Thanks for all your comments. What I’ve always admired about this forum is the honesty and friendliness.
I’ve been a Pentax user for the last 30 years, and I think what I was looking for was confirmation that the K3 can hold its own in the big, wide world, which it can.
The problem is, recently I’ve been surrounded by a lot of professionals, and I think I’ve become seduced by the ‘dark side’, and possibly even conditioned by their constant praise of their Canikons. It isn’t about bodies either, Canon’s EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM and its bigger brother, the 70-200 are the professionals ‘must have’ lenses, I keep being told. Doubt has inevitably set in.
We’ve just started a 4x4 and outdoor adventure website, and since April I’ve been in the incredibly fortunate position of having a new press 4x4 delivered to my front door every week. So, 50% of the vehicle shots are action, the rest are stationary. I also do product reviews, so close up photos of gadgets are often taken.
We are constantly being told that short movies are becoming more important on websites these days, hence my colleagues decision for the 7D 2, and my concerns about the K3’s.
As was mentioned earlier, for pure work purposes I want to upgrade, and I want the best I can afford. I really wish Pentax would hurry up with the FF!
Having said that, my old K20 coupled with the Sigma 10-20mm and DA55-300mm aren't doing a bad job, here are a few examples of the Land Rover Discover Sport that I’ve been playing with this week. All are Jpeg, unfettled and straight from the camera.
Sigma 10-20mm images...
DA55-300mm images…