Nikon D7000 or Pentax K-5 or Canon 7D
Which one?! All of these are great cameras and I have been comparing them on this website as well as on dpreview. I am more into outdoor photography (landscapes) and family photographs. Choice of...
Video capablities first, but appreciate still image quality as well.
Trying to make video shorts, but I enjoy taking photos just as much. Wish I could do the kill two birds with one stone kind of thing. I know the K-5 wins in most of the areas, but the T3i seems a...
Worth buying Pentax K-5 rather than Nikon D3100
I am interested in photography. Have quite enough experience to consider myself an advanced photographer. Is it worth paying extra money for Pentax K-5 or Nikon D3100 would be enough. I rarely if...
First camera
I have just graduated from SCAD. Im looking for a good quality investment for my first camera that would be for work. Im shooting food so detail is important. Is the k-5 that much better than the...
Scoring Pentax K-5 and K-5 II against Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Hello to everybody! I'm from Brazil and I'm very keen on learning photography; recently I have decided to reach another level by acquiring a DSLR camera (I have a compact one - Canon S95) taking...
Image quality with low light and no flash
Making all sort of photos especially outdoor, with natural light landscape but also industrial components , architecture looking for reliability an toughness
What to do, what to do?
I've been shooting with Nikon for most of my time as a military photographer. I am issued the Nikon d300s body but am looking to start getting my own equipment. I have gotten really used to the...
D5100 beats K-5?!
I don't understand that test result at all. Sortable should add written explanations of their conclusions, like dpreview....
Hi, i m looking for new camera and badly confused about these two..!
I m looking for mid segment camera, i am a beginner and looking for my first camera, budget is quite enough for Pentax or Nikon d 7000 like up-to 1500$. so kindly give me your valuable review...
Yearbook shots: sports, action, portraits, some landscape...
I have a K-x and am thinking of an upgrade. I honestly don't know which way to go! I like the features on the K-5, but I also like the price on the K-30. I am responsible for most of the but I...
Much better for hauling around the great outdoors
I'd say the pros on the K-5 are much more important than the pros on the D3. And the fact that the K-5 costs a quarter as much just makes the K-5 a no-brainer on this one.
Advice on sports camera
I will be taking pics at my daughters indoor volleyball games. i already have a Pentax K20D, and am looking to upgrade. Willing to switch brands.
Animals and sports
I use my camera, a Pentax K5, mostly for sports and dogs/other animals. I find that the auto focus doesn't work well with fast moving dogs, especially not black labradors at work. Would for Nikon...
Photos in the nature, sport photos
K-5 is full weather sealed, D7000 is just semi-sealed. K-5 can shoot 7 photo per second, D7000 just 6. But D7000 has 39 AF-point, 2 card slots, much more available lenses, Which is better for...
General portraits and landscapes
I don't think I'm a beginner, cause I have been using a EOS 1000D for the last 4 years and I wanted to upgrade to EOS 7D but then I was reading about cameras and I found the K-5..I have to say I...
Inside Church shots on a budget
Hi I have been asked to do my Daughter's Wedding Photos and so I am on the hunt for quality kit that is going to maximise my average knowledge of photography. I have a budget of approximately I I...
Artwork documentation
I am a visual artist and am looking for a new camera to document my artwork and art exhibitions myself- mainly for catalogue reproductions and exhibition invites. I am a drawer/illustrator but...
Outdoor photography possibly scenic...
I'm a beginner photographer and have been told by quite a few people (that know about photography) that I can take some good photos I'd prefer to get a camera that I can play around with and so...
Excellent color and picture quality.
I have been using a DSLR for 4 years but still consider myself to be slightly better than a beginner since I I almost always use the "Auto" mode rather than try manual modes.
All-round cam, portrait, parties, events, landscape, low light, sport, HDR, movi
Me; A little beyond beginner. Need to learn a lot more with manual adjustments . Achievements; several photos in exhibitions, competition. One International award ...... most of these were A...
Nature and wildlife, architecture and indoor architecture (cathedrals), portrets
I have been experimenting with a canon 30D and now I want to buy a semi-pro DSL. I am a beginner in photography but I expect a lot from a camera, easy menu and buttons are desirable. Most are of...
Would you use old Pentax lenses on K-5?
One of the attractive ideas of the K-5 is that it has built in vibration reduction, so this would make any old lens an IS lens . Is it a good idea to use older Pentax lenses, which are very cheap...
Portraits, travel..
I'm looking to purchase my first dslr. I'm a beginner, but not entirely, I've taken a couple photography classes, and although I have a fixed lens camera (panasonic fz35) it has manual controls...
