Pentax Full Frame DSLR Officially Announced!

RobG · 02-04-2015, 06:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by johnmflores

For Sale: One liver, 40-something male. Lightly used*. Send PM. Will trade for full-frame.
*Except for that one time in Vegas

You might want to offer a kidney instead - more survivable.

ChrisJowett · 02-04-2015, 06:29 PM

If it is compatible with the original K-mount (no contacts) I'll be very happy and sell a child if necessary. Nikon went the extra yard and included the old external AI pin in their full frames and Pentax should do the same. It's not just old lenses, many 3rd party vendors don't supply a KA mount on their manual focus lenses.
I note the prism hump looks huge, suggesting the camera is relatively small. This hopefully indicates the camera will be around the size of a K3, maintaining the Pentax reputation for compact SLRs.

RobG · 02-04-2015, 06:35 PM

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I don't want one, but hopefully it means an end to off topic whining about full frame...

mee · 02-04-2015, 06:44 PM

Originally posted by RobG

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I don't want one, but hopefully it means an end to off topic whining about full frame...

Well on dpreview, home of the nitpicking mirrorless fanatics, there is already dire talk of Pentax waiting too long / market already shifted to mirrorless... so I suspect more of that will bleed over here in the next year or so. You can never get rid of people who are never happy.

I'm not even in the market right now for this body but I am looking forward to it.. though, if I was buying, I'd probably opt to buy a new walkaround 24-70ish lens for it just to have the weathersealing and the new coatings. CA is a nightmare in a lot of the older Pentax lenses and I don't like playing with sliders to repair it (in some cases it can't be repaired unless going B+W). Pentax's newer coating seems to mitigate this a lot.

Last edited by mee; 02-04-2015 at 06:59 PM.

RobG · 02-04-2015, 07:40 PM

Originally posted by mee

Well on dpreview, home of the nitpicking mirrorless fanatics, there is already dire talk of Pentax waiting too long / market already shifted to mirrorless... so I suspect more of that will bleed over here in the next year or so. You can never get rid of people who are never happy.

Oh, regardless of the specs and price, people will complain about this new camera when it is delivered, and it won't be delivered fast enough.

Funny you mention CA because that was the most obvious problem with my old Makinon 28mm lens - although I didn't notice it too much until I started scanning film at 2700 ppi.

PentaxRev · 02-05-2015, 06:48 AM

I originally didn't think I would want a full frame camera, but after thinking about it for quite a long time (and Pentax has given all of us a long time to think about it) have decided maybe. I like the extended reach of the crop sensor cameras Pentax presently offers, but there are those times when I want that extra measure of perfection my present cameras just doesn't seem to deliver. I am pleased that Pentax has finally made the announcement although Pentax certainly should have made a full frame earlier.

rawr · 02-05-2015, 07:38 AM

Did anyone see any mention of a flippy rear screen being a feature on the new FF?
I hope it has one.

**Pepe Guitarra** · 02-05-2015, 10:03 AM

What am I going to do with my DA lenses?

---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 11:06 AM ----------

To be honest, I tried the Canon FF, I tried the Leica M9 FF, and I missed the Pentax APS-C so much that I bought a K3 last year and sold the Canon FF. I use the FF for the Wide Angle lenses such as 21mm, etc.

Scintilla · 02-05-2015, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra

What am I going to do with my DA lenses?

Use them in the FF's auto-crop mode?

Or throw the 1.4x teleconverter on them so they'll fill the image circle.

fuent104 · 02-05-2015, 03:08 PM

That's not how teleconverters work, unfortunately.

**Pepe Guitarra** · 02-05-2015, 05:41 PM

Finally, I will be able to use my takumars to their full extent.

rvannatta · 02-05-2015, 09:52 PM

Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra

What am I going to do with my DA lenses?

---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 11:06 AM ----------

To be honest, I tried the Canon FF, I tried the Leica M9 FF, and I missed the Pentax APS-C so much that I bought a K3 last year and sold the Canon FF. I use the FF for the Wide Angle lenses such as 21mm, etc.

I like the K3--- but with my collection of full frame lenses, I'll be buying the pentax FF. I always believed they would go there which is why I accumulated the series of lenses I have....

Venturi · 02-05-2015, 10:20 PM

If it doesn't sport 80MP and give me Hydrogen-Alpha Extreme Sensitivity I'm not buying it. FF is so 2013.

**Pepe Guitarra** · 02-05-2015, 10:53 PM

I will buy it. I just read that it will be compatible with DA lenses via a CROP Function. Good for Pentax, DPreview has a FF camera model photo of a FF announced by Pentax in 2001. That one never saw the light! Will this one do?

**clackers** · 02-06-2015, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra

I will buy it. I just read that it will be compatible with DA lenses via a CROP Function. Good for Pentax, DPreview has a FF camera model photo of a FF announced by Pentax in 2001. That one never saw the light! Will this one do?

Just remember you'll lose half your pixels with that function. :-)

02-05-2015, 05:41 PM	#41
Pepe Guitarra Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,223	Takumars Finally, I will be able to use my takumars to their full extent.

02-05-2015, 10:53 PM	#44
Pepe Guitarra Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,223	For $2,500, it is a good deal! I will buy it. I just read that it will be compatible with DA lenses via a CROP Function. Good for Pentax, DPreview has a FF camera model photo of a FF announced by Pentax in 2001. That one never saw the light! Will this one do?

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02-04-2015, 06:25 PM - 1 Like	#31
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Originally posted by johnmflores For Sale: One liver, 40-something male. Lightly used. Send PM. Will trade for full-frame. Except for that one time in Vegas You might want to offer a kidney instead - more survivable.

02-04-2015, 06:29 PM	#32
ChrisJowett Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 79	If it is compatible with the original K-mount (no contacts) I'll be very happy and sell a child if necessary. Nikon went the extra yard and included the old external AI pin in their full frames and Pentax should do the same. It's not just old lenses, many 3rd party vendors don't supply a KA mount on their manual focus lenses. I note the prism hump looks huge, suggesting the camera is relatively small. This hopefully indicates the camera will be around the size of a K3, maintaining the Pentax reputation for compact SLRs.

02-04-2015, 06:35 PM	#33
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I don't want one, but hopefully it means an end to off topic whining about full frame...

02-04-2015, 06:44 PM	#34
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by RobG Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I don't want one, but hopefully it means an end to off topic whining about full frame... Well on dpreview, home of the nitpicking mirrorless fanatics, there is already dire talk of Pentax waiting too long / market already shifted to mirrorless... so I suspect more of that will bleed over here in the next year or so. You can never get rid of people who are never happy. I'm not even in the market right now for this body but I am looking forward to it.. though, if I was buying, I'd probably opt to buy a new walkaround 24-70ish lens for it just to have the weathersealing and the new coatings. CA is a nightmare in a lot of the older Pentax lenses and I don't like playing with sliders to repair it (in some cases it can't be repaired unless going B+W). Pentax's newer coating seems to mitigate this a lot. Last edited by mee; 02-04-2015 at 06:59 PM.

02-04-2015, 07:40 PM	#35
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891	Originally posted by mee Well on dpreview, home of the nitpicking mirrorless fanatics, there is already dire talk of Pentax waiting too long / market already shifted to mirrorless... so I suspect more of that will bleed over here in the next year or so. You can never get rid of people who are never happy. Oh, regardless of the specs and price, people will complain about this new camera when it is delivered, and it won't be delivered fast enough. Funny you mention CA because that was the most obvious problem with my old Makinon 28mm lens - although I didn't notice it too much until I started scanning film at 2700 ppi.

02-05-2015, 06:48 AM	#36
PentaxRev Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 141	I originally didn't think I would want a full frame camera, but after thinking about it for quite a long time (and Pentax has given all of us a long time to think about it) have decided maybe. I like the extended reach of the crop sensor cameras Pentax presently offers, but there are those times when I want that extra measure of perfection my present cameras just doesn't seem to deliver. I am pleased that Pentax has finally made the announcement although Pentax certainly should have made a full frame earlier.

02-05-2015, 07:38 AM	#37
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	Did anyone see any mention of a flippy rear screen being a feature on the new FF? I hope it has one.

02-05-2015, 10:03 AM	#38
Pepe Guitarra Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,223	What am I going to do with my DA lenses? ---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 11:06 AM ---------- To be honest, I tried the Canon FF, I tried the Leica M9 FF, and I missed the Pentax APS-C so much that I bought a K3 last year and sold the Canon FF. I use the FF for the Wide Angle lenses such as 21mm, etc.

02-05-2015, 02:18 PM	#39
Scintilla Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 347	Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra What am I going to do with my DA lenses? Use them in the FF's auto-crop mode? Or throw the 1.4x teleconverter on them so they'll fill the image circle.

02-05-2015, 03:08 PM	#40
fuent104 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,356	That's not how teleconverters work, unfortunately.

02-05-2015, 09:52 PM	#42
rvannatta Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Apiary, Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,181	Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra What am I going to do with my DA lenses? ---------- Post added 02-05-15 at 11:06 AM ---------- To be honest, I tried the Canon FF, I tried the Leica M9 FF, and I missed the Pentax APS-C so much that I bought a K3 last year and sold the Canon FF. I use the FF for the Wide Angle lenses such as 21mm, etc. I like the K3--- but with my collection of full frame lenses, I'll be buying the pentax FF. I always believed they would go there which is why I accumulated the series of lenses I have....

02-05-2015, 10:20 PM	#43
Venturi Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,636	If it doesn't sport 80MP and give me Hydrogen-Alpha Extreme Sensitivity I'm not buying it. FF is so 2013.

02-06-2015, 01:57 AM	#45
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by Pepe Guitarra I will buy it. I just read that it will be compatible with DA lenses via a CROP Function. Good for Pentax, DPreview has a FF camera model photo of a FF announced by Pentax in 2001. That one never saw the light! Will this one do? Just remember you'll lose half your pixels with that function. :-)