I would guess that they don't charge 2K plus as an APSC is not their top DSLR. It's a stop gap to the top models. The K5 II will no doubt be good value. It is also a stop gap camera.

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A good set of images. No. 4 for me.

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Reminds me of a Soligor lens. Maybe rebadged?

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A great set of images. Well photographed and processed.

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There's never a need to jump ship. Just buy a FF body and glass to complement existing Pentax kit. People who threaten to jump very rarely do. It's more frustration. There's a good range of FF bodies available with good glass, fast AF etc. already out there.

If the reason not to buy an alternative FF body is brand or cost then it’s a waiting game. Sort of cutting your nose off to spite your face approach? That may indicate that the name on the kit has priority over the photography itself.

I only bought a FF body, lenses; TC’s and flashes because I like carrying heavier kit all day. I couldn’t really think of any other reasons.

As Alan says, the price of Ltd's may be going up. I genuinely think that most Pentax prices should be class priced. K5 II should be 2K plus for the body only. It's Pentax's top DSLR so should be up alongside the top Nikons and Canon's. Just because it’s performance differs in some area’s is irrelevant. If performance did matter, there would be more of us using FF Canon and Nikon bodies.

Let’s not be cheapskates here. We say that Pentax IQ is second to none so let’s back that up with total support for the company and welcome hierarchy pricing. If the 645D was priced at Hasselblad levels would it sell and if not why not? Why shouldn’t a K5 II be 2K plus?

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Absolutely agree, the people wanting a FF from Pentax are boring. Even those wanting faster AF are boring.

Why would any Pentax user possibly want to use a Ltd lens on a camera format that it was actually designed to be used with?

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"Pentax will be the only manufacture of interchangeable lens bodies from a small factor, the Q to the MF 645D".

Just think of a Pentax 110 to a Pentax 6x7. They have been there before.

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The lens is optically VG. Is it worth the GBP250 or just under? No. Is it worth the GBP156 USA price, possibly.

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Although I don't have any of them, at that price, £619, it is obviously better than the Nikon AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D at £259.88 or the Canon EF 35mm f/2 at £217.99 on Amazon.

I suppose you only get what you pay for. Think of it as a safe investment that will only go up in value over the years as the masses realise that with esoteric prices, they must be the best.

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Has this been mentioned? link

It's FF !?!?!? Now I don't need it as I have the Sigma and Nikon 70-200mm f/2,8s with matching TC's. But the fact that it's FF is the tasty bit. I just need the FF body for my Ltd's.

No doubt it will be expensive when launched, but it won't be justifiably better than my Mk 1 Sigma. Good 70-200mm f/2.8s have been out for years and now Pentax get on board?

Maybe it's a case of they actually can't win. It's not that they can't make pro grade lenses, it's more of when and why not. But I'm speaking as a long term Pentax user. No doubt generation X & Y will think their boats come in if they have no prior knowledge of the Pentax legacy lenses.

So lets hope it sells by the bucket full if it's ever produced. I just hope a FF body arrives first as that will fulfil my Pentax needs.

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