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Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
Thanks Darkskies for your detailed explanation and specific scenario examples. I do accept that really low light shooters will be wanting all the help they can get! My point was mainly about the relative cost / size /weight / IQ equation, which is clearly a fairly complex equation for each indi...
Posted by darkskies on 27/01/2018 - 23:32
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
I'll "get there" the more the quality discussion continues, that's what it's all about. There's been some great practical value added here, on top of the starting point which was "we need F2.8 for low light gig photography". For now my own low light shots are taken at ISO 100, F8 and 1/180th sec...
Posted by McGregNi on 28/01/2018 - 19:27
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
Acceptable noise depends on the subject, 12800 ISO is the absolute max I would use as a record shot but I have rejected bird photos at that level as detail is crucial. OTH I have acceptable interior shots in the 3200-6400 range as the files respond very well to noise reduction in Lightroom, far bett...
Posted by RobL on 28/01/2018 - 20:15
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
Gig photography - normally, 3 songs, no flash. Unless it's a small venue, but it's still no flash. I think this is a pity in many ways. In any show there are defining moments scattered throughout the performance and these just won't be seen and recorded if only one two or three songs are available f...
Posted by darkskies on 29/01/2018 - 01:50
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
To get back to the original comment........I hope there is a K1 Mk II coming, then I might be able to afford the Mk I :)
Posted by michaelblue on 29/01/2018 - 22:59
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
To get back to the original comment........I hope there is a K1 Mk II coming, then I might be able to afford the Mk I :) That's a good point, but I think I'll need a bit more help than that. Recent e-bay lens purchases have put my camera fund well into the red.
Posted by petrochemist on 30/01/2018 - 09:55
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
Enjoyed reading the gig discussions and Pentax, for me the issue is no longer the ISO capabilities I shot some great sgig tuff on the k-5 mkii. What’s holding back the K-1 now is the shutter speed at 4.4fps it’s just not fast enough for gig or pro work. Surely camera processing speed has signifi...
Posted by cabstar on 23/02/2018 - 19:58
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
Enjoyed reading the gig discussions and Pentax, for me the issue is no longer the ISO capabilities I shot some great sgig tuff on the k-5 mkii. What’s holding back the K-1 now is the shutter speed at 4.4fps it’s just not fast enough for gig or pro work. Surely camera processing speed has signifi...
Posted by darkskies on 23/02/2018 - 23:32
Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours
Enjoyed reading the gig discussions and Pentax, for me the issue is no longer the ISO capabilities I shot some great sgig tuff on the k-5 mkii. What’s holding back the K-1 now is the shutter speed at 4.4fps it’s just not fast enough for gig or pro work. Surely camera processing speed has signifi...
Posted by cabstar on 24/02/2018 - 09:54
Pentax K-3 II Wrong Av time and too bright photos.
The lens will be wide open for exposure reading until the moment you press the shutter and the aperture closes down to your setting in time for your exposure. I don’t know about the construction of the Sigma lens but I have a Pentax 100mm macro which often over-exposes because it is too slow in clos...
Posted by RobL on 28/01/2018 - 09:55
K-3II Now Officially Discontinued
I love my K1 too but as my main interest is small birds in flight I stick with my K3 II (and K3) for that, (But with very limited success) and use the K1 for everything else, where it never fails to impress.. Whilst a large / medium bird in flight is do-able with the later Pentax DSLRs, in my...
Posted by Daronl on 04/02/2018 - 21:33
K-3II Now Officially Discontinued
I love my K1 too but as my main interest is small birds in flight I stick with my K3 II (and K3) for that, (But with very limited success) and use the K1 for everything else, where it never fails to impress.. Whilst a large / medium bird in flight is do-able with the later Pentax DSLRs, in my...
Posted by theonenadeem on 05/02/2018 - 12:27
K-3II Now Officially Discontinued
Hardly a fair post on a Pentax site comparing their lenses to a Nikon 400mm f/2.8 that is only affordable if you buy SECOND-HAND!!! :evil: :roll: -- Remember we are talking about cameras in the thread and the K1 cannot focus or track small birds in flight like the Nikon (fact). However in most ot...
Posted by Daronl on 05/02/2018 - 23:07
Look like K1 II is minor update
The K-1 is already a staggeringly good camera, Pentax hit the ground running when they went into full frame. This is probably no real surprise as it was many years in the making and Pentax are already very good at making cameras. The Mark II rumours would not tempt me to upgrade, but I don't inte...
Posted by johnriley on 14/02/2018 - 09:40
Look like K1 II is minor update
The K-1 is already a staggeringly good camera, Pentax hit the ground running when they went into full frame. This is probably no real surprise as it was many years in the making and Pentax are already very good at making cameras. The Mark II rumours would not tempt me to upgrade, but I don't inte...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 14/02/2018 - 13:56
Look like K1 II is minor update
If this newer model turns out, as likely to be, merely a tweaked version of the K-1, their marketing department would have been better off reducing expectations by adding a '+' or 'Super' suffix to the nomenclature...K-1Plus or K-1Super...a bit like they did a decade ago with the earlier models...ju...
Posted by ronniemac on 15/02/2018 - 11:32
K1 to K1 II upgrade path
As a K1 user and long term Pentax user I think the offer to upgrade the camera spec bringing it in line with the newly launched model is something I haven't come across from any other manufacturer. It does sound like a great gesture by Ricoh (Pentax) to their customers, if maybe a little pricey, to...
Posted by Fishbones on 22/02/2018 - 22:44
K3, how good?
Most of the time I have a fuzzy/soft image at 300mm it is down to technique, not the gear. I'm just not very good at holding longer lenses still enough. If I use the monster tripod (which I bought for my 5x4" view camera) which is as steady as a rock, I get nice sharp images out of my SMC Takumar ...
Posted by womble on 25/02/2018 - 20:27
Impressive display at Cambrian Photography Colwyn Bay
A move in the right direction. As a retailer, they have the sense to push a brand that's coming back to the forefront of "serious kit'. Best regards
Posted by K10D on 14/03/2018 - 18:32
Pentax K-1 user?
I wont be upgrading.. The K1 hasn't been upgraded in the areas I wanted it to be upgraded...(auto focus speed, frame rate.) still a marvellous body despite this. Had it been an extra £500 at purchase i personally would have chosen the Nikon D810
Posted by stub on 20/03/2018 - 18:21
