Not quite true John. Even if set to AF-C, you need to at least half press the shutter button to activate it, and the OP stated that focussing seemed to occur "without touching any buttons".

I had some major reservations about upgrading from the K20D to the K5, primarily because of the seemingly continuous stream of complaints.

But, I made my choice and traded in a whole raft of gear at SRS and so far, I'm happy with the K5. I've not experienced any of the issues that worried me before buying.

Mine is not a dust magnet.
Mine has no sensor staining, even after some lengthy video shots which is a possible/probable cause of late developing sensor staining.
Mine does not have a hair trigger.
Mine does not 'mirror slap'.
Mine suffers from none of the other previously reported issues.
Mine . . . just takes great photo's.

smc Pentax 12-24mm or sigma 10-20mm and a flash will be an ideal combo for indoor photos.

Not a prime, but in a restricted indoor space, a prime may not be the best tool for the job as it'll be too restrictive.

No dust or staining issues here . . .

I'm happy (read relieved) to report that after my initial reluctance to take the plunge, I've had no problems with mine so far.

I just know I'm going to regret typing that . . .

I wanted to take some more of this spider, but after a night and day of heavy rain, she's gone

That's cheatin', they're both in black

Congrats to the newly weds.

The quietness of the K5's shutter has enabled me to get some shots of birds that I know I would not have got with the rather loud shutter of the K20D which always seemed to frighten them off.

Thanks Mike, but oddly enough, I've not seen many dragonflys here this year. We usually get them skimming across the pool but not this year for some reason.

Even the Cicadas & Crickets don't seem to have such a strong 'voice' this year.

Thanks for your comments. My personal favourite is #4 because she looks a bit more menacing I think. Getting the eyes in focus through her legs wasn't easy using only the modelling lights of the flash in the dark either.

I should have added in my original post that I also used a monopod for stability.

I forgot one . . .

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