A mini rant.
Plenty of k3s going ridiculously cheap recently.....
Some mirrorless cameras offer great value for money...
But I agree with the overall sentiment.
A K3 is a fine camera, but I'd like something new, not something which is only a couple of years younger than I already have.
Peter
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Maybe a new high end Pentax aps-c body could be a potential replacement for your K-5ii Gwyn?
Bjørn
PPG
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AKA Welshwizard/PWynneJ
Assorted Pentax/Nikon/Mamiya stuff
I'll see what next week brings, but I'm not holding my breath...
I am happy enough with the k5ii, but it is getting old and throws up odd errors every now and again now, like completely the wrong date and time on random photos within a set.
If you want a replacement, then the K-3 or K-3II are both a bit faster in operation and have more pixels and there's not really much else on the market in that niche that can do any better. Pentax are continuing to release APS-C lenses, although to be fair there are quite a few to choose from already.
Just thoughts.....
Best regards, John
Not really looked in detail at the KP but what does it not offer that the K3 or successor does/will ?
No Infrared receiver for a start which is why I bought a K-1 that I've hardly used. It's easier to use the K-5 because I'm so used to it and know what results I'll get.
Nothing wrong with the K-1 and the tilt screen is great, but I'm not keen on learning how to use another camera.
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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Not really looked in detail at the KP but what does it not offer that the K3 or successor does/will ?
No Infrared receiver for a start which is why I bought a K-1 that I've hardly used. It's easier to use the K-5 because I'm so used to it and know what results I'll get.
Nothing wrong with the K-1 and the tilt screen is great, but I'm not keen on learning how to use another camera.
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Seriously? I went from a K50 and found the menu, operation and options very familiar, although rather more extensive of course.
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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
The JPG's might be better if I use a different digital filter such as landscape.
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Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
The KP just does not feel right when compared to other cameras. The K-1 is very comfortable but just a bit too big/heavy. It is on my list though as I'd rather have a K-1 than a KP. Downside being that most of my lenses are APS-C. Two of my most used lenses are FF though; the 100mm and 300mm.
Regards,
Dan
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Gwyn
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Whilst it has never been a cheap hobby photography is just getting too expensive for me.
Manufacturers (Pentax) seem to have decided that the top end full frame cameras are the way to go, along with matching lenses, leaving those of us with a much smaller budget to use what? Our smartphones?
Time to take up beer mat collecting maybe.