My impression is that my K-3 requires more noise reduction at ISO800 and higher than my K-5ii did. That is when pixel-peeping in Lightroom, and the difference is minute. Both do the job very well. If your travel photography is anything like mine, the only difference you would notice using the K-3 would be larger files, greater memory requirements in your laptop or other travel storage device(s) and possibly slower processing on your home computer when you render that large detail-packed RAW file down to a shareable jpg. The really big advantage of the larger file size IMHO is when shooting e.g. birds or other distant small objects which will call for extreme crops. Max quality: go for the K-3. General travel photography: the K-5ii will be everything you could ask for. I suppose the K-5iis is "better" in some respects than the K-5ii, it cost more to begin with, but I have not done a comparison of those.
stan On Aug 3, 2014, at 10:12 PM, Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the K-3. Better iso and rendering, but my K-5IIs is only a > half a step behind. > If price is a concern, the K-5IIs is a bit cheaper. > On a size basis, they are identical. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 8:31 PM, Ralph Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have been a Pentax user for over 15 years and have accumulated a good >> number of lenses and accessories. Normally I an not perplexed about which >> new Pentax digital body to buy, until now. >> >> My main use of Pentax gear is for travel photography - small and lightweight >> lenses, reasonable sized bodies and accessories. Currently I am using a >> three >> three year old K5 and I would like to buy either a new K5iis body or a new >> K3. I do not need the camera for sports or kids and grandkids, just for >> travel. >> So, looking at dynamic range, high ISO challenges, MP, and somewhat the >> price -- what body do you recommend and why? >> >> Ralph Turner >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
