Ricoh announces an upgrade service for current PENTAX K-1 consumers

Sandy Hancock · 02-21-2018, 05:51 PM - **9 Likes**

Wow - some can find a negative in anything.

This is good news people!

awscreo · 02-21-2018, 05:53 PM

Sounds good. I'll wait for k-1 II review, and then see if I want to upgrade.

**Fontan** · 02-21-2018, 05:53 PM

Why not? I'll do it for sure.

dstar · 02-21-2018, 06:07 PM

Well upgrade 550$
K1 today in BH photo
1896 $ plus tax
New K ll mark 1996 in BH photo web ?????

**DDoram** · 02-21-2018, 06:07 PM

Creative idea Ricoh; I will likely do this.

Wheatfield · 02-21-2018, 06:19 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by sculptor666

this is good news

Ricoh announces an upgrade service for current PENTAX K-1 consumers

There's something we've never seen a camera company do before. I can see myself upgrading my K1, I do a lot of pixel shift images.

pinholecam · 02-21-2018, 06:24 PM - **3 Likes**

Unprecedented move.
Well done, Pentax!

gm4life · 02-21-2018, 06:25 PM - **3 Likes**

Wow. This is great news for current K1 owners and the future of Pentax in general. Maybe no new crop flagship this year... Next year will do... But with this news and the new DFA and DA * lenses I am excited. This sounds like a company committed to staying in the game to me.

**clickclick** · 02-21-2018, 06:29 PM - **7 Likes**

Am I the only one who gets attached to their cameras? I actually like the idea of upgrading the camera I know and have taken thousands of shots with versus starting over. I guess after the basic burn in period and some number of shutter actuations, which I'm sure I've passed, I figure the camera is proven and apt to keep going. Maybe it's why my daily driver is a 32 year old Mercedes with 253,000 miles that has been in the family for 31 years. Proven and familiar. Just feels right. Am I nuts, I mean, beyond the baseline of being a Pentax fan?

**clackers** · 02-21-2018, 06:32 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by clickclick

Am I nuts, I mean, beyond the baseline of being a Pentax fan?

It does go with the territory, ClickClick!

**SteveinSLC** · 02-21-2018, 06:37 PM

This is definitely interesting. Hopefully we'll get some solid comparisons to understand what difference the new Mark II functionality makes. If it basically just adds the ability to take Pixel Shift hand held, I'm not sure if would be worth it to me. Pretty much all the times I want Pixel Shift, I've already got the camera on a tripod.
And I'd also want to understand what the real turnaround time is.

reh321 · 02-21-2018, 06:38 PM

Some of you may be old enough to remember when Kodak moved from K-12 to K-14 chemistry, from 'K' film to 'KM' film. There were some Kodachrome users who filled their freezers with the old 'K' film because they trusted it, while others of us charged ahead with the "new and improved" 'KM' film. We may see the same kind of thing here.

amoringello · 02-21-2018, 06:39 PM - **2 Likes**

Wow, I would not dare let Precision touch my fully functional equipment.
I wouldn't trust them to replace the logo, let alone to replace the main circuit board.

**BigMackCam** · 02-21-2018, 06:52 PM

Originally posted by amoringello

Wow, I would not dare let Precision touch my fully functional equipment.
I wouldn't trust them to replace the logo, let alone to replace the main circuit board.

Luckily, you have options... upgrade the board, or upgrade the camera via trade-in or private sale. Choices, choices

normhead · 02-21-2018, 07:00 PM - **8 Likes**

Damn, right after I make up my mind I'm not even looking at the K-1ii, they do this. First they weasel $2700 CAD out of me for a K-1 I said I wasn't interested in, because Mightymike put his in my hands and said "See how this feels." (I felt like running away with his friggin camera, but it was right after my hip surgery,)

Now they've found a way to weasel even more money from me. I have to say, this is way more attractive than a whole new camera. But is it more attractive than a K-70? And what will the wife say?

And to make matters worse, they did it during tax return season, which makes it even harder to resist. Who says Pentax marketing doesn't know what they are doing?

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02-21-2018, 05:51 PM - 9 Likes	#31
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	Wow - some can find a negative in anything. This is good news people!

02-21-2018, 05:53 PM	#32
awscreo Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,722	Sounds good. I'll wait for k-1 II review, and then see if I want to upgrade.

02-21-2018, 05:53 PM	#33
Fontan Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 5th floor Posts: 1,610	Why not? I'll do it for sure.

02-21-2018, 06:07 PM	#34
dstar Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 475	Well upgrade 550$ K1 today in BH photo 1896 $ plus tax New K ll mark 1996 in BH photo web ?????

02-21-2018, 06:07 PM	#35
DDoram Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Canada Posts: 632	Creative idea Ricoh; I will likely do this.

02-21-2018, 06:19 PM - 4 Likes	#36
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by sculptor666 this is good news Ricoh announces an upgrade service for current PENTAX K-1 consumers There's something we've never seen a camera company do before. I can see myself upgrading my K1, I do a lot of pixel shift images.

02-21-2018, 06:24 PM - 3 Likes	#37
pinholecam Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,706	Unprecedented move. Well done, Pentax!

02-21-2018, 06:25 PM - 3 Likes	#38
gm4life Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 602	Wow. This is great news for current K1 owners and the future of Pentax in general. Maybe no new crop flagship this year... Next year will do... But with this news and the new DFA and DA * lenses I am excited. This sounds like a company committed to staying in the game to me.

02-21-2018, 06:29 PM - 7 Likes	#39
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903	Am I the only one who gets attached to their cameras? I actually like the idea of upgrading the camera I know and have taken thousands of shots with versus starting over. I guess after the basic burn in period and some number of shutter actuations, which I'm sure I've passed, I figure the camera is proven and apt to keep going. Maybe it's why my daily driver is a 32 year old Mercedes with 253,000 miles that has been in the family for 31 years. Proven and familiar. Just feels right. Am I nuts, I mean, beyond the baseline of being a Pentax fan?

02-21-2018, 06:32 PM - 1 Like	#40
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by clickclick Am I nuts, I mean, beyond the baseline of being a Pentax fan? It does go with the territory, ClickClick!

02-21-2018, 06:37 PM	#41
SteveinSLC Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2017 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 568	This is definitely interesting. Hopefully we'll get some solid comparisons to understand what difference the new Mark II functionality makes. If it basically just adds the ability to take Pixel Shift hand held, I'm not sure if would be worth it to me. Pretty much all the times I want Pixel Shift, I've already got the camera on a tripod. And I'd also want to understand what the real turnaround time is.

02-21-2018, 06:38 PM	#42
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,180	Some of you may be old enough to remember when Kodak moved from K-12 to K-14 chemistry, from 'K' film to 'KM' film. There were some Kodachrome users who filled their freezers with the old 'K' film because they trusted it, while others of us charged ahead with the "new and improved" 'KM' film. We may see the same kind of thing here.

02-21-2018, 06:39 PM - 2 Likes	#43
amoringello Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,562	Wow, I would not dare let Precision touch my fully functional equipment. I wouldn't trust them to replace the logo, let alone to replace the main circuit board.

02-21-2018, 06:52 PM	#44
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Originally posted by amoringello Wow, I would not dare let Precision touch my fully functional equipment. I wouldn't trust them to replace the logo, let alone to replace the main circuit board. Luckily, you have options... upgrade the board, or upgrade the camera via trade-in or private sale. Choices, choices

02-21-2018, 07:00 PM - 8 Likes	#45
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Damn, right after I make up my mind I'm not even looking at the K-1ii, they do this. First they weasel $2700 CAD out of me for a K-1 I said I wasn't interested in, because Mightymike put his in my hands and said "See how this feels." (I felt like running away with his friggin camera, but it was right after my hip surgery,) Now they've found a way to weasel even more money from me. I have to say, this is way more attractive than a whole new camera. But is it more attractive than a K-70? And what will the wife say? And to make matters worse, they did it during tax return season, which makes it even harder to resist. Who says Pentax marketing doesn't know what they are doing?