Question by : Thoughts about Pentax K-5?
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My question is, what do you think about Pentax K-5? I’ve read a lot of reviews, but haven’t really found some bad sides of it and I don’t have any experience with Pentax cameras =)
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Answer by fhotoace
The Pentax system including the K-5 is a fine system
If you are NOT ever planning to go pro, you will have decades of enjoyment using its cameras and lenses.
Here is what Thom Hogan has to say about Pentax
“Pentax: Last year I wrote: continues to plug along the same path as before and continues to get the same results. Hmm. I don’t think I need to rewrite anything here ;~). Yeah, finally deciding to ship the 645D worldwide was a good idea, but shipping 100 or so high-end cameras to the US at the end of the year isn’t going to solve Pentax’s major problems. Now that Nikon’s not driving Sony’s sensor production, Pentax is going to be looking for sensors, too. My guess is that they’ll be the first Aptina customer. Hope that sensor performs.”
This tells me that Pentax is still a viable system, but not a leader in technology, except that the K-5 has an excellent performing sensor, competing very well against both Nikon and Canon at those camera levels. You will not be spending less money for their cameras or lenses, but they do have high quality products.
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It’s an average camera that’s pretty much of a sameness of all the others in it’s price range.
It isn’t made by one of the big two, Canon or Nikon.
Canon have the most lenses available in any market anywhere.
I wouldn’t say no if someone gave me one, but if I was spending that money I’d buy Canon. If I was spending more money I’d buy Nikon. If I was a Russian billionaire I’d buy more exotic brands.
It’s one of the finest cameras currently available in the upper prosumer segment, and it can go toe to toe with Nikon’s excellent D7000.
There aren’t really any bad sides to it, except that by choosing Pentax you won’t have any full frame DSLRs available if you ever decide to go that way in the future. At least there aren’t any available from Pentax as of now.
On the other hand, you get in body image stabilization (very nice to have especially if you’re into handheld lowlight photography…stabilized fast prime lenses are not available for Nikon and Canon, but with Pentax you can have them) and can choose from a relatively affordable pool of lenses.