's a nice shot of the girl, but whatever you do I don't think you're going to make a winner out of it.

Sorry if that sounds harsh, but the lighting needs to make the image sing. I would start by adjusting Levels. Even consider converting to monochrome. Have a play...

The output from the K-5 is already sized to A3, so without any interpolation we can make superb A3 prints.

Hello and welcome, you seem to have found a two-year-old thread!

You could think of the K-5 IIs as ideal for landscapes. Add an MX-1 or the Ricoh GR, depending on whether you need a zoom lens or an APS-C sensor.