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weverka · 09-02-2020, 12:36 PM - **3 Likes**

I switched to Full Frame because it is more convenient than carrying around bigger formats.

Last edited by weverka; 09-03-2020 at 06:19 PM.

MegaPower · 09-24-2020, 08:14 PM - **1 Like**

I want me FA43 to be a real 43mm lens.
same for FA31, and others.

Sandi · 09-28-2020, 09:20 AM

I upgraded from my old K30. I also have a large selection of old but perfectly useable lenses from my old Pentax film cameras. As well as having some Pentax 67 lenses which work perfectly on the K1ii with an adapter. I am now looking for an adapter to see if I can use my medium format lenses from my Bronica SQA i.

TerryL · 09-28-2020, 02:55 PM

Because wide is wide.

**JensE** · 09-28-2020, 03:21 PM

The K-1 (II) is the most universal Pentax-K camera - packed full of features and made many of my lenses shine even more than on my K-5 (F-Series primes, DFA macros, Zeiss Biometar ...). And for macro work, the display is stellar. So I went for FF, because it came with the best Pentax digital camera so far.

reh321 · 09-28-2020, 04:41 PM

Originally posted by TerryL

Because wide is wide.

I have a Sigma 10-20mm lens for “APS-C”.
There aren’t many “FF” rectilinear lenses wider than 15mm.

**JensE** · 09-28-2020, 04:54 PM

Classic wides, like my F28/2.8 or A24/2.8, are wide again. Ultrawides have come a long way since those film days, both on APS-C and 'FF'.

**hjoseph7** · 10-01-2020, 05:23 PM

I jumped on the band-wagon like everybody else. Almost everything I had heard from owners of FF were positive, so curiosity got the best of me. To me it was a little bit like moving from 35mm film to medium format. if I blew up an image to 8X10 or less, then I really could not tell the difference between both formats. However, once I blew up the image to 11X14 or greater, that's when I started seeing differences although very subtle. The medium format pictures had more detail and were more dynamic(3D) IMHO...

xavier_zinn · 10-31-2020, 02:00 PM

I had a Nikon FM2 and fought the digital move for years. After seeing all of the different sizes, full frame, APS-C, four thirds, blah, blah, blah. Crop factor, math blah, blah, blah. I was just fed up. Basically, my move to full-frame was out of sheer laziness. All of my lenses are from the film days so full-frame in the end was the best move for me and offers me the biggest bang for the buck in my mind.

bdery · 11-01-2020, 06:21 AM

Interesting to read people's comments. Keep them coming!

mikeprotts · 11-01-2020, 11:30 AM

I didn't plan to go full frame, but when my K5-II stopped working, there was a K1-II at a price I couldn't resist.

Mike

StephenHampshire · 11-06-2020, 02:44 PM - **5 Likes**

ISO 800, a film era prime, K1 goodness...that's my reason to go fullframe

**RobA_Oz** · 11-06-2020, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by bdery

Interesting to read people's comments. Keep them coming!

I’ll second that.

I could very easily have stayed in the APS-C camp, but, having added the K-1 to its smaller siblings, I have to say that I’m pleased with the investment results, and I have no intention of ditching either format. What may well go is my MFT system.

noelpolar · 11-06-2020, 03:45 PM

Maybe another thread..... "Why I bought a second K1?"

My answer: My first K1 was so good I bought a second to check that it was so (slow learner here).

dave_roe · 11-07-2020, 02:46 PM

I like doing night shots. I got an opportunity to borrow a K1-II for a couple of hours and thought it was not going to work with not being able to see my focus point at night.

Then I got home and saw the results and figured there was a way to figure it all out.

I made up my mind to pull the trigger and one arrived in two days. I have not looked back.

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09-28-2020, 09:20 AM	#168
Sandi Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Cornwall Posts: 63	All my old lenses I upgraded from my old K30. I also have a large selection of old but perfectly useable lenses from my old Pentax film cameras. As well as having some Pentax 67 lenses which work perfectly on the K1ii with an adapter. I am now looking for an adapter to see if I can use my medium format lenses from my Bronica SQA i.

10-31-2020, 02:00 PM	#174
xavier_zinn New Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 13	Not your typical reason I had a Nikon FM2 and fought the digital move for years. After seeing all of the different sizes, full frame, APS-C, four thirds, blah, blah, blah. Crop factor, math blah, blah, blah. I was just fed up. Basically, my move to full-frame was out of sheer laziness. All of my lenses are from the film days so full-frame in the end was the best move for me and offers me the biggest bang for the buck in my mind.

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09-02-2020, 12:36 PM - 3 Likes	#166
weverka Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Boulder CO Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 133	I switched to Full Frame because it is more convenient than carrying around bigger formats. Last edited by weverka; 09-03-2020 at 06:19 PM.

09-24-2020, 08:14 PM - 1 Like	#167
MegaPower Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hong Kong / Irvine, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 636	I want me FA43 to be a real 43mm lens. same for FA31, and others.

09-28-2020, 02:55 PM	#169
TerryL Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Virginia, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 850	Because wide is wide.

09-28-2020, 03:21 PM	#170
JensE Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Leipzig Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,977	The K-1 (II) is the most universal Pentax-K camera - packed full of features and made many of my lenses shine even more than on my K-5 (F-Series primes, DFA macros, Zeiss Biometar ...). And for macro work, the display is stellar. So I went for FF, because it came with the best Pentax digital camera so far.

09-28-2020, 04:41 PM	#171
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,187	Originally posted by TerryL Because wide is wide. I have a Sigma 10-20mm lens for “APS-C”. There aren’t many “FF” rectilinear lenses wider than 15mm.

09-28-2020, 04:54 PM	#172
JensE Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Leipzig Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,977	Classic wides, like my F28/2.8 or A24/2.8, are wide again. Ultrawides have come a long way since those film days, both on APS-C and 'FF'.

10-01-2020, 05:23 PM	#173
hjoseph7 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2014 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,051	I jumped on the band-wagon like everybody else. Almost everything I had heard from owners of FF were positive, so curiosity got the best of me. To me it was a little bit like moving from 35mm film to medium format. if I blew up an image to 8X10 or less, then I really could not tell the difference between both formats. However, once I blew up the image to 11X14 or greater, that's when I started seeing differences although very subtle. The medium format pictures had more detail and were more dynamic(3D) IMHO...

11-01-2020, 06:21 AM	#175
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,363	Interesting to read people's comments. Keep them coming!

11-01-2020, 11:30 AM	#176
mikeprotts Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 66	I didn't plan to go full frame, but when my K5-II stopped working, there was a K1-II at a price I couldn't resist. Mike

11-06-2020, 02:44 PM - 5 Likes	#177
StephenHampshire Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Winchester Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,523	ISO 800, a film era prime, K1 goodness...that's my reason to go fullframe

11-06-2020, 03:28 PM	#178
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by bdery Interesting to read people's comments. Keep them coming! I’ll second that. I could very easily have stayed in the APS-C camp, but, having added the K-1 to its smaller siblings, I have to say that I’m pleased with the investment results, and I have no intention of ditching either format. What may well go is my MFT system.

11-06-2020, 03:45 PM	#179
noelpolar Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Goolwa, SA Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,310	Maybe another thread..... "Why I bought a second K1?" My answer: My first K1 was so good I bought a second to check that it was so (slow learner here).

11-07-2020, 02:46 PM	#180
dave_roe Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rome, Italy Photos: Albums Posts: 584	I like doing night shots. I got an opportunity to borrow a K1-II for a couple of hours and thought it was not going to work with not being able to see my focus point at night. Then I got home and saw the results and figured there was a way to figure it all out. I made up my mind to pull the trigger and one arrived in two days. I have not looked back.

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