Originally posted by MJKoski In the end, I judge success of camera gear by the costs. If I pay 3000€ for K-1 II and a lens, I expect nearly flawless performance. P20 Pro camera module is ~two digit figure considering the costs to manufacture it. There is a lot to like there for the money. It is completely unacceptable to force image filtering when using $$$$ digital camera setup. $$$ = borderline acceptable.
There's no point us getting into the K-1II accelerator again. I understand and appreciate your view point, and to some extent I even agree, though we differ on our opinions as to the extent and end result.
You've always given the impression that image quality is of the utmost importance to you, so I'm interested and a little surprised that you're happy to accept the image quality of the P20 Pro on the basis of cost. It's a capable smartphone camera, for sure, but the raw files show many issues with artefacts, purple fringing from the various sample shots I've seen. Sure, it's a lot cheaper than a high end DSLR, but the image quality and versatility are significantly reduced.
So is it fair to say, then, that perfection in image quality isn't a necessity for you after all, but you expect it if you've paid a lot of money for the camera and lenses? If that's the case, it seems you could have gotten away with never buying anything so expensive as the K-1 or K-1II - nor indeed any high end DSLR or mirrorless camera