limbonaut
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Each time I come here I really enjoy all those great images...and I do like the Pentax color.
Some months ago I had sold my K5 because I found the accurancy of the AF not reliable. (too often shots which are slightly front or backfocused)
Now I sometimes miss the camera...and wondered how the overall experience regarding AF. We are 1 or 2 firmware later now, and maybe I just had to bad samples of the camera?
Any comments? Thanks a lot. I might give it another try.
For what its worth, I had 3 early K5's and all had AF issues. I went for the D7000, but ended up not liking the ergonomics and the low shutter speed blur, and skin tones made the AF issue in the K5 seem not as tragic. I decided to take a final stab at a K5 body and was surprised to find that the AF was MUCH better - more accurate and without the consistent FF I was getting with my earlier bodies.
I suspect that either QC got better or its just hit or miss, but I finally have one without the horrible FF so am keeping it for now.
Best of luck.