I accepted a decent offer for the K-s1 yesterday. This bonus cash will tide us over until the home loan is in place, and it frees me up to pursue a WR camera body when the $ time is right (late November, perhaps?). I still expect the next camera to be a K-s2 with all its fine features, but K-3 prices are falling fast so we shall see. An 18-55WR is coming soon so I can just go body only and still be ready for wet times without forcing myself to grab a 20-40 or a 16-85 ASAP.
Now to find the K-s1 owners manual.
This is the second or third time that I've lost a manual while selling a camera - why does this keep happening?!?
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The debate continues on the two camera bodies. The K-s2 is smaller with flip screen (I'd prefer tip over flip though), Wifi (not of great interest) and 20Mpx sensor like the K-s1 (nice!). The K-3 has longer shutter life, more AF sensors, switches for items like metering area, and a few more pixels. Since I've seldom passed 3000 on a shutter in my digital career that's probably not vital, but those switches are nice. The INFO button brings up all items on both cameras anyway so what's the switch worth? Most other items are a wash with common abilities (interval still/movie with composite settings, two dials, Flucard in hand for Wifi on the K-3). The 'clarity' option on the K-s2 sounds interesting, but it wouldn't be a strong swing vote.
So all in all the K-s2 fits me best.
If the K-3 price crashes though, the equations change!
