Originally posted by emergo I cannot agree. I have used many different brands throughout the years - not Sony/Minolta, although that A7 seems interesting - and I find that Pentax makes an exceptional camera. High quality products, very well laid out controls, easy to use, great menu system, limited primes, etc.
Have you considered that people are frustrated because they love the Pentax brand for those and many more reasons, and they are concerned that the brand may disappear if it doesn't keep abreast of the times and trends? Why else would they be so passionate about their Pentax dream camera? They love the brand and they want to see it continue. They don't want to leave it.
If you follow the logic that Pentax should not offer products similar to what other manufacturers offer, then they shouldn't bother offering any SLR, APSC or otherwise, as Canon, Nikon and others offer those too. They shouldn't offer any high quality compacts, or rugged trail cameras. They should throw out all their products, except the 645, and maybe the Q.
Can you imagine how amazing it would have been if a concept such as the A7 was produced by Pentax, with their quality and usability baked right in? It could have been a game changer for the company. Or imagine that Pentax joined the MIcro 4/3 group of manufacturers. Have you ever used one of Olympus' M43 cameras? the menu system alone is enough to drive you crazy, but that system has real advantages. a Pentax M43 would be amazing.
we can't fault people for their enthusiasm and passion for the brand. It may sound like a broken record at times, and there is no way to please everyone, but we have to let the dreamers dream.
but hey, that's just my opinion. and that's all this is in the end anyway, right?
That's not it. K-mount products like the K-3 are definitely Pentax, and nobody's logic (but a strawman
) is asking for its removal from the line-up. Pentax is traditionally a SLR brand, and SLRs are still the most important part. Pentax making K-mount DSLR is Pentax.
But some people are asking Pentax to stop being Pentax and become a Sony/Olympus/Samsung/whatever clone, hoping... I don't know what they could be hoping for. Perhaps lower prices. Perhaps full compatibility with their lenses. Perhaps they don't know it themselves. Anyway, those demands are unreasonable and disregard the Pentaxians who likes Pentax (instead of Sony/Olympus/whatever).
The A7 has a number of compromises (e.g. build quality, ergonomics) and special know-how in building ultra compact electronic devices, and I don't see how Pentax could clone it and still get a "Pentax" product. You can't have a Pentax and a Sony in the same product.
The m4/3 is nothing amazing, on the contrary, it's a compromise too, a sensor which is a bit too small for no real benefits. Why would Pentax switch from APS-C to m4/3? It would help them do what, support a competitor's mount?
Summarizing, such requests are all over the place - and they will never stop, there will always be another brand to copy. "Pentax, be Sony!". "Pentax, be Olympus!". "Pentax, be Samsung, too!" "Hey, Pentax! You weren't Fuji this week! It's Fuji's turn!". How about "Pentax, be Pentax"? Is it that bad?
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Originally posted by JimmyDranox I totally agree with this.
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I love my camera.
How would you like if you had to change the system (not necessarily the brand) to something completely different, because Pentax got crazy and decided to become a Sony clone?