Originally posted by AggieDad The real question is, “Can you, in good conscious, recommend Pentax to a new (entry level) buyer?”
I tried once on a forum, reply by other members was that "it is crazy to recommend a reflex (let alone Pentax) in 2022"
...and as good as a K70 can be, they are not dead wrong. It's quite difficult for me to come up with a description of the typical (new) Pentax customer in the years to come.
An absolute beginner ?
- It's unlikely they would prefer OVF for any reason. Most likely no preference at all. So this driver is gone.
- They'll want mirrorless just because is the newer tech, and all players but one have discontinued DSLR. In this regard, the move out by Canon and Nikon is even worse for Pentax. It seals the perceived fate of DSLR as a "thing of the past" for the casual user.
- It's likely they'll buy used, so maybe an old dslr, but they'll look at the sheer amount of gear available and buy Canon Nikon even if for some reason they want DSLR.
This won't change unless Pentax offers something very compelling in terms of value for money to undercut the competition. At the level of the whole package (lenses + body). Is this even possible ?
More advanced users targeting high end bodies might be in the market but users are not born advanced. They likely come from other systems and must have a motivation to switch...