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Comment by JAK posted on Pentax K1 v Sony A7Riiii v NikonD850 at 17/01/2018 - 17:11
That reviewer stated he was pro Nikon and anti Sony, then embarrassed by the results of his favourite brand in which he has invested heavily. It didn't come across as either a fake or biased review.
Comment by JAK posted on Pentax K1 v Sony A7Riiii v NikonD850 at 17/01/2018 - 14:55
I wonder if a new 645 camera might actually have a full 645 sensor rather than a cropped version. The current crop sensor in the 645d&z is 44x33mm which isn't that much larger than the 36x24mm of the K-1. A 'full frame' 645 sensor would be 56x42mm.
I'm not sure cramming 100mp into the current sensor size would achieve much.
I'm not sure cramming 100mp into the current sensor size would achieve much.
Comment by JAK posted on Exciting year at 13/01/2018 - 21:20
smudge wrote:
The DA*200 is a great lens. I don't think you will be disappointed.
Agreed on that. DA*300 ditto.The DA*200 is a great lens. I don't think you will be disappointed.
Comment by JAK posted on SDM Failure at 08/01/2018 - 14:44
They were able to do discounts as they'd increased the prices dramatically not that long ago. It's a marketing illusion!
Comment by JAK posted on It’s gone a bit quiet recently at 08/01/2018 - 12:05
Mag07 wrote:
There is absolutely no need to churn out new products every year in order to stay profitable and successful. I think it's more a bad habit we ,as consumers, have developed; constant expectation for stuff we most of the time don't buy anyhow. I'd much rather their time, effort and resources where devoted to some r&d instead of a filler flagship/entry level or mediocre glass just to stop the doom and gloom rumors. It's neither cost effective nor clever. The market leader is having financial issues and having to restructure the whole organization despite solid sales and near constant stream of new products. Most people, even professionals, can not afford to change bodies at the rate they are being released by some manufacturers anyhow. Neither do most people have the need to. In some cases, they can also barely be called upgrades.
I am personally very excited for the new 11-18mm
Complete agreement with you on that.There is absolutely no need to churn out new products every year in order to stay profitable and successful. I think it's more a bad habit we ,as consumers, have developed; constant expectation for stuff we most of the time don't buy anyhow. I'd much rather their time, effort and resources where devoted to some r&d instead of a filler flagship/entry level or mediocre glass just to stop the doom and gloom rumors. It's neither cost effective nor clever. The market leader is having financial issues and having to restructure the whole organization despite solid sales and near constant stream of new products. Most people, even professionals, can not afford to change bodies at the rate they are being released by some manufacturers anyhow. Neither do most people have the need to. In some cases, they can also barely be called upgrades.
I am personally very excited for the new 11-18mm
richandfleur wrote:
The lack of flagship cameras is a bit of a worry, in favour of K-S1 and KP type developments. The K-3ii was a relatively rehash type offering, so it’s been a long time without a real K-3 replacement.
Flagship camera? K-1, no? In many respects a market leader.The lack of flagship cameras is a bit of a worry, in favour of K-S1 and KP type developments. The K-3ii was a relatively rehash type offering, so it’s been a long time without a real K-3 replacement.
Mike-P wrote:
Don't know about flagship models because personally I will not buy another from Pentax until they totally revamp the autofocus.
AF isn't an issue for everyone. Some like to manage with their old K and M series glass in preference to the clinical modern stuff.Don't know about flagship models because personally I will not buy another from Pentax until they totally revamp the autofocus.
wvbarnes wrote:
Having been in photographic retail in the late seventies I for one was happy to see a return to a more sane model renewal policy.
Back then there was a huge range of makes BUT major model changes were only every 5 or six years. good cameras were for the rich though!
When the M series came out there seemed to be frequent new models occurring. I never felt the need to keep getting the latest then, did I really need 1/2000 instead of 1/1000 sec exposure? No! So now I feel to keep buying the latest digital offerings doesn't gain much any more, K-1 excepted as it has the larger sensor almost medium format beating. Things were a little different 10 years ago as sensors were frequently being improved in resolution and dynamic range so upgrading made sense The current 'crop' all do a reasonable for their intended purpose so what point is there bringing out another revamped version of the same thing?Having been in photographic retail in the late seventies I for one was happy to see a return to a more sane model renewal policy.
Back then there was a huge range of makes BUT major model changes were only every 5 or six years. good cameras were for the rich though!
I gather the GR range will in future come under the Pentax branding with a camera that has a curved sensor. Now that will be something different.
As Algernon hints at, there's more on some of the cameras than actually gets used by most people now so why buy a new one that's got even more features that never get used?!
Comment by JAK posted on It’s gone a bit quiet recently at 07/01/2018 - 16:52
Can i point out I was actually interested in your lens but if you feel I was wasting my time investigating yours I'll wait for the next one to come along.
Comment by JAK posted on FS - Pentax K 30mm 2.8 (RARE) at 04/01/2018 - 18:13
Just a thought, could the damp be in the lens or does changing lenses make no difference (if you happen to have several to try with you?)
Anyhow pleased it's improving, I reckon it's best to keep the lens and camera apart to help it continue to dry out.
Anyhow pleased it's improving, I reckon it's best to keep the lens and camera apart to help it continue to dry out.
Comment by JAK posted on K-3 will not turn off. at 04/01/2018 - 11:13
Given the dense fog, it could be the humidity of that which affected the camera. High humidity can cause electronics to fail. Fingers crossed, once it's dried out it should be well again. The only proviso, how splashed by the sea water did it get as sea water can cause corrosion quite quickly?
Comment by JAK posted on K-3 will not turn off. at 02/01/2018 - 21:25
stu62 wrote:
may i ask what as failed on the k10
Reason here:may i ask what as failed on the k10
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/k10d-suddenly-fails-to-turn-on-38228/p-1#comm617547
This is an interesting take on the K-1's autofocus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuGdjlVVrNo
Not only does he capture a photo of Algi in flight, he suggests the best AF hold setting to use which isn't necessarily the default. How many think to adjust that?
A must view for Pentax AF critics!