Originally posted by reh321 Meanwhile Nikon users are dancing in the street proclaiming the D850 to be perfect for every purpose; better than any other FF, and in crop mode better than the D500 {D850's sensor is said to not be Sony}
---------- Post added 09-17-17 at 10:37 PM ----------
I hate to be the continual wet blanket at this party - but Pentax is not the market presence it was in 1980. In fact, if I mention "Pentax K-1" at other photo discussion boards, the most likely response I'll get will be something like "Pentax was a great brand once; whatever happened to them?"
The K-1 is not top of the industry heap. Canon and Sony partisans may argue about position of the Nikon D850, but no one outside this group is going to claim the K-1 belongs in that fight. The K-1 may not be at the bottom of the FF list, but it certainly is not at the top! Although many people will recognize the K-1 as a great value, people here repeatedly want to create something cheaper. If Pentax is really going to go after "premium" as they say, they're more likely to put something in above the K-1, perhaps allowing the K-1 to droop a tad in price.
In addition, Pentax may have only so much resources to put into FF bodies right now, because other developments are probably putting pressure on the 645Z, so it may need refreshing.
And the thing you don't seem to understand is, no one gives a rat poop about what Canon and Nikon users think. And your lack of knowledge of who might read this is pretty astounding.
I personally am on record as saying the D850 is probably the best camera I'll never buy. However, the 42MP file means the crop is still. smaller than a K-3. YOu still get more magnification out of an APS-c crop sensor camera meaning even if you're Nikon shooter you probably still want your D500 for wild life and birding, at least I would. So really, you're not telling anyone anything. Canon, Nikon fanboys are all over the net. Do you think we needed some clown to come on the Pentax forum and shove it in our face?
No one here said the K-1 was the consensus overall the top of the industry heap.
But, the way I rate the industry, the K-1, is the top of my rating of the industry heap with the caveat coupled with a fast APS_C camera with a big buffer. And I'd still want that even with a D850 although some won't. If that's a problem for you, your on the wrong forum.
Some of us are confident enough in our skills we don't have to hop on every new camera body that come along, and believe it's the thing that will save our photography. I bought my K-1 because I got some un-expected money, and I'd sell it tomorrow if I needed money, it's the first thing to go on the emergency go list, but I'm not counting on it to be my photographic happiness forever like these D850 guys. I just happen to really enjoy using the camera. So shoot me.
Next time you try and impress us with your "knowledge" of how inadequate our gear is, maybe take it to people who might care.
There is nothing as useless on this forum as people who appoint themselves the prophet who needs to come and tell us what everybody else thinks.
And it gets really insulting when they come here and assume you are happy with your K-1 because you don't know what's going on in the rest of the camera world and just need to be slapped down a bit to come back to reality.
There are a few people where grumpy enough to slap back.