I have to say each time I see some of these K5 captures I am pretty amazed. I am considering where to go next with my aging Leica M8 kit and I am beginning to wonder whether I'll get better results with this camera than paying 5 times the price for a M9. Very worrying ideas indeed...
Hi there
That jono always has too much to say!
Well, you'd get better results in very low light, and the DR is probably better.
But nice though the Pentax limited lenses are, I don't think they're a patch on Leica lenses however:
1. this is only my opinion
2. I haven't tried all the limiteds
3. it would be strange if it wasn't the case, the leica lenses costing about 3/4 times as much.
This hinges on how you define 'better results' - if you mean
better image quality, then the answer is absolutely not, with the possible exception of very low light and very high contrast. The extra detail you get with no AA filter is not minor . . .but then maybe you don't mind about that?
I love the K5 - I use it a great deal, mostly with the excellent 18-135 lens, but my M9 is still my main camera.
This probably doesn't help at all!