Originally posted by Nicolas06 Beside I never got why really FF cameras are supposed to be better at landscapes. The DA limited we have for APSC are about the lenses that have the best flare resistance I know of. The package in APSC is still smaller overall (whatever your lens choice) and great WA angles lenses on FF are extremely expensive.
I would agree FF is better at low light and shallow dof, in particular because f/2.8 zoom offer so much possibilities and lenses are typically better at f/4 than f/2.8 or f/2.8 than f/2...
But for landscape? We all know the resolution of a modern APSC camera is more than we need. Landscape don't move and thanks to SR I can't say low light is really an issue for landscapes... There dynamic range, true, the camera that has the most of it is D810, not K1 and that's because of its 50iso mode. a K5-IIs give you the 80iso mode, enough resolution for any printing size requirement you may have and a bunch of dedicated APSC primes that are optimized for landscape: DA15, DA21, DA40...
Ya, the list of APS-c primes for landscape, and even zooms isn't all that impressive, unless you look at what's available for the K-1. Then it's really impressive.
I looked at the numbers for the 15-30 today, well over 1 kg (or 2.2 pounds.) Pentax is starving me here. Nothing consumer below 28mm. The other day at Ragged Falls, Tess took my 8-16, I took my K-1 and 28-105, guess who got the shot of the day? I have summer coming up with many trips already planned. What hasn't been decided is what's going with me. If there's no K-1 ƒ4 WA lens by then at a reasonable price, itthe K-1 will be stating home. It's as simple as that. I can work with 24 MP instead of 36 MP, I can't work without my Sigma 8-16, 21 ltd. and 18-135 and DA 200 and TCs.
I know it doesn't hurt Pentax, that I leave my camera home, but it does beg the question, if I bought one, and have to leave it home, why would anyone else buy it? I can take the 8-16, 18-135, 200 and two TC and 50 macro an have a complete kit, that goes right to 476mm APS-c or the equivalent of 700mm on the K-1. SO, I'm better off for long lens work and wildlife, I get a much less capable walk around lens. And there's nothing the equivalent of my 8-16 (which would be 12-24 on the K-1.)
I wonder how many more years the K-1 will be staying home on trips. Someday, I'll find a Sigma 12-24 in K mount, hopefully. I bought the K-1 to be a landscape camera, but I don't need and won't pay for ƒ2.8 in either weight or price. Pentax has not a single wide angle in production for me.
But there I go whining again.