Originally posted by biz-engineer There was one guy (Dan Rentea) who switch from Pentax K3 to Canon 6D, but, if I understood correctly, after Pentax released the K1 it did not take him long to buy a Canon 5DIV.
Before I continue to read this thread, I have to say a few things:
1. I have the posibility to shoot with a lot of cameras from different systems and I do shoot with a lot of cameras because it's fun.
But yes, my main camera is a 5D Mark IV from about 2 months
2. I replaced my 6D with 5D Mark IV not because K1 was released.
My 6D paid for all the gear I own (including lights and modifiers) and it still is a great performer, despite its age.
I bought a 5D Mark IV because:
- I was able to buy the camera new (with 0 actuations) with 2300 euro, which is exactly the price of K1 in Romanian stores
- it has 7fps vs 4,5fps of 6D. I had no problems with 6D's af, but 4.5fps were sometimes frustating when I wanted to shoot small and fast birds using 600mm lenses.
3. K1 is a very good camera as an all around and very potent option for landscape shooters
4. I can shoot with any camera from Pentax (KP, K-3 II, K1) and have the results I want, even if for action/wildlife I will have to work a little harder to get the results I get with Canon.
The cameras are not the main reason I don't use Pentax anymore. It's the lack of support in Romania for this brand. The flash systems was another reason, but it looks like Yongnuo and Cactus solved a few issues. And the last reason was the rent posibilities which for Pentax were and still are non existent in my country. I rent lenses and cameras when I'm in the mood for buying stuff because I don't want to buy gear based on internet reviews.
That being said, despite having a 5D Mark IV, I still love to shoot with 6D because I'm not into specs, charts, graphics and so on. Yes, K1 will blow the 6D in terms of image quality, but 99% of the people who pay for my images don't have a clue about 15ev of dynamic range, 50 af points, 3D tracking, eye af autofocus, etc.
So, my advice to OP is to try and rent first the cameras/lenses he wants to buy and then look at the support he has in his country for the system he chooses.
Those rebels cameras from Canon (if those are the cameras that the OP is looking after) doesn't worth changing Pentax system.