lauren_macintosh Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 <p>If you had told me how quite the K-5 shutter was , I do not beleive I would have believed them at all<br> , Now that I have K-5 , as they I am as happy as a pig in a mud bath LOL</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_russell4 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 <p>Yes ! I grinned with every shutter release for weeks. Didn't realise how loud the K100D was :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 <p>LOL! Given all the typos, you must be reeeally excited! Yeah, compared to my K10D, it's amazing. I was in a store a couple of months before the purchase and picked up a Nikon consumer level model and clicked the shutter. Really made me sad because it was so quiet. When I got the K-5 and clicked the shutter, it was quiet enough to allow me to feel the purchase was worth it even if there were no other benefits - but there were!<br> Take a few pictures at 800 ISO, you'll be amazed!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmichel Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 <p>My recent POTW posts of photos at ISO 10000 to 12800 seem quite acceptable to me. Especially compared to not being able to take that photo at all with the K10. </p> <p>I like the enhanced info display and the level indicators. Can't say that I noticed shutter noise too much, but the K-5 is quiet. An enhanced autofocus with more points -- even beyond the very latest models -- would seem to be the one big improvement still needed.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kuhne Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 <p>The K-5 is a truly great camera. I'm sure you'll find this to be true in so many respects. I too was surprised at the lack of sound when I took my first shots. By sure not to neglect updating the firmware from the pentaximaging website. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB.Net Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 <p>I'm very happy with mine too. I loved and K-x and still use it a bit but the K-5 is better in almost every way.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch_tbhotmail.com Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 <p>Lol, I was pretty amazed with how quiet the K-5 was when I first got it. A while afterward, I broke out my *ist DS and it was like a gun shot by comparison.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur1 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 <p>For historical reference, I would like to point out that the silent shutter dates back to the K-7 released in 2009.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_gross Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 <p>I am looking for a camera with a very quiet shutter and the K5 came up as a recommendation but with some warning about focus issues. Can anyone elaborate?<br> Also is the K30 just as quiet and if so how does it compare on other counts?<br> My Canon 5D drives me nuts with it's very loud shutter when I'm trying to be unobtrusive.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolver Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 <p>does the K-5 have a digital filter in playback mode called Watercolor?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_myers1 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 <p>I too found it remarkable, especially with the 16-50 DA Star lens I purchased with it. It was so quiet that at first I thought it was broken and not focusing! It wasn't till after my wife pointed out the front element had moved that I realized it was working. LOL<br> A MAJOR difference from my K-100, and serious kudos to the DA Star lens.</p> <p>Don M.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_myers1 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 <p>I too found it remarkable, especially with the 16-50 DA Star lens I purchased with it. It was so quiet that at first I thought it was broken and not focusing! It wasn't till after my wife pointed out the front element had moved that I realized it was working. LOL<br> A MAJOR difference from my K-100, and serious kudos to the DA Star lens.</p> <p>Don M.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauren_macintosh Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 <p>Yes I was very excited that day when the K-5 came in , and could play with it:<br> for misspelling I plead guilty since my spell check died have it back now : LOL<br> I have only four lens none are stellar, 18-55 mm WR-- 50-200 mm sigma --- 100-300 mm<br> Pentax 4.7 to 5.8 and last but not forgotten 100 mm macro lens<br> thanks for all the comments on the K-5</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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