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I'll wait for the k30 then, it's not as if I haven't been looking to upgrade my camera since 2009 !
I looked it up but Nikon doesn't have that many WR lenses ! so although the d7k is weather resistant, its lenses are not. winner : pentax (if the AF matches the D7k)
but from what I see you have both Nikon and Pentax, could you elaborate as to which use you use each brand ?
did you ever take pictures of aircraft (flying of course) with the k5 ? if yes could you post some ?
thanks
Fred
I looked it up but Nikon doesn't have that many WR lenses ! so although the d7k is weather resistant, its lenses are not. winner : pentax (if the AF matches the D7k)
but from what I see you have both Nikon and Pentax, could you elaborate as to which use you use each brand ?
did you ever take pictures of aircraft (flying of course) with the k5 ? if yes could you post some ?
thanks
Fred
K10D wrote:
The AF systems of the K5 and D7000 are very different. I recently covered an air show and although the K5 was way better than my K7, it is not in the same league as the D7000 AF which is also not in the same league as my D700. You get what you pay for.
If the K30 AF is actually better than the K5, then get the K30. If fast AF and WR are a must, then you do have choices. A lot of work rounds are just a compromises at the end of the day.
What lenses do you have? The 120-300 f/2.8 Sigma is VERY good for air shows with/without matching TC but unfortunately not yet in Pentax fitting.
The above is IMO, unbiased advice. Others may disagree.
Best regards
Actually the k5 came out more expensive than the d7k, now it's reversed, here in belgium the D7k sells for 950 euros body only.The AF systems of the K5 and D7000 are very different. I recently covered an air show and although the K5 was way better than my K7, it is not in the same league as the D7000 AF which is also not in the same league as my D700. You get what you pay for.
If the K30 AF is actually better than the K5, then get the K30. If fast AF and WR are a must, then you do have choices. A lot of work rounds are just a compromises at the end of the day.
What lenses do you have? The 120-300 f/2.8 Sigma is VERY good for air shows with/without matching TC but unfortunately not yet in Pentax fitting.
The above is IMO, unbiased advice. Others may disagree.
Best regards
I thought that since I use AF C on my D5000 the K5 with its 9 crosstype AF sensors would be a match for the D7K which also has 9 crosstype sensors...
My D5000 has one cross type and 10 normal sensors, I manage to get decent shots with it, but I wanted to improve and since my first camera (SLR) was a Pentax I'd love to have a Pentax DSLR... if it's better than my current one that is.
The easy path for me would be, as I use Nikon daily in my job, to go to the D7k..
What I really need to know is if the K5 is a match AF wise for fast jets..
fred
Frogfish wrote:
well, acually not in the rain but I have done that with my D5K last February in a snowstorm... watching the planes that came for the european summit land at EBBE Beauvechain...johnriley wrote:
Don't forget the requirement for weather resistance.
One would assume you wouldn't be standing in the rain shooting up !Don't forget the requirement for weather resistance.
I also read that the D7K has 39 focus points, 9 of which are cross type. the K5 has 11 focus points 9 of which are cross type, shouldn't they then be equals ?
I need a camera with a reliably fast AF to photograph fighterjets..
Fred
I have the kit 18-55 vr and 55-200 vr only.. but I really want the wr..
Archaeology is a dirty business !
I also read some not so good reviews about the d7000's curve in chasseur d'image July 2011. Because of that they gave 4* to the D7000 and 5* to the K5 ! I also can buy the k5 with the dual kit wr : 18-55 and 50-200 wr for 969 euros in Antwerp.. D7000 body only is 950 euros here.
As for airplanes I can do with the 200 mmm, and buy me a tamron 70-300 mm later on ?
and still : k5 or k30 (I need a good af for the warplanes..)
k30 twin kit 999 euros :
http://www.camara.net/pentax+k30+-+18-55+wr+-+50-200+wr+noir-958471.html
keltos
Archaeology is a dirty business !
I also read some not so good reviews about the d7000's curve in chasseur d'image July 2011. Because of that they gave 4* to the D7000 and 5* to the K5 ! I also can buy the k5 with the dual kit wr : 18-55 and 50-200 wr for 969 euros in Antwerp.. D7000 body only is 950 euros here.
As for airplanes I can do with the 200 mmm, and buy me a tamron 70-300 mm later on ?
and still : k5 or k30 (I need a good af for the warplanes..)
k30 twin kit 999 euros :
http://www.camara.net/pentax+k30+-+18-55+wr+-+50-200+wr+noir-958471.html
keltos
Alright, well I'm Fred, I'm an archaeologist by trade, I am also a commercial diver in my spare time and love photography.
I did my last year of High School in California where I took a photo class, which I remember fondly to this day
I still have my first real slr : a Pentax ME Super... still works too !
I am looking forward to buy either the K5 with the 18-55 and 50-200 wr kit or the 18-135.
I just noticed the 18-135 was a 62 mm diameter, which is better I know but the 135 will be short for my plane pictures...
anyways I take pictures everyday in my line of work, mostly "still subjects" (ok ok they might be a few thousand years old so they don't move much) and love fast military planes.
I live next to EBBE beauvechain airbase in Belgium, I am married and have 2 kids aged 9 and 6.
I think this sums me up pretty much.
Fred C. Heller
I did my last year of High School in California where I took a photo class, which I remember fondly to this day
I still have my first real slr : a Pentax ME Super... still works too !
I am looking forward to buy either the K5 with the 18-55 and 50-200 wr kit or the 18-135.
I just noticed the 18-135 was a 62 mm diameter, which is better I know but the 135 will be short for my plane pictures...
anyways I take pictures everyday in my line of work, mostly "still subjects" (ok ok they might be a few thousand years old so they don't move much) and love fast military planes.
I live next to EBBE beauvechain airbase in Belgium, I am married and have 2 kids aged 9 and 6.
I think this sums me up pretty much.
Fred C. Heller
Comment by keltos posted on Hi from Belgium 2 at 28/05/2012 - 08:11
I do plan to use it professionally as well, I work as an archaeologist. I saw the k5 with the 2 lens kit for 945 euros on redcoon.nl I know it's better to shop in actual stores but I can't afford to miss the rebate offered here..
I live next to EBBE Beauvechain airbase (500 m) in Belgium and go there to take pictures whenever I can.
regards
Fred
I live next to EBBE Beauvechain airbase (500 m) in Belgium and go there to take pictures whenever I can.
regards
Fred
I would like to buy a new camera (I have a d5000) and am seriously considering pentax. I was wondering if you could tell me what you think of the k5 and its resposivity and image quality. I am a military plane spotter as a hobby and the camera I buy will have to be able to do that. I saw on the forum that people took some really good looking pictures with the k5 on the par with what we publish on airshows.be ! So it may be possible to do some spotting with the k5 after all ?
Do you think I should wait for the k30 (coming june 25) as it has an improved version of the AF system found in the K5 ?
regards
keltos
Do you think I should wait for the k30 (coming june 25) as it has an improved version of the AF system found in the K5 ?
regards
keltos
https://www.pentaxuser.com/user/mike-p-6020
spent the last half hour looking at his pictures.. real beauties too !
ubt his lenses cost more than what i can afford for my kit...
anyways, which would be better : the 18-55 and 50-200 wr kit (200 mm allows for aicraft shots) or the 18-135 mm zoom and later on another telelens for aircrafts ?
regards
fred