Originally posted by jeff knight I just read the highly annoying "Sorry Pentax is not enough thread..." (mercifully closed), and I am pissed off. So you have to use Nikon full frame (or any full frame) now to be considered a professional! I want to call BS on that.
We're getting into arguments now with the full frame crowd that are comparable to this: Your 9mm pistol isn't enough, you need a 30-06 rifle with a scope to be a proper assassin. This is so stupid. The message is: you gotta have this or that high caliber gun to play with the big boys..... It's not only silly but just not true. What about us pistoleros who like a smaller high quality weapon?
It's early days. I have not used the K-3 but the samples I've seen are more than what I would consider professional quality. I have been freelance since 1984 and the K-3 is a real temptation.
What would it take for you to consider yourself a professional? I mean, besides a load of lucrative jobs and a $50,000 camera. I'm just curious.
My advice is to stop reading if these useless discussions bother you and don't call for censorship.
You're not paid by Ricoh/Pentax to defend them, they are not your "team", they are not as upset about this as you, so you have no reason to get more upset than them. They have their business plan and that's that.
Now if you have professional aspirations, you have two choices:
-produce undeniably professional work with your Pentax
-get what the industry demands, which is a full frame (and this is false, in reality)
You're saying you're a freelancer since 1984, so none of this should worry you in the least. This is consumerism, most of these ramblings are coming from consumerists, not photographers. They are mostly spec-sheet photographers and gearheads. If it's not with this gadget, it would be something else.