In various threads, I've seen "pro" this or "pro" that.
In today's varied multimedia world, what a person does with a camera to make money is definitely considered "pro".
I think traditional methods of being a "pro" are pretty hard to come by and I include some of the subcategories we are all familiar with in that generalization - Weddings, Landscape, Family, etc. etc.
Outside of the box, in 2014, you can't ignore video if you are going to be a "pro" as you make money with your camera.
I think the K3 is the perfect camera that lives in both the photography and video worlds.
Until the world catches up to 4K, the 1080p/60 that I get from the K3 is perfect.
No complaints about the photography from a K3, even if the video is falsely maligned.
If I listen to my colleagues here at work, and see what they are producing, I see NOTHING that makes their Canikony choices better than my Pentax ones.
Their "B" role is terrible. Their story telling - non existent.
Their photography is done by another group.
For a while I felt guilty for using my Pentax for professional work, and recently I had a realization that I've become a full time pro, based on being non-traditional and having Pentax at my core.
In any given project, I mix photography and video, location and studio work, inside and outside.
The K3 fits perfectly, and works seamlessly with the software tools that I use.
I use the Adobe Creative suite exclusively to pretty much come up with anything that my Pentax K3 creates as a foundation.
Which got me thinking about how perfect a Pentax K3 is for the mixed modality workflow that I exist in, and why Pentax *is* a professional choice.
Some points...some real-honest points.
Because Pentax/Ricoh has a multi year pipeline, I don't have to worry about too many models to choose from when I put together my budget. I can confidently know that in a year or two my purchases will not be obsolete.
I will get my (and the company's) money's worth from the tools I choose.
By keeping Pentax in the center of it all, and we can spend money on other things that increase production value.
The cost of a Pentax kit is significantly less than Canikony, while offering everything I need to deliver as part of my projects.
ANY budget is not infinite. In the real world, I'd rather buy a new LED light kit, than spend the money on having a camera brand that others think is cooler!
I have multiple cameras, jibs and sliders on any given shoot, and THAT increases my production value.
I would have so much less gear if I went with Canikony.
Good, robust, quality products that don't cater to a consumer timeline/image are what being a "pro" is all about.
Pentax really does get it.
So being "pro" is making money with a camera.
You will have more money to make money, by choosing Pentax.