What Reason Makes U insist on Pentax's Camera
As a result of loving the K10D so much (and the Pentax Me Super before that) i have stayed loyal to the brand. I go out most Sundays with a local photography group, needless to say i am the only Pentax shooter in the group. But my K5 stacks up well against the other cameras brought along. Not going to deny the Canon 5D MkIII is very nice, as is Nikon D800. But most have lowly consumer grade models (D3200, D5100, 600D, 700D etc) and against those the K5 feels and looks like a proper enthusiast camera.
I know quite a few folk have left the Pentax brand due to a lack of FF option but its not a problem for me. Trying to convince someone else in the group to make the switch to Pentax when they upgrade their 450D.
I just like how the cameras are laid out in terms of their interface compared to Nikon, Canon and Sony. I have progressed through the K7 K5 K5lls and now own a K3. I have invested a fair amount of money in Pentax and plan on staying with the brand as long as it meets my needs which it is doing very well.
I while ago I did look at other brands as I was seriously thinking about full frame, but in the end concluded the Pentax provided more of what I wanted and needed.
I can wait for full frame and it will be Pentax. The reason? I can't put my finger on it, but there's just something special about them.
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I've tried, and continue to try, them all and Pentax is the one I've chosen to use.
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In the 90's I went the Nikon path with the F801 and F90 but then won a Pentax SFXn, ditched the Nikons and stuck with Pentax as my main camera ever since, trading up to a K110D as my first digital camera in 2006 ish, then a Kr and Kx then to a number of K5's and now currently at the cross roads of owning the K5iis and looking to buy a K3 in the summer.
Don't get me wrong, as I also own other brands of cameras, A Fuji X100 and X-s1 and a Panasonic M43 system, but these are being used less and less and in time may find there way onto eBay.
As for a Pentax FF, yes I suppose I will buy one in the future, having dabbled with FF this last few months, but at the moment I am more then happy with my lot.
If I had one wish though, it's I hope Pentax/Ricoh start to listen to owners more, they start to get their lens pricing in check, and third party lens makers see that people do use and spend quite a bit of money on there kit and so start offering more for Pentax users in there range.
Ergonomics, I like the way things work. An elegance of design. Quality of manufacture, it's a pleasure to use well made things. With digital, superb JPEG capture that gives me exactly the colour quality I like.
I've tried, and continue to try, them all and Pentax is the one I've chosen to use.
Oh and yes, all of the above John has stated, With the number one reason, the JPEG Quality is outstanding and that I can use my Pentax in the rain........
It's down to the feel of the camera and the intuitiveness of the controls for me, Pentax just 'feels right'.

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I use a 7D purely because it's better than my K-5II for anything that needs decent AF tracking and also when I want to shoot extreme macro (Pentax has nothing remotely similar to the MP-E65mm and I hate faffing about with multiple tubes and suchlike).
When I go out with the intention of taking photos though, 90% of the time I will take the Pentax, even though I have a full compliment of lenses for Canon.
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I then decided I needed a change and bought an EOS 5, grip & 28-135 IS lens as a new, fresh start. This was a very expensive, supposedly awesome combination (eye-control AF, the only EOS capable of 5fps without a booster battery). Compared to the Z-1 it was awful to use, plasticy and felt hollow. The lens was huge, heavy and slow (and the IS soon broke), repaired under warranty and then swapped for a plastic 50/1.8 which felt much better. Then the camera broke - it's in a cupboard somewhere I think.
I carried on shooting the Z-1 until going digital with an EI-2000 (hybrid) before concentrating on medium format film for a while. Then in 2012 I went shopping for a mirrorless CSC and horified by the cost of an optional (and horrid) EVF, stumbled on first a Kx then K-5 on display. I picked up the K-5, it felt the same as my Z-1 but better built, I understood it immediately, it took all my old lenses (still) and simply made sense.
To summaraise: lens mount continuity, ergonomics/handling and 'Hyper' exposure modes.
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I ordered the 16-45 and fishy to go with it and have never looked back.
The K5IIs and limiteds or DA* lenses leaves me with absolutely no excuses; the limitation now is definitely me.
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I am always asked why do I want Pentax if I already have the D3. After all, getting a D300 or D7100 would save me a lot of money etc etc.
Simply, Pentax has a MOJO, my K-5 and Z-1p/Z-1 I enjoy using, you would have to prise the DA*, FA* and Limited lenses out of my cold dead hands. they are a joy to use. Whereas the D3 is an exemplary tool you just cannot form an emotional bond with it
Next month I go to Carnevale in Venice, the D3 stays at home

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