Have a look at the photo halfway down this page to see what needs sanding off .....

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/58-troubleshooting-beginner-help/120756-rant...

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How much longer do we have to put up with this troll..... Every single post he moans about Pentax who aren't a video company (confirmed by an exec). He just repeats the same moans parrot fashion. Most forums won't allow continual moans about the same thing..... We all know about it from the first moan.

Video is now very specialised. Even if Pentax were to include it he would still moan purely because it doesn't really work and most pros prefer manual focus video lenses anyway.

The two top still/video companies are Panasonic and Fuji. The two top cameras are far from perfect. AF in video is a bit of a joke. This clip starts at the point where a pro video cameraman and highly respected reviewer shown how the AF tracks a face. Note the troll is asking for eye AF........ it's not even available on the two top cams.

https://youtu.be/4ZHl5pw5KCE?t=198

I hate having to reply to trolls and this is certainly not meant to be directed at Don who I will miss. He's been a top contributor here for years. Looking around it looks like running two systems is the way to go.

Don you might find this interesting. For wedding stills this girl uses Canon 5D 1V + Sony A7III (for low light) with Canon lenses via an adapter. Her other videos are also good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InSMLJ5-vQo

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No problem Don

There's an interview on the US forum from a few years back with a Pentax Exec. in which he stated that Pentax weren't a video company. Video on a DSLR seems to be just a marketing gimmick for some manufactures. It doesn't seem to work. The fashion tog I linked to in this thread moved to four Nikons. It now seems the video doesn't suit him and he's gone to Fuji for video.

The latest Fujifilm X-T3 is equal to the only other decent video DSLR Panasonic GH5, but still hasn't got things that Richard moans and thinks that a non video Pentax should have. From the review below "Lack of in-body stabilization makes it a tripod or gimbal camera." Pentax DSLR's are too big for most gimbals which will be another reason they won't bother too much with video.

It hasn't got eye AF "The X-T3's video autofocus is essentially a simplified version of its stills system. The you can choose between continuous AF and single AF, and you have the choice of the camera selecting the subject or you manually selecting from 91 AF areas spread across the frame. Face Detection works on top of this, but faces are the only type of subject the camera will attempt to track around the scene."

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilm-x-t3/10


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You really need advice from a top expert video salesman to get exactly the camera that suits you best Don. Luckily we have such shops and professionals in the UK.... so we are spoiled by the excellent service/advice we receive.

https://youtu.be/lLubV-gH584?t=4

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In a similar way to John Player Special Cigarettes racing cars I suppose it does

Will pigs ever fly ? ........... Pics of a Danepak logo on a plane not acceptable
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He said a lot of nasty stuff about Pentax when he left so lets hope he never comes back.

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This is the funniest thing I've ever seen

A fashion photographer LINK made his name shooting with Pentax for both stills and video. Then he kicked off on about how bad the AF was and moved to Nikon. His wife didn't like the Nikon video so continued with Pentax

Now he takes nearly all his shots..... OUT OF FOCUS (on the link above at least) and whoever does the videos seems to use FUJI and he also has FUJI. He's written to Nikon complaining about the Z's and despite being a top pro he doesn't seem to be on 1st cousin terms with them. LINK

More on Depressing Review...
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4314141

A lot of moaning Pentaxians seem to think that Canikon will beat a path to their door if they have the slightest problem.
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Stub seems to forget that the K-1 was produced after a lot of pressure from the US forum for a camera on which they could use their EXISTING FF LENSES...... No one asked for a new range of lenses.

Pentax are very good at surviving...... Samsung split away from the K mount and brought out some of the best mirrorless cameras ever made, but didn't survive despite having their own display cases in dealers and their name on signs over the shops. Spending a lot on advertising etc.

Video is becoming more and more specialist every year.

As my grandmother used to say "An old windmill goes on creaking forever".

Ansel Adams once replied to someone who asked what was the best camera... , that it was the biggest one that he could carry

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