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£595 delivered in the UK + free Zing neoprene pouch (fits camera with 18-55 sized lens attached)

To me full frame versus crop frame is almost exactly like any other gear or technique related question you see on forums. And it comes down to a simple: If you have to ask, it probably doesn't matter.

Pentax makes great little cameras with great features and build quality for the price. Dxo test aside, real world performance 5DII beats out the K-5. Sorry, just does. I wanted to believe the K-5 could run with the 5dII in image quality, and that's why I bought one, but it just can't. There's more to camera/lens performance than lab tests. I had/have a K-5 with a set of FA ltd lenses. I've worked a lot with a 5DII + L lenses, great camera (although full kit with lenses is 2-3 times the cost of a k-5 kit). I've also worked a lot with Hasselblad H3 and H4 cameras with Phase One and Hasseblad backs which are even nicer than the 5DII (although the 5DII has WAAAY better ISO performance, hell the k-5 probably has better high ISO performance. And sometimes I prefer the 5Dii response to highlights over the Phase and Blad backs. And now you're talking 20times the cost of a K-5).

Also worked with the original 5D and I'd take a K-5 over the original 5d any day no QUESTION!

When it comes down to it though. These are all just tools. A great photo comes from the photographer, not the camera. And anyone buying a new camera thinking they will make "better" photos or turn them into a professional is fooling themselves. That's like upgrading to the newest version of Photoshop and expecting your photos to get better. Just tools. And anybody who "NEEDS" anything and goes onto a forum to lament about it probably needs something other than new gear Just worked on a shoot that resulted in 48sheet prints (billboards) shot on a canon 5dmkii. Looks fine. You don't "need" extra detail. You might want it (and hot dog, I love it) but you don't really ever "need" it. And to me, who's to say you shouldn't get something nicer even if you don't need it

actually, on the Canon side (I've never worked with Nikon) at the moment the top of the line Canon (1DS mk III) isn't really any better IQ wise. I've worked with this camera as well, and while it has a ton of great pro features, fantastic build quality, and great AF, the final image quality is no better than the 5dmkii.

Ha, was wondering why another member was selling off all their gear. Beat me to it, almost there though Sorry, no useful information about another site/forum though.

If you don't mind buying some software, take a look at SoundSlides. I noticed a lot of the audio slideshows on the BBC news website are made with this software.

Last image number was 7152. And I can't guarantee about the hot shoe cover. If I can't find by the time I pack the camera up to post, I'll knock off the £2 it costs to get a new one off ebay

For sale is my Tamron 17-50 F2.8 for pentax mount. Lens is in great shape.

£220 delivered in the UK (bank transfer preferred, but paypal gift accepted)

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this is an offshoot of a previous thread which has become a bit confusing to keep track of everything in. But you can see some of my positive feedback from other items there.