have had no problem with the K70 so far
it is probably the best entry level, serious amateur camera, and can produce a photograph that professional photographers would have died for not that long ago
it is a fantastic DSLR and do not hesitate

Think you’ve caught her in number 3 Gareth.
It just more natural a photo and quite excellent
Number 1 is not too far behind
Number 2 and 4 ,she’s just playing with you and not showing her real self
Yes number 3 is the one for me and the clients I would hope
well done and thanks for showing the job

The K70 was and probably still is the best entry DLSR money can buy
There were some incredible sale deals on the k70 camera body ,when Pentax introduced the KP
So a small premium is now being asked of the k70
When I bought my first Pentax body brand new mid 80 ‘s , it was a lot more expensive relatively than today’s price . I can assure you’re good self on that scale.

Ah ell to it

Hi Mannesty , Have you taken into consideration,the camera bag or camera backpack
You are finding your current system is a heavyweight
I have just have upgraded my camera bag (originally a shoulder strap 1986 London ,quality at the time)
I’ve bought a WANDRD 21 version 3 yesterday
I must say it’s on the small side for DSLR and certainly not for full frame the WANDRD 31 is of course
Early days but I’m most impressed with the weight distribution, i chose the camera bundle , which provides chest strap and lower back waist straps and camera cube .
It suits my needs as a day tripper.
I wore it dis evening nearly fully loaded on a bicycle containing Pentax k70 , 16-50 da, 50-135 da and my 200 da star
That load of heavy glass would normally give myself back and neck ache on the bike
It was easy in this set up
I chose the WANDRD 21 because of it’s compactness as a backpack , not cheap by the way
But great deals currently on the version 2, which is essentially the same thing except for the padding for your back.
Hope this helps

The second photo is a stunner
A scene from a fairytale
Magnificent composition that works so well
Anybody and everybody would be memorized with the draw in

I admit I did not read the link Nigelk.
It’s a significant investment the new 16-50
It feels like an investment for professionals
I suppose we will see eventually it’s merits
I’ll pass as I’m maxed out but will continue to try and get the best from my current crop
Best of luck to whomever may make the plunge

It will be interesting to see, how it compares optically with the out going 16-50 SDM.
We know it will have better autofocus and so on, but how will it render compared to the original.
Having bought the 16-50 SDM new in early 2019 for 499 sterling (fromSRS) I think I'll put up with it’s faults.😀😀😀
I do wish it the best though and hope it lives up to expectations

is there any left
make the best of it our short summer and enjoy

just to add, Rawtherappe is brilliant with raw files not so great with jpegs
the k1 has large files so hope your computer can cope
so shoot raw for RT