Alternatively one could purchase the camera one's lusting over after all the hype rather than the new Pentax lens that hasn't been released yet and try it out before committing to completely change. Might find out the grass wasn't greener after all.
Pitfalls of other brands:
Lack of backward compatibility;
No TTL viewfinder;
Can't see the back screen when it is sunny to frame the shot;
Menu systems leaving you to trawl through various layers just to change modes rather than have a programmable button for it.
I'm pretty sure more can be added to the list.
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That sounds simply too obvious! Though some seem to prefer to moan about it instead!

There are folk who still enjoy using their film SLRs and even pre-war rangefinder cameras. All out of production.
A K-1 won't suddenly become unusable because it can't do spot the wink pictures. There's every chance it will continue its life long after we're all gone like those pre-war range-finder cameras that have outlived their owners.
If one buys lenses wisely it is even possible to make a profit when you sell them on. However a fool and his money are soon parted.

One thing people musn't forget, we've been in a recession which has seen a huge number of businesses over reach themselves and fold. Camera makers are not exempt from that and need to ride the storm.

Suppose you're entltled to you opinion, free speech and all that, however do you know what betrayal actually implies? It's far deeper than anything to do with buying a camera! It's more to do with exposing one's country, a group, or a person to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy. So I simply don't see your correlation. Can you explain how you've been exposed to danger by Pentax cameras not offering the features you desire?

How can anyone be 'betrayed' by a camera manufacturer? (Maybe if copies of all your images were sent to them and any 'naughty' ones were sent to the authorities for further action, however I'm not aware of that happening with Pentax. )

Even if Hoya hadn't sold the Pentax camera division on and the brand had simply ceased it still wouldn't have betrayed anyone. Were we betrayed by Woolworths when it went bust? Or BHS? etc. Pentax DSLR cameras are basically a digital continuation of the film cameras bearing the same brand name with some incorporating a limited concession to recording video. If people had stopped buying the brand they surely would have ceased production? I can see they may not be for everyone and if they're not for you just get something that is. Simple! No point in complaining that you made a mistake, it just shows a lack of product research. If it was right at the time of purchase but not now it is your requirement that has changed, that's not the camera or Pentax's fault if it still does what it was made to do.

One has to decide if it is a DSLR that is required or a mirrorless offering and buy accordingly. You can only complain and blame yourself if you got that decision wrong. Pentax DSLRs (nor anyone else's to my knowledge) have ever offered the facilities some suggest that they should have. Perhaps in the future they will but until then there is just what there is and if it isn't what you want get something that suits or show patience and wait!

I'm sure people in the 1970s wouldn't have bought a Super 8 camera to do stills, or an Instamatic to make movies. They'd have got the right one for their needs and looked a bit stupid if they had complained about their wrong decision.

Perhaps my television ought to make me a cup of coffee in the morning... It doesn't, I shall have to complain.

There are 1970 vintage macro lenses available for very little money that provide truly excellent results. No need to disembowel your body!
People seem to think that because something is new it is better. That isn't always the case.
Anyhow I'll now leave you to commiserate together in peace!

As I suggested it is purely lust triggered by consumerism and threads like this one require an alternative viewpoint.
DSLRs will never be best at video, the mirror just happens to get in the way. So the camera has to go into a mirrorless mode to do video. That's always going to be second best for that purpose.
Try using a mirrorless camera as a proper TTL DSLR? It doesn't work does it? Can't be done. In that instance the mirrorless is second best.

So how many 645 cameras have you purchased?
There's plenty of 645Ds around these days at really good prices and they take great photos.
I really don't believe 645D and 645Z owners are lusting for something new.

Many of the better quality old glass still seems to fetch a good price, at least here in the UK.
Very expensive for paperweights!
Demand has certainly risen since the release of the K-1. Some say it is the BEST DSLR available!
There are alternatives for those that want something different to a DSLR, albeit not Pentax. But for anyone wanting a DSLR the K-1 is a great choice.

I seem to have more than enough Pentax gear at the moment to keep me happy forever. I really don't need any more. I've got those focal lengths covered already and all Pentax branded!

Perhaps there isn't anything Ricoh can add to the K-1 presently to make it worth producing another model. Do we really want another model just for the sake of it, perhaps in rainbow colours so as to be 'different'?!


[quote:3496ace15f="RobL]The lenses are useless on any other system.[/quote]So why do Sony and Canikon users buy them to use with adaptors?

[quote:3496ace15f="RobL]I would be happy to stay with Pentax if they show progress with new developments but there is no sign at the moment and I fear a crisis point is fast approaching. Even after revolutionising the MF market they have done nothing since and allowed other brands to steal their lead. I have reached the point where buying any new Pentax gear is on hold.[/quote]Perhaps you too have all you need already?

[quote:3496ace15f="RobL]So please Pentax give me a shot in the arm, show me you are committed to making the best DSLR kit on the market as it would be with a very heavy heart that I would push it all over the counter for something else.[/quote]Didn't you just say, "Today I looked at a Nikon Z7 and realised how much better the K1 is" ? So what do you really want?

Some folk are never satisfied; consumerism seems to be getting out of hand.