Originally posted by Rupert Good point though...we can't be sure where Fuji is headed or what will be next. Sort of like Pentax, no one really has a clue where Ricoh is headed next, so we aren't much different.
Rupert, I seriously considered the X-Pro1 before I purchased my K-5 a month ago. The big difference with Pentax is the lenses. If Pentax closed its doors today (unlikely) there is a huge number of lenses out there, that would keep most photographers happy - primes, zooms, macro's. A few specialist - tilt/shift, long telephoto not there - but that is about it.
With Fuji X-mount there are currently 3 lenses and some 'promised' lenses. Too much of a risk for me - what happens if they are delayed a year....or never delivered
I did the sums on a good 6 lens set (mix of primes and zooms) and in NZ I calculated the X-Pro 1 to be 20% more than the K-5, at retail pricing. When I factored in the ability to buy most of the Pentax 6 lens kit near new second hand in NZ on our ebay equivalent the difference looked like 40%. Purchasing Fuji X-mount lenses second hand here is not likely to be an option for quite some time.
So, I purchased the K-5 - proven technology - well thought of and reviewed camera, very high image quality, very good user interface, wide range of lenses (all I am going to need) available right now.
This all adds up to very low purchase risk for the K-5 - that is not the case with the Fuji X-Pro1, where there is much higher purchase risk because of the many unknowns.
I am happy with the K-5
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Ross