Is there any way to contact Pentax for feedback/feature suggestions?
Pentax reps have said that there is no proper SR for video because of the noise it makes.
However Olympus offers very well working SR during video. They advertise with it. Sony offers well working SR during video. They, too, advertise with it. Pentax offered very well working SR during video in cameras up until the K-5. Did Pentax change the SR system for one that is significantly noisier? Because it wasn't in the K-5. And what does Pentax say to those users who say... so what if it is noisy? We're using an external microphone/recorder anyway? Just give us the SR please?
We all know that for the K-1 the video specs announced so far haven't improved over previous cameras. Did you change something under the hood to improve it? Like full sensor readout that is then downscaled to 1080p, for example.
What happened to the Fn button found on old Pentax cameras? Some users loved it, and miss it. It allowed users to always have the left, right, up and down button work for selecting the focus point. Only when pressing the Fn button would those buttons be reassigned to WB, picture style, flash, ... That was great, the way it is now isn't.
Bracketing with 4 photos please, where the sensor is in the corners? i.e. up left, up right, bottom left, bottom right. No need to do stitching in camera. Ideally this works with things like exposure bracketing.
LOG modes are very popular these days, and drive sales. So much that Panasonic is even charging for a firmware update on the GH4 that offers LOG. $100 just to get LOG. Any chance on getting that on a Pentax?
How about a firmware for people who also want to do video? Including a LOG mode, unlocking sensor shift SR during video, offering higher bitrates and perhaps MJPEG. Clean HDMI out would be nice too, or even raw video (that is written to both SD slots at the same time)? The K-1 is very much a dream camera for videographers that is let down by the firmware. Make it a paid upgrade to pay for the cost of developing it, without offloading that cost to stills shooters who hate the idea of paying one cent for video functionality.
Will there be a FF camera above the K-1, or is it going to remain the flagship? It seems to be a bit of an entry level FF camera, with plenty of room above it.
Is it possible to do in camera battery charging via USB? That would enable charging 2 batteries at once if using one external charger, it would enable charging the battery when a charger was forgotten. It also enables charging the camera while it is in use, thus extending battery life for astrophotographers who aren't near an outlet. There are plenty of battery packs with USB port out there.
Originally posted by solar1 Is this possible? Why did Pentax decide to go with electronic image stabilization?
Thanks.
Pentax has already answered this (though it sounds like a bogus answer): The SR system is too noisy. IMHO on the K-5 it wasn't, on lesser Pentax cameras that had it you could hear some noise. However that is easily avoided using external microphones or external recorders, so at least having the option would be nice.
As for 3rd party lens makers: There are some really nice lenses coming out from lesser known brands. Really nice manual focus, good quality, ... but only going to where the videographers are. Too bad they aren't with Pentax...