Originally posted by normhead Then why doesn't he just buy what he wants?
Maybe Pentax owns his mind and he can't conceive of getting what he wants from a camera brand other than Pentax. OP, open your mind, there's more than Pentax in the world.
Just another 'Pentax should do what it does, and everything everyone else does too." thread.
It's not enough that the K-1 gives me IQ I thought I would never have been able to afford, good enough to end my thoughts of picking up a used 645D. Good enough, that for most of what I do it's overkill and I tend to use it as a "big gun" and leave it home when smaller will be better, and by far the best IQ per dollar out there, yet some folks are just never happy. It doesn't matter how good it gets, it's not good enough for them.
Actually I do have an open mind. I also use Nikon cameras and until it went in the sea, a Fujifilm too and a Hasselblad that I recently sold. Have also been know to use Olympus M43 cameras which are also excellent. I'll tell you why I make this point if it hasn't become clear:
1. Because I feel that the KP is occupying a very narrow niche and is not distinguishing itself enough. Old style interfaces have proven to be popular (e.g. Fuji). I thought diversifying the product could give it an advantage, and it is certainly something I would like to use. As it is, the KP is of no appeal to me, as the K-3ii and K-70 both represent better deals IMO. Obviously now it's too late for the KP, but maybe next time...
2. Because I have a range of Pentax lenses, and currently two bodies which I like. For reasons of expense and practicality I would not want to have to buy a parallel Fuji system, which has fewer lenses available anyway and a less refined feature set in other areas that Pentax really nails (WR, IBIS, OVF, batt life, etc).
In short a KP with shutter, EC and ISO dials would be close to being my dream camera. It would then only lack the Foveon sensor - improved for high iso of course...!