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Should I come back to K mount?
Apsc may be the perfect compromise and , you can share lens, with your Dad, either new or , second user, FA or DA AND of course the many legacy lens , useable , without an adapter. The K1 is certainly a larger and heavier camera , and may take a few weeks , to adjust to the heft .and is hea...
Posted by theonenadeem on 07/08/2020 - 22:10
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
I don't particularly find the weight of a K1 onerous (try a Canon!) but the lack of a rear flippy screen has saved me money too. If I get down these days I have great trouble getting back up again! I fear they have lost a lot of sales by this move (or lack of it).
Posted by davidwozhere on 10/09/2020 - 01:49
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
I think they will come to regret having a fixed screen and it will lose them a lot of sales. Like others, it's not a deal-breaker for me, my K-3 doesn't have a tilting screen but my two Fujifilm cameras do and they're incredibly useful, especially for focusing manually. I'm sure the viewfinder w...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 10/09/2020 - 12:54
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
I think they will come to regret having a fixed screen and it will lose them a lot of sales. Like others, it's not a deal-breaker for me, my K-3 doesn't have a tilting screen but my two Fujifilm cameras do and they're incredibly useful, especially for focusing manually. I'm sure the viewfinder w...
Posted by michaelblue on 10/09/2020 - 13:04
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
I think they will come to regret having a fixed screen and it will lose them a lot of sales. Like others, it's not a deal-breaker for me, my K-3 doesn't have a tilting screen but my two Fujifilm cameras do and they're incredibly useful, especially for focusing manually. I'm sure the viewfinder w...
Posted by pschlute on 10/09/2020 - 16:13
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
With the tech around today both hard and soft I don’t see why it should not be possible to have the rear screen display wirelessly available on a smartphone with touch control Perhaps Pentax have something up their sleeve after all 😀 There is the Connect2 app for remote working which has ...
Posted by RobL on 10/09/2020 - 16:54
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
[quote:3496ace15f="Jonathan-Mac"]I think they will come to regret having a fixed screen and it will lose them a lot of sales. Like others, it's not a deal-breaker for me, my K-3 doesn't have a tilting screen but my two Fujifilm cameras do and they're incredibly useful, especially for focusing manua...
Posted by Jonathan-Mac on 11/09/2020 - 10:00
Fixed Screen for new APS-C flagship
I don’t care too much about the articulated screen; The deal breakers/ makers for me are what has led to the demise of Pentax as a “professional tool“; AF Speed Tracking capability Buffering If these serious weaknesses are improved to match even the modest Nikon D500, Pentax can repositio...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 11/09/2020 - 11:15
Pentax K-3 Mark 1 vs Pentax KP ergonomics
Hi folks, I have a K5 which has served me well over the 10 years I've had it, but is starting to get a bit, well, er used I suppose - lens change button has popped off for example. So off and on I find myself thinking about a replacement rather than spend for repair. I have a mix of DA, DA*len...
Posted by bladerunneruk on 17/09/2020 - 14:37
Pentax K-3 Mark 1 vs Pentax KP ergonomics
Assuming money is not an issue, I'd wait and see what this new Pentax camera brings. With regards to portraits/children etc, I'm not sure DSLRs are ever going to match the focusing/tracking power of mirrorless now. The ability to detect faces and even track eyes to keep them in focus is stunning...
Posted by richandfleur on 15/12/2020 - 21:45
Pentax K-3 Mark 1 vs Pentax KP ergonomics
That may be so richandfleur, but there are some who prefer manual for portraits which is actually easier with a lens designed as such. I have been doing a lot of outdoor portraiture recently for a couple of projects, almost all with the 77mm Limited lens on a K1, using the selective single point foc...
Posted by RobL on 15/12/2020 - 22:10
K3 vs K3 ii
I can only dream of using a K3-II. I own one but I've never seen it so far. I bought it used from a fellow forum member and had it sent to some friends in UK to bring it to me in Spain when they returned in May. Unfortunately due to a serious leg injury, my friends haven't returned yet. Hopefully, t...
Posted by Mannesty on 22/09/2020 - 12:48
K3 vs K3 ii
Going back to the OP's original question concerning K3s vs K70 vs KP - any views? I was hoping that K-new would answer my requirements but that seems less and less likely now I've seen the various Pentax produced videos. It lacks a flippy screen and it's not likely to have improved video. I have ...
Posted by roberrl on 22/09/2020 - 13:22
K3 vs K3 ii
Going back to the OP's original question concerning K3s vs K70 vs KP - any views? I was hoping that K-new would answer my requirements but that seems less and less likely now I've seen the various Pentax produced videos. It lacks a flippy screen and it's not likely to have improved video. I have ...
Posted by Benz3ne on 22/09/2020 - 14:26
'Best' AF Pentax DSLR?
Hi all, I've recently been using a M43 system with a very nice Panasonic/Leica 100-400 lens, all very convenient but the digital viewfinder and the slow speed of the lens are a bit frustrating. Getting fast lenses on M43 is ruinously expensive. I'm therefore looking picking up the Pentax gea...
Posted by mattie on 02/10/2020 - 21:59
'Best' AF Pentax DSLR?
First off I would say I have always had problems with Sigma lenses and autofocus. You can fine tune them to your hearts content but they always seem very inconsistant when it comes to critical focus. WIth Pentax lenses there seems no such problems, I rarely have to fine tune mine and they are spot o...
Posted by Mike-P on 03/10/2020 - 10:08
'Best' AF Pentax DSLR?
Interesting about Sigma lenses. I have two (both bought at someone's recommendation) and I've never been happy with either. The best "standard" range AF lens I've had was the original kit lens for my K10D. I rarely photograph things that move quickly so I'm never sure whether it is me or the kit,...
Posted by mattie on 03/10/2020 - 20:08
'Best' AF Pentax DSLR?
I've rarely had AF issues with Sigma lenses as they usually "lock on" pretty quickly - then again, the comment about Sigma's "reverse engineering" approach is probably correct from what I have read. IMHO, the biggest "issue" with Pentax DSLR AF is the consistent-across-the-range lack of "enough" ...
Posted by jeallen01 on 03/10/2020 - 21:43
'Best' AF Pentax DSLR?
My sister-in-law Diane wouldn't class herself as a skilled photographer, although she's much better than she thinks she is. She showed me a whole mass of birds in flight she shot last month using the K-3 and eith a Tamron 70-300mm or the Pentax 150-450mm and she nailed the focus is virtually every o...
Posted by johnriley on 04/10/2020 - 11:58
'Best' AF Pentax DSLR?
When I first got the K1 I was blown away by the sharpness of the Sigma 150-450, much better than I had found on the K50. As for tracking, not something I use much but I recall Cameraville did a comparison between the K1 and a Nikon mirrorless with much faster FPS. His experience was that the Nikon w...
Posted by RobL on 04/10/2020 - 12:41
