Pentax K-5 16.3 MP Digital SLR Review

See for yourself at http://amzn.to/eeAtbq. I am a long time Pentax user. I have considered and evaluated the Canon 7D and Nikon D300s without bias. Both of them are outstanding DSLRs, however, I preferred the Pentax K5 because it is an all-around excellent camera and a joy to use. It is definitely a noteworthy upgrade.

I do not have the space to go into all of the specifications, plus, they can be found elsewhere but here is my overall impression as a result of my experiences. This is what I like and what I think could be better (+ = I like, -+ = It is OK, - = I think it could be better):

+ Great ergonomics. Love the compact, solid body which is identical to the K7 save for a heightened knob and elongated AF lever. I was even able to use the same split prism focus screen I had purchased for the K7.

+ Fantastic high-ISO performance - clean and offering far more flexibility than the K7. I'd try never to breach ISO 800 on the K7 whereas the K5 is routinely pushed past ISO 3200. While I wouldn't give it equal footing to a full frame camera, it's arguably the best APS-C out there in this application.

+ Outstanding dynamic range -- shoot in RAW and leave your graduated ND filters at home.

-+ Improved auto-focus, especially AF-C compared to the K7, but not quite on par with either the D300s or 7D in AF-C.
+ User-friendly, easy to navigate menu system - white balance adjustments are a breeze.

+ Good WB and JPEGs "out of the box"

-+ Yes, 1080p video but at 25FPS vs. 24 -- surely a firmware update in the future.

- Audio records at 32KHz sample rate

- Only has a single SD/SDHC slot - would prefer dual with Compact Flash

- Limited to 1/180 X-Sync speed

- Images shot in portrait don't auto rotate on playback - but did on the K7(?) - again, a likely firmware update

+ Blissful near-silent shutter

+ Compatibility with all those great manual K-mount lenses of yore.

Pentax K-5 DSLR Camera is what Pentax's K-7 should have been one and a half years ago. See for yourself at http://amzn.to/eeAtbq

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Nice K-5 evaluation. I hope to get a K-5 sometime next year and have been reading as many useful reviews as I can. I think it will be a great camera for me and I can't wait to see how some of my old Takumar lenses would perform on it.