Originally posted by Takker Currently Pentax is way behind the rest of the market and the KP far from being the body that would bring the mid range back up to speed with the rest of the market,it has in fact shown that Pentax is still at least one generation if not 2 generations behind. Where is the touchscreen based auto focus, the battery grip is a great move but why change the screen so that you cannot fold it out when using the battery grip? It is poorly thought out and badly executed and low to mid range DSLR's in this era should have good video capabilities and use the 24Mp sensor to give 4K video capabilities. Ricoh/Pentax are way behind the rest on this. I love my Pentax gear I own 5 bodies and I don't know how many lenses but right now I am considering buying my first Nikon Body with dual lens kit and a 50mm prime to match because I need to shoot video and none of my Pentax gear will cut the mustard. It makes me very sad. If we compare the K70 to the Nikon D5600 there is no comparison the K70 seems 3+ years behind. I remember Pentax being ahead of the curve in the early period of DSLR development but that time is long gone...
So I ask when will we see Pentax catch up or is Ricoh planning on killing Pentax off altogether?
The rest of the market hasn't done pixel shift, most of the industry hasn't done in body SR for older glass, most of the other camera companies are working with older lower quality offering than the DFA series of lenses, especially the 70-200 and 50 1.4.Pentax still has the most complete lineup of APS_c glass, and is increasing it's lead with the new DA* 11-18. You can put together a Pentax APS_c kit a fraction the weight you can with other manufacturers because of all those APS-c lenses. IN short, Pentax hasn't compromised it's APS-c glass by using more expensive, heavier FF lenses to fill in the gaps.
What are all those other companies doing to catch up with Pentax.? Nothing.
What is Pentax doing to catch up with them? Revamping their whole FF lens lineup with faster focusing higher res glass.
Don't like what the K-P has to offer, that's your choice. But your choice isn't shared by many who are here, which is why we are here, and you shouldn't be.
If you don't appreciate what Pentax has to offer, that's not a problem for anyone here. it's only an issue for you.
If you've bought into the Sony, Nikon, Canon mindset. Pentax is behind the times.
If you bought into the Pentax mindset, Canon, Nikon and Sony all sell models that are ridiculously over-priced for that they offer especially in the consumer end and those other companies are behind the times.
It's all a matter of perspective, ours, and yours.
We've had lot's of folks that share your perspective. Most of them no longer post here after moving on. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. You should consider it.
With the new pentax lenses, Pentax has already produced one lens the DFA* 50 1.4 that has been called by one of its competitors "best in class". What's everyone else doing to catch up?
There was a time when you couldd have gotten away with a post like this. Now with all the optimism generated by the K-1 and the new lenses, you're just out of touch.