Of course you can find a wide variety of digital SLR cameras on the market, but the Pentax K5 DSLR is worth time and attention. Just like many other products where there is a lot of competition, all digital cameras offer identical feature sets. There are many differences and distinctions that can be made, and it is often a matter of quality of design. The race always goes to those who exhibit higher levels of creativity and application developments.
Also, from a consumer’s point of view, it is not really necessary to have the best there is – unless that is your personal decision. You may not care about the best image stabilization, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Each new selling season, we look to camera makers and casually anticipate what they have to reveal to us. We do feel that Pentax has stepped-up to the challenge on this point. Changing and challenging lighting conditions along with almost any other shooting environment can be handled quite well. Photos can be taken at almost a moments notice with the auto-focus design in the K5 which was not present in other models. We know you have experienced the frustration with decreased lighting photos, but we think this camera will exceed the performance of similar class digital SLR’s. The difference has been reported to be noticeable by users who have put the K5 through some paces.
There are certainly special situations that can place high demands on the abilities of a camera. You can take maximum advantage of the Live View operation mode for rapid selection and shooting. Hardware changes such as a newly designed image sensor with the software for supporting higher rates is part of the K5. Just one of the goals was higher performing auto-focus. After all the technical jargon, we know people just want to be able to take great photos. So if you use the K5, be sure to check out rapid picture shooting with auto modes without worrying about poor resolution.
According to some, they have had experiences with under-exposure in this camera. However, whether or not just a tiny bit more than a quarter of an f-stop is a huge issue depends on what you are trying to do. The capability for lower ISO applications does excel over other popular models. If you do a lot of work in low light settings, you will find the K5 is able to focus faster and with increased precision. The video, unfortunately, does not have auto-focus capability.
You will find solid advances in technology and use of software programming with the Pentax K5. However, do not get nervous about the programming as the interface is intuitive. The novice photographer will have a lot of fun with the K5. The K5 is complex but easy to use, and that is really the best part about it. It would be a shame to have a camera like this and not use all the features and functions available.