Originally posted by btnapa I agree 100%. However, the Panasonic is going to appeal to the photographers who want to do 4K video. The S1R is way too rich for my blood, that is why for my 4K video needs I have gone to Fuji and I love the system for what it does including still images. For the ultimate image quality, I still have my K1 and my Pentax lenses. Hopefully, Pentax will catch up with the video world and I can go back to one system again.
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Trust me, there is nothing inferior about Nikon. I shot their film cameras and I have shot their digital D800, D750, D7200 with a bunch of modern lenses. The image quality is superior and their lenses are legendary. The only thing that I don't like and never liked about Nikon was their interface (GUI). I think Pentax's interface is much simpler and more user friendly. The reason Pentax and Nikon images are so similar and equally stellar is because they both use Sony sensors which is the heart of any digital image making machine. We can go on comparing camera systems all day but at the end of the day, they are all good with differences.
Exactly, my Nikon and Canon shooting buddies see my images and often like them, but I like their images so we're even, and nobody switches. No one sees a benefit that would make it worth the hassle of switching systems. And the people I know who have cheaper systems than what Pentax makes are very happy with those systems. They are not as rugged as Pentax gear, but they use them 3 or 4 times a year so why would they pay for that? They won't use their camera in 10 years as much as I do in 3 months, they don't need rugged.
People keep telling us if Pentax did this or that they'd have more market share. But the large majority of camera buyers do their homework before buying or at least get steered towards a system that they can live with. And the vast majority of customers stick with that initial decision. And while 50% of K-1 users camera from other brands, that was a rare circumstance based on being by far the best value for a 36x24 sensor at 36 MP. And some of those folks are switching back. What they got, just didn't satisfy them as much in the big picture as what they owned before. When you buy into a system, you also buy into the way it works. There are probably 10 little things you assumed the system you switch to has, (because your old system had it), that it doesn't, and it's quite and you discover it's something you just can't give up. People who buy based solely on price are probably those most likely to be unhappy with the brand. But even then, it's very small percentage.