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Comment by Mike-P posted on K-3ii upgrade to K-3iii at 26/02/2018 - 20:44
Who would buy a K5.iis with improved auto-focus and accelerator/pre-processor unit?
Comment by Mike-P posted on K-3ii upgrade to K-3iii at 26/02/2018 - 19:58
I would also think that the price of upgraded K-1 cameras would be quite a bit less than the price of a K-1 mk2 on the second hand market.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Rumours on k1 and k1 ii at 25/02/2018 - 15:43
Would be handier than a camera anyway as I can put it in selfie mode and still take photos over my shoulder as I run away from the aliens
Comment by Mike-P posted on The Martians Have Landed! at 25/02/2018 - 13:29
Well if it’s true why buy a new k1ii if you own a k1 just upgrade the board in it
Looking at it financially, £450 gets you a board/processor upgrade whereas for an extra £250 (PX) gets you the same plus a brand new body with another 2 years warranty. I imagine for someone who jumped in when the K-1 was first released a new body may be a good idea but for someone who bought say in the Black Friday deals it's not so good.
I will be interested to see what warranty Ricoh offer with the conversion.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Rumours on k1 and k1 ii at 25/02/2018 - 13:26
Comment by Mike-P posted on Rumours on k1 and k1 ii at 25/02/2018 - 09:36
Flash all over the bands
Bands wanting exposure.
Very good
Comment by Mike-P posted on Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours at 25/02/2018 - 09:09
I also don't agree regarding ISO, as I think I've made clear before. You may well have taken some good shots at gigs with a K5, but not all gigs are well lit. And a K5 will not manage low lit gigs. In fact, the K-1 does not manage poorly lit gigs. It's possible to get some decent shots, but you have to be lucky. That's no good if you are a pro, or if you are taking the shots for the band.
Comment by Mike-P posted on Pentax K-1 Mark II rumours at 24/02/2018 - 07:26
My thinking at this time is that I only use the K-1 when I may need the better ISO performance (which is not that often tbh), for most other stuff like wildlife, aircraft etc I use the K-3II or Canon so perhaps AF performance on the K-1 is not that important after all and I would just be throwing away money to have it upgraded.
I am still surprised that the K-3II is being discontinued and nothing is replacing it though, the KP (as good as it is ISO wise) is not a top spec APS-C body imo.
I also wonder how much would have been done with the announced firmware update that was cancelled at the last moment.
Comment by Mike-P posted on K1 to K1 II upgrade path at 23/02/2018 - 09:45
Mike, where does that image come from? Maybe the site has a larger image I can look at. It is tiny to me.
That is impressive. Is that with Pixelshift as well?
Comment by Mike-P posted on K-1 MKII ISO Comparison at 23/02/2018 - 09:16
