[OoKU]

Dumb adapters can do video at probably 10percent of the price of this newby.

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They copied the TechArt Pro to adapt $ony,the TAP firmware updates the Fotodiox!

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So,whats price?Whens it released?Where are the YT videos doing demos?

about 300-400$,
It's already in beta.

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Weather Sealed?
That would be great if it is!

WR is not currently planned as it will result in a higher price.

[UncleVanya]

I've often wished that somebody would resurrect a film-era focusing screen for DSLRs, including the split screen and microprism ring in the center.

Katzeye did, however the design wreaks a bit of havock with dslr meetering systems. It's not insurmountable but takes a bit of adjustment.

[mlt]

about 300-400$,
It's already in beta.

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WR is not currently planned as it will result in a higher price.

Thank you for the update

[stevebrot]

That's another advantage of mirrorless cameras: the focus assistance that you can get with a well-designed EVF. I've often wished that somebody would resurrect a film-era focusing screen for DSLRs, including the split screen and microprism ring in the center.

Katzeye did, however the design wreaks a bit of havock with dslr meetering systems. It's not insurmountable but takes a bit of adjustment.

I have had a series of Katzeye screens since about 2009 and the only metering issue has been loss of spot metering due to the split image. This is typical for SLRs, you can have one or the other but not both. I did extensive comparative testing of the Katzeye to my K-3's stock screen and found both matrix and center-weighted to be identical between the two. Sometimes I think it would be nice to have spot metering, but given the amount of manual focus glass I use, I will accept the trade-off.

Katzeye is gone now, but focusingscreen.com in Taiwan supplies an impressive variety of screens that fit Pentax cameras, including models for the K-1. Their products are created from commercially available product from Nikon, Canon, and other makers modified to fit our cameras. I was looking their site tonight and noticed that they offer the excellent Nikon K3 screen (think FM3A) for the Pentax MZ-S. That might be a decent combination. We will have to see what they can do for the K-3iii.


Steve

[stevebrot]

This beats people hacking the stop-down linkage off of k-mount lenses to better work on mirrorless + adapter rigs.

That is done by people adapting to FF Canon. The linkage is no problem for mirrorless and is actually essential for some adapters to work.


Steve

[pres589]

So it was the Canon people all along!

[bdery]

11:00 to 3:00 bright sun in a forest, or on a waterfall or pretty much just about any landscape. Landscapes where harsh shadows would necessitate hdr techniques .....

I understand about harsh light, I did not understand why you said the Sony cameras were better than the K-1 for that.

For me it opens the possibility of adding a Sony body to my gear. I'm not leaving Pentax, but I might add a Sony.

I was already in the process of getting a Sony camera, mainly for review purposes. This announcement is icing on the cake. There is no talk of "leaving" Pentax, systems are not mutually exclusive, and I like my gear and the images they produce so much, I don't see myself loosing that appreciation anytime soon.

[Breakfastographer]

So it was the Canon people all along!

Getting more Canon users to switch to RF mount should serve as an effective conservation measure for legacy K-mount lenses. Or getting them to switch to K-mount, which may be harder.

[someasiancameraguy]

I was already in the process of getting a Sony camera, mainly for review purposes. This announcement is icing on the cake. There is no talk of "leaving" Pentax, systems are not mutually exclusive, and I like my gear and the images they produce so much, I don't see myself loosing that appreciation anytime soon.

It's definitely much easier than before to have multiple systems that play well with each other. For those that think this adapter will lure people to move to Sony, the effect also works in the other direction. More people will look at the Pentax ecosystem and consider its strengths. Overall it's never a bad thing to have more choices.

[mlt]

It's definitely much easier than before to have multiple systems that play well with each other. For those that think this adapter will lure people to move to Sony, the effect also works in the other direction. More people will look at the Pentax ecosystem and consider its strengths. Overall it's never a bad thing to have more choices.

Good thought. Having multiple systems, whether rangefinder and slr, or slr and tlr was always doable in the past. No reason why it won’t work today.

[MegaPower]

great time to go back Sony

[bdery]

It's definitely much easier than before to have multiple systems that play well with each other. For those that think this adapter will lure people to move to Sony, the effect also works in the other direction. More people will look at the Pentax ecosystem and consider its strengths. Overall it's never a bad thing to have more choices.

Agreed. And the Pentax lineup has many products which go well with the "promise" of mirrorless : all the Limited deliver character, superb IQ and rendering, in a comparatively small format. Especially for a lens like the 77, the adapter doesn't make it much bigger, and actually smaller than most modern portrait lenses.

[taktoon]

I hope that the adapter will work good. Than I can consider a7iii, but I really prefer to spend my money on faster (than K-1) Pentax FF body with significantly better AF, bigger buffer/faster cards and 4K video.

[Dieseler]

Far from it, let's see, about as far as Betelgeuse if you're walking?
For me, it's just a piece of useless &^@# which does absolutely nothing.
For others, it's just something that would be somewhat useful - if it would work. And it might work after a firmware update or two. Maybe.

A very narrow-minded view.

This potentially gives the option of a modern "Pentax" mirrorless (still including the Sony sensor ). Just put tape over the Sony logo and ignore the body ergonomics/menus.

[Kunzite]

A very narrow-minded view.

This potentially gives the option of a modern "Pentax" mirrorless (still including the Sony sensor ). Just put tape over the Sony logo and ignore the body ergonomics/menus.

That... isn't nice.

Perhaps you should try being more tolerant with others' choices and preferences.