Originally posted by Kunzite All right, let's try again - since you're avoiding my question
The D7200 itself is "fixing" some issues with the previous camera - the abysmal buffer, for example, and image quality/banding issues. The K-3 II is just a minor update of the K-3, thus stuck at year 2013 level; what I'm expecting now is a true replacement for the K-3.
Even so, the D7200 is not better than the K-3/K-3 II from every point of view, but it's actually losing from some. A comparison fixated on the K-3 II's weaker points is invalid, strong points should be considered as well.
I agree but it is valid, people concentrate on the point they care. I care of small/light decent AF, great small primes. K3 + ltds give me 2 things out of 3, and that why my hope is with more ltds in the future as well as a mirrorless K-mount with much better EVF/liveview than even K70 today. Some spoke to me about Fuji, and maybe was I coming from 0 that would be a possibility, but it doesn't look better. In particular I see that I use most often my FA77 on my K3 (so 115mm FF equiv) and the shoots I tend to like the most are from this lens... There no equivalent in Fuji. So in a sense I am quite happy with what I have and will not change brand. There nothing better for me than what I have today. I am waiting for smaller/ligher body, better small WA prime better than DA21/DA15 for field curvature and would appreciate better high iso, better AF along the way, but that's it as long as AF is at least at K3 levels. I also fully benefit of SR.
But in the end this is still a mater of lenses to me. As far as features are concerned, the best feature of Pentax APSC is K-mount support (read DA/FA ltds).
As far as camera are concerned, I do think D7200 overall in absolute term a better camera. Sure K3-II has more FPS, more buffer, but this useless if the AF system doesn't pick up. pixel shift is very specialized and cover an area where all camera are more than good enough, so it doesn't matter and it can be used only in select few situations anyway. This is not like we were still at 6-8MP. But anyway I don't leverage that much the D7200 strengths neither.
I am not alone thinking that but I guess Ricoh can really work from what they have, the AF problem is almost solved I guess next generation or the one after will have 50+ AF points wide coverage (at least on APSC) and they will continue to tweak the algorithms so K3-II sucessor would be likely superior or equal to D7200.
Nikon will of course make a D7300 and D500 will still be better, but that may be completely inconsequential it may be better to be great everywhere without much weaknesses (AF still a bit a weakness with K3/K1, but a quite small one now) and I do think that what K3-II sucessor will be can be without any weaknesses. But that suppose at least K1 AF sensor, improved algorithms, 4K support, an joystick to select the AF point, an articulated screen, K70 or better high iso perf for the next APSC flagship and keeping the actual strengths: SR, pixel shift, build quality, good buffers and FPS.
It is quite likely we will get that actually even if I don't hold my breath on video or the joystick and I would dream a new AF sensor (with 50+ AF points) will be this generation but I think we are more likely to get 27 or 33 AF points instead.