Hello everyone - long time no see!!
It seems that the only time I ever post on here is when I'm in a pickle of some sort lol, though I do "lurk" a lot and enjoy looking at everyones photos... I learn a lot too 🙂
Now a while ago I upgraded from my beat up lite k-x to a pretty red k-50 which I was never entirely happy with (I never did overcome that green colour cast even in RAW and with manual setings & white balance) yet I was still heartbroken when my little red rocket did it's typical k-50 thing and the appeture motor completely karked it (died).
So rather than repair I have decided to upgrade (she's out of warranty) and it's left me with a dilemma.... big upgrade or little upgrade?
My natural instinct was to go for the k-3 or k-3ii (depending on availability locally) but then the k-1 caught my eye with all it's coolness... and I wondered if it was worth justifying the extra $1,200 (AUD) or so... I mean I can't really afford a new camera anyway so in for a penny in for a pound right? Lol.
My main argument is that the k-3 feels familliar to me, I borrowed my uncle's k-3 for portraits once and liked it, yet the k-1 is an unknown.... yet I fear making a step that is too small like last time if there is such a thing... I rued the day I'd bought a k-50 instead of a k-3 almost as soon as I had the k-50 in my hands and I seemed to demand more than the poor little thing could give yet the traitorous k-3 of uncle Tom's would willingly do so much for me putting the k-50 in the bad books....
Anywho.... if it's any help my lenses (well my main 2) are a Pentax DA* 60-250mm F4 and a Pentax DA* 16-50mm f2.8.... my other lenses are pretty shoddy and hardly worth a mention... nothing I own is FF anyway....
My main subjects are animals (usually horses) and natural stuff (you know, tweety bird and the vast queensland countryside) I also have a pretty active lifestyle and do take my camera everywhere I go (yes even horse riding)
I have just started to get iterested in night photography which is why the k-1 peaked my interest....
As for workload/where I'm heading well I'm definitely (obviously) not a pro but do make a small income from my photos (just about covering expenses) I rely heavily on my camera for product photography (my parents own a saddlery).
Basically in this post I'm not asking anyone to decide for me, but I'd like to hear people's thoughts on both cameras, what they like and don't like and anything else they know about them..... once bitten twice shy I don't want to get caught out again with another dud.
Ps. Apologies for the long winded post, it's late and I've had a few....
Last edited by kurrawinya; 01-16-2017 at 09:58 AM.