Originally posted by Class A I believe they prioritise pricing over performance. Using more performant chips is not a problem per se but would drive up cost.
That depends on whom they are targeting.
The current buffer clearance speeds aren't fantastic, but perhaps sufficient for the majority of K-1 users?
Better buffer clearance times would go well with better AF-C performance, so it might be rather expensive to follow through with updating one part of the electronics.
I think this is key point.
Have a look at the marketing for Pentax. When is the last time you saw them deliberately market their camera for a wedding or sports shooter (something that taxes AF/Buffer)...? When have you seen them advertise their products based around a landscape shot (something that is less taxing on AF/Buffer)?
It's simply the wrong tool for the job. If buffer, fps and AF matter to you in your workflow then you have chosen ill wisely with Pentax. But if you shoot much slower, more casually then it's fantastic value camera. And I should like to point out that even if a high stress shoot such as a wedding, it is only 5-10% of the entire day that I might really stress the buffer, the majority of the shoot its not an issue (writing RAW to SD 1 and 2).
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Originally posted by SirTomster I would love Pentax to continue the trend of upgrading the previous version.
Say the K-1 Mark III has a 42 megapixel sensor and other upgrades plus UHS II card slots.
I would consider paying to upgrade my slots to UHS II depending on the price. I would hope the circuit board could write at higher speeds so just replacing the hardware would be needed.
Not that I expect that, but hey it would be cool.
Interesting idea. I too would probably pay for that. I researched the $700AUD firmware upgrade for the K-1ii and in the end decided it wasn't worth it, but if they could take my camera and upgrade it in an area that really mattered to me I would be interested in that (if the price was right).