Right, you do not need to buy at a dealer at those prices, just order online
from the US and even with NZ customs and VAT you will save lots.
Anyway, I am very pleased with the K5, especially in high ISO situation. ISO
6400 is eminently usable, whereas my other main camera, the Leica M8, maxes out
at 1250 (there is a 2500 setting but it is useless). So now I take the Pentax
if it is dark or if I expect rain, and the Leica otherwise.
I did not buy any zoom lenses for the Pentax, since I want the best possible
quality. So I have the 3.2/21mm, 2.8/35mm macro, 1.8/31mm and 1.4/55mm for
really low light, and the 2.4/70mm. The "limited" lenses are very good indeed,
perhaps not 100% up to Leica standards, but very close, especially the 70mm.
Cheers,
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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On May 30, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
> Chris wrote
>> It's a Pentax. I have one and I'm really pleased with it. I miss the DZ
>> lenses that I used with my E-3, but the quality of the K-5 more than makes
>> up for that. In particular the high-ISO performance is quite amazing, but
>> there are many facilities on the camera which please me; it's a joy to
>> use.
> I kind of knew that ... but I couldn't bring myself to write Olympax ... in
> the
> circumstances :-)
>
> Here are the latest retail prices at my favourite photo shop
> A bit (a large bit) beyond my means now were I so inclined.
>
> Digital SLR
> Pentax KX Body only $970.00
> Pentax KX + 18-55mm kit $1045.00
> Pentax KX + 18-55mm + 50-200mm kit $1298.00
> Pentax K5 body only $2690.00
> Pentax K5 + 18-55mm kit $3275.00
> Pentax K5 + 18-135mm kit $3875.00
> Pentax K7 body only $2290.00
> Pentax K7 + 18-55mm WR kit $2695.00
> Pentax K7 + 18-55mmWR + 50-200mmWR kit $3385.00
> Pentax KR + 18-55mm kit $1375.00
> Pentax KR + 18-55mm + 50-200mm kit $1625.00
>
> NZ dollars
>
> Brian Swale.
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