Originally posted by Rondec The problem to me is that the majority of users don't buy cameras hoping to adapt their ancient Leica or FD Mount lenses.
A person on a budget can pick up a used Sony A7 for less than $1,000 with new A7 bodies going for $1,200. I know 2 people who have picked them up just to use with old Canon FD and Nikon MF glass. There are a lot of people who still own these lenses and have no real digital option for them except mirrorless. The A7 is a very cheap FF option for the millions of FD glass owners.... Actually its their only easy FF option.
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Originally posted by stillshot2 That's funny! I wonder if these people buy the old box shaped monitors for their computers too? On a more serious note, the additional cost and weight full frame will bring really has me thinking of sticking with aps-c, so if many others share this idea I can't imagine that Pentax will cancel a K-3 replacement. I love shooting my K30 with the DA 50mm 1.8 which is on my camera most of the time, but my dream is to get a 77mm f1.8 and mount it on a Pentax FF DSLR which would probably be the "end all" for me. But I wonder if the extra size and weight would cause me to leave the camera home more often?.... Probably not
As for now, I can only just wait and see what the full frame brings.
Its a trade off. I like having buttons I can press to change setting or dials I can turn without having to stop and go into a menu, but these controls take space that you have to give up on a camera like the A7. Sometimes I like the compact A7m2, but for somethings I like the larger K-3 with better controls.