Originally posted by jatrax Image of finger in the dike with water spurting?
I do not understand the current pessimism. Ricoh has rumored that they will make a new gear announcement soon. What on earth is 'bad' about that. It should be cause for celebration. The opposite of that would be perhaps Ricoh announcing they are closing Pentax. Based on history here that post would probably get positive comments. <sarc>.
So what if it is not exactly what unrealistic hopes dreamed up? IT IS NEW GEAR. The alternative is NO NEW GEAR. And perhaps some who have not been here that long do not realize how close we all were to NO NEW GEAR. Not all that long ago the speculation on this forum was not if but when Pentax would close and which body to grab before they were all gone.
Exactly!
Worse, they don't seem to comprehend the immense value of what the K-1ii might offer if it manages a 1 EV improvement in ISO noise over the K-1 by using technology from the KP.
There's another thread where someone was complaining that they weren't getting enough keepers with a K-3 & f/1.4 lens which they said they were forced to use in low-light. But the K-1ii will probably be 2 EV better than the K-3 which implies they could boost the ISO by two stops and narrow the aperture by two stops for many more keepers in many situations. Similarly, better SR often enables a slower shutter speed (and narrower aperture) which reduces the stress of AF system performance.
From the standpoint of many kinds of photography (admittedly not all), a 1 stop improvement in ISO-noise is like getting a stop extra light from every lens you own. And the same often applies to SR although that has more limitations due to subject motion.