Originally posted by Mountain Vision The K-1 in crop mode has all the focus points jammed together and it's really not designed to be used as a K-3II in disguise. Sure the buffer and frame rate and the pixel density and all the specs look legit, but it's just not really ideally your K-3II replacement for every use.
I see your point. If I can share my experience, after using the K1 with battery grip and DFA150450, I've found that the 15Mpixels crops deliver about the same IQ as a K3 24Mp simply because dynamic shooting requires relatively fast shutter speed, hardware a case for low ISO, ISO is usually between 800 and 1600 when the 24Mpixel sensor lost more of its details. So I now have 1 x K1 and 1 x K1 mk II and no apsc (I sold all my apsc bodies and lenses).
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Originally posted by Mountain Vision Also, I wish crop mode gave the option of completely blacking out the full frame. Sometimes it's nice to see outside the frame but other times it's a distraction.
I agree, it's a tradeoff. OTOH, when I am close enough to the subject (depending of the type on subject) I may even switch back the K1 from crop mode to FF mode so that detail+noise is a step better compared to a cropped frame, something that I wouldn't be able to do with a K3 or KP. So for me the K1 is the most versatile camera I ever had: great for landscape and people photos in FF mode, and can provide a boost in frame rate, reach and buffer depth when switched into crop mode. I've also asked about the D850 frame rate in crop mode, and was told that on the D850 there is no difference of frame rate between FF mode (7FPS) and crop mode (also 7FPS), making the K1 still look like a great value.