Originally posted by house That means it's absolutely huge. A built in flash replacement should be built in flash size. The Mini R2 is a proper flash (googled it). It's interesting that no one makes an abysmal but tiny point and shoot style flash because it has it's uses.
yes, well, are you going to avoid all tools that don't fit the pie in the sky ideal, or see if you can make some kind of compromise to get shots you are missing?
If only the former, my LAST camera would be a mark I K-3. I still have it and in some situations it is the tool of choice. But I really like my K-1 also. And the Flashpoint/Godox Mini R2 flashes are at this time the compromise I must make.
I'll keep nagging about a true pTTL version of the Mini as I am likely to see that long before Pentax releases a camera & flash that meet your vision. And that doesn't mean I dislike your vision.
Again, going back to the thread topic... I have the O-GPS hotshoe add-on for my K-3. Not only is it clunky and too power hungry to just leave on, it also prevents the use of the K-3's built-in flash. I use the built-in GPS on my K-1 whenever I can obtain a signal (meaning mostly outdoors or next to windows), and I can use it AND a hotshoe mounted flash at the same time. I know where I took a photo when I see it. What I use the GPS EXIF information for is to FIND that photo faster among all the others on my harddrive using a location search term.