New DSLR - Pentax K5

[amk1977]

I won't be impressed until I can put the K-5 in the washing machine with a 1200 RPM spin cycle and have it come out smelling like spring flowers

[Angela Nicholson]

Originally Posted by amk1977

I won't be impressed until I can put the K-5 in the washing machine with a 1200 RPM spin cycle and have it come out smelling like spring flowers

If it still worked I'd consider giving it a 4 for build quality

Angela

[Eyeayen]

That Youtube vid is quite inspiring for confidence on the Pentax, I've never seen a Nikon or Canon of the same or greater value have that done !

Those comments underneath are so pathetic too, the most irrelevant one being "somebody needs to get a girlfriend" which is so rich coming from someone who has watched it and then read the posts and writes something as intelligent as that, brilliant.

Impressive though, I wouldn't want to shoot in heavy rain but being caught in it is something that wouldn't bother me.

Nice find, thanks for sharing it with us.

[Sue Allen]

Just copying those old videos of people cleaning their Olympus E-l in the shower/bath - now that was a robust camera!
Snapsort seem pretty impressed with the K-5....

http://snapsort.com/explore/best-DSLRs/48-months-recent

[Eyeayen]

So I'm just thinking aloud here. I've always used Pentax and always got on well with them. When my last one was stolen the insurance company replaced it with a Pentax MZM, horrible cheap plasticy thing, none the less it was a camera, with it I also got an electronic cable release and a flash. None of this is to hand and as I said I'm think aloud so haven't had the time to go and research it yet.

What are the chances of both of those items working with a new Digi SLR (K5) if I were to purchase one ? I know it's trivial stuff but having been looking at both Canon and Nikon for some time and see the prices of cable releases and dedicated flashes for them I just wonder if I could save myself a few quid. I'm guessing no but it's worth a shot. I'll go off an research it now but if anyone can offer any advice without derailing the K5 thread too much I'd be very grareful, ta

[HinFrance]

The flash will not work TTL, but just as a manual flash. It depends on what the flash is as to whether it is worth keeping or not. I still have an AF400 FTZ which I use with a wireless trigger on manual sometimes.

I'm not sure about the electronic release, but to the best of my knowledge that will still work.

But with wireless releases for £10.99 on eBay (the Canon and Pentax ones are the same), and combined wireless remote and flash triggers for less than £25 I wouldn't worry too much about the old stuff you have in stock.

[Eyeayen]

Thanks H. Useful info.

[HinFrance]

Originally Posted by HinFrance

I wouldn't worry too much about the old stuff you have in stock.

Except for lenses, of course

Had a call from the vendor today on mine - guess what? 'In stock' meant 'we're expecting a few'. Still they have now shipped, but I am not going to get it until next week sometime at best. Ah well.

[Mr Bump]

Originally Posted by HinFrance

Had a call from the vendor today on mine - guess what? 'In stock' meant 'we're expecting a few'.

Isn't it really irritating when that happens. It is a fairly common ploy used by too many online retailers (not only photographic). You were lucky, H, that your K-5 is now on its way to you - often that misrepresentation by dealers can result in a wait of weeks and difficulty getting your money refunded if you are not prepared to hang on.

I just saw that Pentax has a double-page ad in this week's AP. The sleeping beauty awakes. Perhaps they are encouraged by all the good reviews of the K-5 and Kr. I'm pleased for them.

[Mr Bump]

Here is ephotozine's K5 review hot off the press.

And Photography Blog's here.