Selling Pentax K5 + 18-55WR (€550), Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 OS HSM (€400), Pentax 31mm f/1.8 Ltd (€750), Pentax 15mm f/4 Ltd (€400) and Panasonic 45mm f/2.8 macro (€400) (Istanbul or Toulouse)

Pentax K5 mounted with the Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 OS HSM

I love my Pentax camera and equipment to the bits, and I also love my Olympus OM-D E-M5 and collection of m43 lenses. This year, I have taken the habit of using two camera bodies when on assignment, both for practical reasons (less time spent on changing lenses and better reactivity with the proper field-of-view) and also in order to have a spare body available were one to fail or be stolen. On my last two assignments, the Pentax K5 + Sigma 17-50 2.8 and the OM-D E-M5 + Olympus 45mm 1.8 were my dream team. But I cannot really afford maintaining two systems which are, at the end, close enough in philosophy and features: small, inconspicuous, weather resistant bodies, great prime lenses, sensors of not so different sizes characterized by an awesome dynamic range. Besides, two cameras from two different systems means more post-processing and less flexibility in lens-body combinations. So I have decided to keep the smallest system of two and sell all my Pentax equipment in order to get a Panasonic 12-35 f/2.8 zoom lens and a second body. Haven’t made my choice yet for the body. Could be a Lumix G5, a GH3 or a second E-M5.

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Pentax K5 + 18-55WR (€550)

Beside its 14 stop dynamic range (thanks Sony), the Pentax K5 has the best ever feeling in hand from all available cameras bar none. The 18-55 WR kit lens is not to be despised either. One of my favourite photographs was shot with this lens, which also has the advantage of being weatherproofed.