Originally posted by cali92rs This is a good point in my opinion...and Thom Hogan writes about this frequently. Canikon has tried to convince their costumers that you need to move FF if you want high quality, and in the process have let their crop lenses languish. In the case of Nikon, they haven't released the D300 follow-up that everyone wanted. In the case of Canon, they finally released the 7D2, which although a great camera, is effin huge and very expensive.
Pentax is in good position to put together a competing APS-C system if they update some of their * offerings, especially the 16-50 and 50-135, which could compete with the 24-70/70-200mm Canikon FF offerings.
An APS-C that would compete in AF(should be priority for Pentax) and IQ with canikon FF?
I sure hope the K-3 successor would fill those shoes, whenever it gets released. Waiting for it, like many others.
Finally have a good long lens(150-450), now waiting for a similar IQ (U)WA for my 5iis. Don't need af speed to chase buildings, only precision (hello Sigma 18-35).
Not the best scenario, but APS-C with FF glass at least has the benefit of avoiding corners (please correct me if I'm wrong). So I only have to stop the 150450 down 1 for contrast.
Of course, if they can give the same IQ/AF with smaller glass, great.