I've seen 115g heavier (warehouseexpress.com), but it's the fact that it's
bigger and heavier than the 550D, which my son owns and which is similar in
weight and size to the K-5 -- a subjective judgement, really.
I would have stuck with Canyon if I had had that system; I do like my son's
camera.
Chris
On 28 Apr 2011, at 07:11, Moose wrote:
> On 4/27/2011 10:35 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
>> I went through some of those arguments when I decided to get a replacement
>> for my E-3. It had to be a small camera, with weather sealing; the K-5
>> seemed to fit the bill, but selling my DZs was a bit of a wrench.
>>
>> I think that the 60D would have been too large and heavy for me.
>
> It's very modestly larger and only 15g heavier. The K-5 is a very attractive
> camera on features, performance and price.
> If I were leaving 4/3 and going with a small, weather sealed camera, I might
> well have made the same decision.
>
> As it is, I'm not moving out of a system, not going µ4/3 as a parallel, so
> issues of compatibility with existing Canon
> lenses and stuff and of availability of adapters for MF lenses limited the
> choices.
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