jburlinson Loc: Austin, TX

I'm thinking of buying the new KS2 for one reason only -- the articulating LCD, a first for Pentax in their DSLR line.

Other than the fixed display, I love my K5iis and would keep using it for years. But I really have a problem these days getting down on the ground (and back up again!) for those special shots. Framing in live view with an articulating display would be just the ticket, I think.

Anyone have any experience with the KS2? Or the KS1, which appears to be very similar except for the fixed display. Do these cameras give the same IQ as the K5, K3, etc.?

Thanks.

blankmange Loc: down on the farm...

perhaps pentaxforums.com would give a better answer - both K-S1 and S2 have their own threads there...

alandg46 Loc: Boerne, Texas

Wish I could fit an articulating screen on to a K-3.

ronaldgslater Loc: St. Louis

Could you tether it to your smart phone and operate the camera from that rather than getting down on the ground with it?

bw79st Loc: New York City

I don't have a Pentax but I do have a camera with an articulating screen. I find that I'm using the screen all the time in street photography and for just about everything else. Holding the camera at waist level and pulling the screen out 90 degrees makes for a naturally shaded viewfinder which is similar to the experience of shooting with a old twin lens reflex camera. From now on any camera I buy will have this feature.

GENorkus Loc: Washington Twp, Michigan

Once in a while I have the same problem.
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Interesting!

I'll have to see if mine will work that way.