What do we want from the K-5 replacement
And maybe twin SD slots
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" (John Lennon)
dual card slots
omni lens mounts, accepting a few other brands lenses
0.7 AF TC allowing old glass to be used on APSC with AF and reducing the focal length, sold as part of kit.
And a stick holder for the moon on a stick I've ordered from China.
The only significant defect in modern Pentax cameras compared to the opposition is the relatively slow AF. I would expect that Ricoh would be concerned to rectify that problem, and I hope they will have had time to do so.
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USB3/wifi tethering
dual card slots
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Yes and to add
Faster af
Noise improvement
More focus points
I would like to be able to charge the batteries in the body and the grip by just plugging in a charger without having to keep removing the grip.
Bigger viewfinder
Bigger buffer 30 to 40 raws would be good....
Concert photography
Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
- Predictive AF (not just faster)
- Smaller AF points
- Dedicated video button
- AF during video
- More sensible video codec (to reduce the ridiculous file sizes)
- Return to Key/Lock design of the K10/20 card door
- Allow catch-in-focus with AF lenses without A/M switch
Pentax K-3, DA18-135, DA35 F2.4, DA17-70, DA55-300, FA28-200, A50 F1.7, A100 F4 Macro, A400 F5.6, Sigma 10-20 EXDC, 50-500 F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS Samsung flash SEF-54PZF(x2)
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Otherwise I'll be SO jealous!
Michael
Roy
Pentax K3 gripped,and some lenses
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pentaxroy/
my pbase gallery
I would like Penatx to release an ff model as well as a k5 replacement, I am very unlikely to buy one but it would certainly fill a gap for many others and if they threw in a few longer lenses and ff lens models this would suit others as well - I reckon that would be nice.
I have not long got the k5 and I am pleased with it so what I want is irrelevant at least for a few years
The return of the on/off SR lever would be nice.
It will be interesting to see what Pentax strategy is given that the Nikon D600 could shake up the marketplace somewhat.
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I am sure it will probably have the Sony 24MP APS-C sensor. This is a bit of a concern for me as inspite of the detail improvement, I have read in many places that it is not as good as the mighty 16MP sensor in Low light performance and dynamic range. Mind you it is JUST a sensor, and Pentax may have something up its sleeve with the processing.
Keep the shutter as is, it is great. If they can eek out a couple more FPS out of it without compromising reliability, then all the better. Still 7 FPS is still excellent!
Improved AF - Each generation has got better, and hopefully this will be another leap.
More reliable metering. Even my K-5 can be fooled. If I focus on something black, and want it to be more evaluative, as even now it can be a pain, and the Sunny16 has to compensate.
Buffer - a LOT bigger buffer please, especially on FPS and long exposures
Larger viewfinder - Yes 100% is great, but it is a tad tunnel like. Also, I would like a better viewfinder for using manual lenses. *istDS is so much better for this.
Apart from that, I can't think of anything more at the moment.