Originally posted by NZ_Ross An interesting observation of my happiness about the capability and image quality of the K-3 III. I started this year thinking I would probably purchase both the K-3 III and a K-1 (or K-1 II).
Having used the K-3 III for a while now, I am so pleased with the K-3 III results that I have decided it is more than I need, and have decided I won't be purchasing a K-1.
Which is a bit of a change in thinking
I'm sure that both are great cameras, but unless you need the extra resolution for large prints, or possibly better high ISO performance (although by all accounts the K-3 III is pretty good in this respect anyway), a K-1 probably isn't necessary.
What you save from not getting a K-1, you can put towards an DA*11-18, which will be stunning on the K-3 III if you get used to an ultra-wide.
Or there's the new 16-50 PLM if you're after something with a more common focal range.
You've got some nice landscapes within easy reach of Timaru that would be fun to explore with a wide to ultra wide lens.
I've decided that the photography gear I most need to invest in now is not actually photography gear, but stuff that can take me to places where I can find amazing images.
I'm not the sort to disappear off into the wilderness for a week at a time, but a couple of days are certainly well within my capability, and there are so many amazing places that simply don't figure in stereotypical social media and pictorial calendar images.
There are a handful of people in my camera club who share my view that most trampers aren't really photographers, and don't stop to bring back decent images, and most camera club members aren't up for a decent tramp, but a few of us who want to go out, enjoy the wilderness, and take time to make our best effort to bring back images that can do at least a little bit of justice to the places we've had the privilege to enjoy.
In that way of thinking, the camera and lenses are only part of a much bigger system.