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Well you got an excellent deal on the KP - that's about the normal price for body only, so you got the lenses for free. Virtually all the people who have bought a KP love it, the only real downside being it's not as sturdy as a K-5 or K-3.
The K-1, and all FF cameras really, are a different kettle of fish and would be much more suitable for shooting manual lenses and giving them the field of view that was originally intended. It's a lot bigger and heavier though. If you're happy with the KP then just stick with that. You may find the urge to have a FF returns, or it may not.
Up untill now I have found the combination of the big and heavy Pentax 67ii and an aps-c DSLR a perfect kombination. When doing landscape photography the 67ii on a tripod and the DSLR handheld. Due to the very high costs of film and developing i might give up on medium format film and eventually replace the 67ii with some kind of digital fullframe camera. On the other hand, maybe I will be just fine with my KP. Time will tell.
Comment by bjolester posted on Pentax KP at 18/03/2025 - 13:24
As you've mentioned in your post, probably the biggest advantage of the K1 is the ability to take full advantage of those superb full frame lenses - from that perspective I value the K1 highly, if I were to offer advice it would be to have both of them - play with them for a while and then if one disappoints sell it (but it won't
Good luck with your choices
But I guess you are right, I need to check out the K-1ii also eventually. For now I am content with learning how to use the 2017 tech in the KP, it is really a big leap up from the K-5iis which has been my main camera the last ten years.
A last question: What software do I need to process Pixel Shift RAW files from the KP?
Comment by bjolester posted on Pentax KP at 18/03/2025 - 09:19
Last week I stumbled upon a great deal (£ 550) for a Pentax KP, 18-135 and 55-300 PLM. The KP had shutter count of roughly 1000 and the camera and lenses appeared unused. My fullframe ambitions have made a u-turn, and I am very happy with the images I get from the KP. The KP + 55-300 PLM combination, for instanse, is surprisingly good. I am now unsure whether the K-1ii still is worth pursuing?
For those of you that have experience with both the KP and the K-1/K-1ii, what do you think about these cameras? Is the K-1ii miles ahead in terms of image quality?
Comment by bjolester posted on Pentax KP at 17/03/2025 - 20:11
Comment by bjolester posted on Another beautiful morning at 10/03/2025 - 18:11
Comment by bjolester posted on Sunlight and clouds at 02/03/2025 - 23:10
I remember reading about Pentax lenses suitable for IR photography some years ago on this forum, possibly comments from "Aliengrove" (Jon Bowles). The DA18-55mm and the DA15/4 were amongst the lenses mentioned. Anyway I am using these two lenses om my IR converted (830nm) Pentax camera and they function well.
Comment by bjolester posted on Some IR K7 offerings at 28/02/2025 - 20:41
Is horrible, please put it back to how it was.
I liked seeing the gallery with the latest topics below.
Comment by bjolester posted on New home page at 17/02/2025 - 21:35
Big thumbs up for dumping the TV👍 I have been contemplating doing the very same thing.
Have a nice weekend😊
Comment by bjolester posted on Pentax LX at 16/02/2025 - 09:12

