Originally posted by fuent104 Hi everyone,
Although I have only joined the forums recently, I have been reading them for a while. One of the sentiments I've seen is that those of us who would like Pentax to release a full frame DSLR should move to another system rather than wanting Pentax to be something other than the company it is.
This idea has bothered me for a while, but I wasn't sure. Why. After all, it is true that the other companies are already offering this cameras, whereas Pentax is not.
I have finally realized why I strongly disagree with the argument.
I began exploring photography in 2000. My first camera was a K1000, which I bought simply because a friend was selling it.The reason I decided to buy an slr in 2000 was that I had recently taken an interest in motion picture production, and was about to take a production workshop which required that I own an slr. As my interest in motion pictures was actually as a writer. I had little use for a camera.
Over the years, as I continued writing and directing short films, it became clear to me that I needed to gain an understanding of the photographic image in order to become an effective filmmaker. I started taking classes in still photography and lighting.
Eventually, my passion shifted towards photography, and I ceased writing and directing films, and I am currently enrolled in graduate school for cinematography in a program that is considered to be one of the best in the country.
This would never have happened if I had not received photographic training, and still photography is still a passion of mine. I have gone from having a marginal interest in photography to having the desire to make the creation of imagery.
Every meaningful image I have ever created has been with a Pentax camera. My collection of lenses has been accumulated throughout the years, with a great deal of thought and dedication.
In the future, I would like to have a camera body that is capable of taking full advantage of the original design of my manual lenses (all of which are m-series). I would also like to return to the depth of field characteristics of the original format I fell in love with, which is the 24mm x 36mm imaging surface. It would be somewhat heart-breaking if it were necessary for me to switch to another brand and system to do this.
I think I can speak on behalf of more than a few of us who would like to see a full-frame camera AND would like it to be a Pentax.
Wait for the FF mirrorless. With peaks shooting manually is not a big pain. On the other hand, don't buy anything from pentax, it's quite reasonable, since the modern pentax is nowhere as good optically as it was in 80s and 90s.