Originally posted by revelstoked Space is cool but I have not been waiting around with a hobbled K50 for 3 years for Ricoh Pentax to do some expensive wooden grips for an unpalatable camera (in my opinion anyway) and almost annual iterations of a selfie stick camera ( although I concede that the GR is cool, although unnecessary for me) I want to buy a performance SLR camera that is comfortable to hold, can handle video at least as good as a 6 year old Cell phone, and can deliver the image quality that got me into Pentax in the first place. I seriously doubt that I am the only one.
As Sandy asks above, is there a reason you didn't opt for a K-3II (either new or lightly used)? The timing would have been about right to get one at a bargain price, and it's one heck of a camera.
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Procrastination is the thief of time", as the saying goes. I can't imagine - and certainly wouldn't recommend - waiting even a year, let alone three, for a camera that hasn't been officially announced, especially if it means shooting with "hobbled" equipment for that duration. With respect, you could have enjoyed three years shooting with a K-3II, then sold it if and when the new body is announced, and you'd only have been out a few hundred dollars in depreciation.
I'm sure you considered that, though... suggesting the K-3II was also unpalatable to you, perhaps? Which leads me to wonder what you expect from the next model. Improved AF? Better high ISO performance? I'd guess so, incrementally at least. Considerably better video? For the relatively few folks here who care about video, I sure hope so, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it. Pentax has never been competitive for video...
Are you still shooting with a hobbled K-50? For goodness sake, grab yourself a nice, used K-5 / K-3 / K-3II. You'll get most of your money back when you come to sell it!
Last edited by BigMackCam; 09-17-2019 at 12:45 AM.