Originally posted by Imp Hey guys, i visited that K-1 EOSHD thread, and found a Ricoh question and answer session on facebook. This is what they said. Is there hope?
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. They are being ironic, is it? Good track record? Seriously? Compared to what? Cameras in the 60s?
@madbrain: Other brands, like Fuji, Samsung, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony do add features after the camera was launched. Pentax is one of the worst companies in that regard though.
Roughly you can say 60 Mbit on h265 is like 100-120 Mbit on h264.
2.35:1 is very cinematic, they must have added the black bars to give it that cinematic look.
@patarok: Pixel shift only works with completely stationary motives... which means landscapes are out.
Originally posted by OvidiuRoSb If you have to do some professional video beside photos, forget about Pentax and buy a Canon 60D, 70D, 80D or 6D. I changed my K-5iis with K-3II also for manual control on video, but it doesn't mach Canon 60D on video. If on Canon you have image stabilization from the lens, on Pentax you have it trough the software (only in photo mode is used the sensor stabilization). And with software stabilization on Pentax if you want some detail video, like macro, you will get some nasty artifacts. Even if you use video tripod, in some cases you also need to enable image stabilization.
Another thing is that when shooting video you need to not use color degradation and custom white balance, because this will be edited trough video editing software. The sequences taken with Pentax needed more time on editing and my friend who do this always curse me and my Pentax.
)) In case of those taken with Canon 60D and Canon 70D it's another story. From the start the sequences look much different and more pleasing from the Canon.
Canon has the most powerful IQ on video using DSLRs, Continuous Auto-Focus, nice image quality, etc..
If you want to simply shoot some video in vacation for fun, it's enough what you get from Pentax K-3 and above.
It's just my opinion after using Pentax and Canon on video.
Image stabilization in the lens is IMHO not as effective as sensor shift SR. Just look at the K-5, look those Olympus and Sony models that have it.
I'm not a fan of Canon... they are ok, but lag behind most other brands these days.