Originally posted by Na Horuk Aren't the K-1 and K-70 enough??
No. There isn't a Pentax camera that has the right combinations. For example, what Pentax APS-C camera has SAFOX 12, an articulated LCD, and two card slots? (And there are other combinations that are not available).
Originally posted by Na Horuk The K-3II and K-70, especially with PS, are already pushing the limits of APSC and are, in terms of image quality, right at the top of the APSC game this season. What OP described is already mostly found in the K-70, no?
I think the general feeling of people who have analysed what Pentax needs is: a new APS-C flagship camera that is a combination of the K-1 (where it has technology that can work on an APS-C camera), the K-3II itself (hence no regression and hopefully some evolution), and the K-70. (And I would expect Ricoh to add a surprise or two!)
Even that wouldn't push the limits of APS-C. There is unlikely to be a Pentax APS-C camera in the near future that has the sports/action capability of the D500.
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Originally posted by GateCityRadio Why are we trying to rush a new camera out already?..the K3 and K3II are hardly old...
The K-5 had been out about 2 years, then the K-5II(s) was launched, then about year later the K-3.
If the K-3-series matches that, now is the time for a new series. (I suspect it will be delayed a bit relative to the K-5-series).
Given the features of the K-1 and the K-70, the K-3II now looks a bit out-dated.
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Originally posted by biz-engineer The K-3 II successor is the K1.
I hope not!
Significantly lower frame rate. (4.4 fps versus 8.3 fps). Unless a 15 MP APS-C-sized subset of the sensor is used.
25 of about 40 lenses in the current lens-line-up are designated to work at APS-C, which is 15 MP on the K-1.
Much more expensive than would be expected of a K-3II successor.
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Originally posted by dafbp Everybody keeps asking (mainly) for better AF and IQ.
Maybe the reason there's no successor announced is because they haven't been able to improve them enough to make buyers (And reviewers) happy...?
Those aren't the only things that people are talking about. An articulated LCD is another thing.
If they launched a camera at the price of the K-3II with SAFOX 12 and an articulated LCD, it wouldn't set the world alight, but it would make buyers happier than having to buy the current K-3II. And if they added evolutionary capability, (for example, higher fps, and some tweaks and surprises), that would make buyers even happier.
There are specification-levels between the K-3II and the "Ideal APS-C camera" (whatever that is) that could be satisfactorily launched, albeit with some criticism. (There would be criticism from people who want a D500 at a K-3II price!)