Originally posted by leekil What's your other system, is it Sony?
Yep.
I used to use the WG Series of cameras for rough weather - Now the Sony FDR-X3000 (instead of GoPro)
APS-C - K5/K3 - Now the Sony A6500 with the occasional adapted Pentax lens on a Crane Gimbal.
FF - K1 - Now the Sony A7R for stills and video, A7S for low light.
Long form video - Used to use a Atomos with K5/K3/K1, now I can get 2K at 240fps with the Atomos and 4k/2K internal with the Sony FS5 and FS7.
One area left for Pentax is when I have to do flash photography, since all my remotes are Pentax...but when I have the next $1200 I will be going to a Nissin AirII system for Sony.
Finally the last thing that hold out for a Pentax in my workflow is the K5/K3/K1 being the best field cameras for when I am out in the rain or poor weather.
Sadly...as I have been a vocal and huge supporter of Pentax and a rabid Pentaxian.
Originally posted by TaoMaas That's my situation, too. I like my Pentax gear for stills, but I make my living as a videographer. I'd love to have one set of gear that lets me switch between both worlds. I've been patiently waiting for Pentax to get more competitive in their video offerings, but that doesn't seem to be happening. I'm overdue to upgrade my camera body and right now a Sony full-frame mirrorless is looking more and more like it's in my future. So if someone would come along and offer to buy all my Pentax gear for what I paid for it, I'd probably jump on the offer, then go out and buy a new mirrorless system with top-end lenses...and use the rest of the money to buy a new car. lol
Yep...when I shot this with the Sony A7S the other week...with an F/4 lens...in horrible light...it blew me away. You can't fight this. I could NEVER have attempted this with anything in the Pentax line.
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You would NEVER guess how dark that room was!