hm...
looking at the latest improvments in vector- a.o. A.I. based image upscaling...
ya'll can take a look here:
Adobe Photoshop's 'Super Resolution' Made My Jaw Hit the Floor
...I would say, demanding more than 45MP for a FF follow up to the K-1 is totally
ridiculous.
There are so many semi-pros and much more hobbyists among us pentaxians...
My guess is:
Upping the resolution to a point of total ridiculousness,
and for the sake of cost leaving out many other features** that would make everybody have a good time with their camera
will make the K-1(I/II) successor just one thing:
Roadkill.
I would be totally satisfied if the follow up would just offer way more beefier Autofocus, nice video,
a rugged body that doesnt suffer from childish design attempts.
I dont even need battery eating gps or nfc and whatnot
I dont need a dozen multiwheels,
I dont need a touchscreen that may be good fo nothin under harsh outdoor conditions...
I dont need a 1000MP sensor that makes the camera cost like a A1
A memory media option wih one CFExpress and one UHS-II SD slot,
a stills framerate about 14fps,
a large and bright viewfinder,
a moonlander display,
a focus thumbstick in
a rugged chassis that is built like a tank,
a tether shooting plugin for lightroom to it,
would sell a multitude more units
...than just fitting 50MP+ sensor in a body with "feint-features" or do you really believe there is a universe where
a FF Pentax follow up to the K-1romanwhatever with app. 60-80MP would be something else than a
straight DEATHBLOW to the brand and all its fans??
Its not that 50MP could not mean an advantage(especially for pros -- but hey, how much of us do it really at a pro level to make their income on it???)
its just that the biz-leadership-guys at ricoh would long for a pricetag way above 3000 bucks for such a camera that I swear to you.
And you just have to listen closely to all the guys who already say "2000 bucks for a pentax thats specs are a tit below all competitors<which cost a bit less>"
despite the K-3III alone for its viewfinder, new AF and 12fps actually should be worth it... Actually everybody should be blown away but it doesnt seem like.
(and I am pretty sure there will be a lot of bottom-fermented posts of jump-shippers until a plastic fantastic sibling to the K-3III will save the day...)
So what do you think will happen if PENTAX brings a FF follow up with 75MP for about 4000-5000 bucks?
Or do you think the guys in japan will go and say "hey we are having a good time here,
corona crisis is ruining world economics, lets build a 75MP camera for 2000 bucks...
LOL ... in which world should that imagination become reality? pls explain.
My good guess is the 32MP version would keep a lot more people in PENTAX/DSLR-Land than some soggy megapixel dream.
I would even go so far and say a FAST ENOUGH 24-26MP Full Frame in a plastic but rugged body without movable display or any fancy stuff
that is just a joy to shoot and offers tethered shooting...
could sell way more units than your hot megapixel dreamgal of a cam.
I would even spend up to 1600 bucks for such a camera immediately! (that one would not even need to offer multi-res shooting.. no! just pure camera!)
The only thing missing for such a cheap follow up to be a success would be modern affordable 24-70 and 70-200mil FF lenses since the
old caleidoscope tubes will not win ANY popularity contest. and all other lens options for FF despite the 28-105 (why in gods name is this actually not a 28-135?)
are rather expensive.
*or just one affordable 28-300mil (for all i care even a cheap PENTAX rebranded Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD would save the day)