Originally posted by Adam While I would certainly welcome continued improvement in this area, Ricoh's core customers aren't ones who crave cutting-edge AF. All those folks are shooting with another brand by now.
Ricoh should continue investment in still image quality while keeping prices lower than the competition, which is where it has a big edge. Once it's feasible to do so, they should acquire some existing AF tech that's better than SAFOX and start using that.
Sorry, but I really do not agree with that, I think if Pentax wants to survive in today’s market they need to have a autofocus that is able to take pictures of ones family or the family’s pet !
Still image today is great from every manufacturer with very little to tell them apart, Pentax makes fantastic robust and good handling cameras, but I find the engine of the camera unfortunately slow, from autofocus to writing to card, Pentax needs to put a turbocharger in the engine bay to make it feel snappier.
The K1 with a much faster autofocus and faster writing to cards, a higher resolution back screen and usb 3.1 plus a door cover for the eye piece ala Nikon 800...would sell faster than RICOH could make them, even if 20-30% more expensive, and i truly believe there would be a market for that