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I once owned a Pentax K-5. I sold it at some point just because I didn't want to carry around so much weight and switched to a smaller mirrorless camera. However with a heavy heart. The usability and build quality were stellar. Especially considering the price. Pentax creates some really beautiful cameras.

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I think I still would have my K-3 if the autofocus would have been better. My Sony A7iv is just miles ahead. And the K-1 doesn’t have better focus either. It’s pretty sad that a company that was building such great cameras in timers of features, ergonomics and robustness is slowly dying.

I still have my K-5...that I don't use because photos get some small marks from I believe fungus in my lens...and everytime I look at the price of new lenses I just sigh at the price and close the browser tab.

Get yourself to Ebay! A Pentax-A 50mm F1.4 is a great portrait lens on a K-5, probably $100. If you need AF you're looking at twice the price or more, but you could get something slower.

For a zoom something modern is a better idea, but old primes are still pretty great.

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