stub wrote:
If these rumours are true.. Then Pentax have seriously missed the boat in the only upgrade for me the K1 needed,,,

They havn't upgraded the usb port to usb 3.0 To make Tethering the camera more useable...

As for hitting the ground running with the K!,,, Some people are forgetting at launch. There were no matching lenses.. But I'm always impressed by whatever Pentax do. Their over loyal support always stands by them..

RobL wrote:
Pentax products are amongst the best on the market so if they go under it will be down to their marketing, customer and after sales service. They really don’t get that this business is more than just making a one-off sale, it is a continuous relationship. That’s why almost all pros use Canon and secondly Nikon, those companies provide a huge support service because they know that if you are earning a living doing this you cannot afford to be messed about. Maybe that is why their products cost more but for many that is a price worth paying.

Daronl wrote:
I love my K1 too but as my main interest is small birds in flight I stick with my K3 II (and K3) for that, (But with very limited success) and use the K1 for everything else, where it never fails to impress..

Whilst a large / medium bird in flight is do-able with the later Pentax DSLRs, in my experience it is mostly beyond any Pentax set up to achieve high success rates on small birds in flight.

If an upgrade came with a better buffer and better AF then I will try it but I am close getting to a Nikon set up with the 400 2.8 for small Birds.

A Pentax man for 50 yrs it pains me to say there is nothing available that can live with a D500 and the Nikon 400 2.8 from any manufacturer let alone Pentax.

When you consider the price of the D500 it is marvelous, particularly when mounted on the the 400 2.8 when shooting BIF.

However whilst the camera is very reasonable the lens is horrendously expensive in both the latest version and it's predecessor, so I am daily scouring the dealers for a good used lens.

In recent months I almost got one but realize there is quite a number of birders also looking for the same lens and they get snapped up almost immediately when they become available despite a decent used version of even the previous model to the latest, having a hefty four figure price tag

As regards the next Pentax FF, I am hoping Pentax will make a leap on both Buffer capability and AF with the any new FF. but it might be a stretch too far moving from the current "pro-spec" offers to a camera that match the Nikons, in one model step .

See Tech Radar league top table below :
Here's our pick of the standout DSLR cameras you can buy right now: ( at least the Ki has made the back end of the top ten
Nikon D500. ...
Nikon D7500. ...
Canon EOS 7D Mark II. ...
Nikon D750. ...
Nikon D3400. ...
Canon EOS Rebel T7i / Canon EOS 800D. ...
Nikon D810. ...
Pentax K-1. Pentax's first full-frame DSLR has a lot to offer.
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The 10 best DSLRs you can buy right now | TechRadar

DoctorJeff wrote:
I am looking for either a K200D OR a K10D, with the 18-55 kit lens.
Yes, I know there is a big difference between them in specification, but each one has what I want (notably the 10 megapix CCD sensor, SR, and the weather sealing)..
So, if you have one of either gathering dust at the back of a shelf, please do PM me.
Geoff

Algernon wrote:
Flickriver list a few Pentax lenses. Some say we need more and they haven't bought half of them

http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/

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