Originally posted by Serkevan Frankly, I don't necessarily think the K-3iii is overpriced. It is expensive - but that's not the same.
That's exactly what I think.
Though my long-lasting products go quite a while back, to the 50's and 70's... I never quite bought into digital apart from a dalliance with the Sigma DP2 and 3 Merrill (great cameras, but no VF, the dealbreaker). A K-x was bought for work and quickly discarded (too small OVF).
My film cameras cover FF and MF and give me a lot of joy. But sometimes I miss photos, due to the weather, or due to the necessity of capturing something very fast. So I hope this camera will provide me with more opportunities while maintaining the sheer pleasure of manual control.
For sheer joy, I only have to look at my Rolleiflex 2.8C, MPP Microflex or Agfa Super Isolette. I have enough film stock to last quite a few years more! I also have the KX in black, twice, which I enjoy enormously (but on this long trip I don't have one with me).