Originally posted by rawr Let's just wait and see if the new/ upgraded 24MP sensor in the A6300 is any good before deciding that Pentax should adopt it. If it only improves the photo specs by 5-10%, Pentax may not want to use it.
What they could do instead is a D5/D500 style feature migration. Stick with a slightly re-tuned version of the current 24MP sensor, then pour a pile of the advanced tech from the Pentax FF (AF, viewfinder, metering, video? etc) into the new APS-C body.
Hopefully it'd be a bit smaller and lighter though... I like the K-5/3 form factor and weight (3 is a bit heavy, but still acceptable).
Apparently the new a6300, which would probably have the same sensor that Pentax might end up using, does 6K readouts. That means image quality should be great even for 4K video (let alone 1080p...), which is very useful even when you want to output 1080p only. That is, if the processor that Pentax uses will support it and if Pentax will implement it (I see issues at this point...).
I wouldn't mind them using the latest Sony sensor, unless it is terrible (doesn't look like it is). It may not bring many improvements for stills, but it should bring them for video, like that faster readout speed. The latest Fujitsu processors seem to be not terrible anymore, too. Plus the continuous AF of the sensor seems to be pretty mental... only problem for birders is that shooting through the LCD won't give the camera enough stability.
If Pentax can give me a K-3 successor with this sensor, uncropped 4K/1080p, SR during video, LOG and the stills image quality and handling I expect from Pentax, I'm absolutely going to buy it. Problem is that I need good stills and good video for work.