I'm one of the Pentax members miffed about the increase in price of the K-1. I was planning to get one, but the price increase started me thinking do I need a K-1, do I need a 15-30 or a 24-70 F 2.8...to go with the new body ? Well maybe not the 24-70.
I started thinking, maybe not. I've been very happy, so far with my ASP-C bodies, K5, K10D Km. I do make some 8 X 10 prints every so often, occasionally an 11 X 14, but nothing bigger than that. Mostly I make 5 X 7's. I look at the print quality from these three cameras and my assortment of Pentax and one Sigma lens, and I have to say the pix in this size range are really sharp. Excellent quality really from ASP-C. Hard to think that the quality from these size prints could get any better, in my opinion.
When I analyze why I wanted the K-1 full frame and new FF lenses, it started to seem mostly because it was the newest, greatest, improved toy. That's me, though, remember others may differ.
There used to be a car show on TV and the host would test muscle cars, etc. He would then extol the virtues of the latest Ferrari, but then would pose the question to himself. Do I want this car, or do I need it ? Then for the most part he would come to the on air revelation, that really he just wanted it. Well that was me and the K-1.
I had a self imposed budget and the K-1 went up a couple hundred bucks. The price increase won't kill me, but it did make me question my motives. I can safely say that the K-1, plus one or two rebadged Tamron lenses...fall into my want category, not my need category.
Still not sure what I will do. We'll see. But lately I've kicked myself, I should of bought a new 645D, with the 'free' 75 mm lens....when it was at the clear out price of $3,995.00 USD awhile ago.
In the film days I did a lot of medium format (Mamiya system) ...I still miss it when I look at the pictures in this forum's medium format photographs.
What to do, but I have the luxury of not being in too much of a hurry. Ricoh, it's your move next.
Last edited by lesmore49; 10-03-2016 at 06:15 PM.