i never did own a pentax. but just my point of view. the k3 would seems to be a better choice, given the price tag. since i already own an olympus for a compact size. frankly if you wants to save your pocket. buy k3 and enjoy.
olympus always made in china since the times of e3..... even the pro mft lenses also made in china.
they even throw you the grip and battery. i think it is better than buying from CS marketplace.
it just that i am doing some night scene for an architecture project. it seems that having a moon in the scene is good but i used to have a hard time getting a good moon shot. with this i could capture people and trees from afar even a good composition horizon as background.
glad i met you to tighten my science knowledge. perhaps i thought i dun make myself a astrologyist there. but saw someone post blurry saturn (as he calls it). just using the hs10.
i certainly dont need a forum to show off. but i need to improvemy skills. anyway i think my moon is good for me...
correct me if i m wrong. yeasterday i tried to take a photo of mars or jupitor. without a tripod (alsoout of focus) but already can slightly see the grains or texture of those planets.
maybe by using a tcon 17 on top of this monster. we can take mars pictur very soon.