Originally posted by clackers Yes, It's better.
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Originally posted by reh321 I wouldn't be quite so swift to write off Pentax, even for APS-C.
The OP asked about "level", not "exactly like" - and he asked about viewfinders.
Pentax has always been known for their wonderful viewfinders, and that is still true today.
The KP is a wonderful camera - not so swift for events, but great for landscape and high ISO work.
I'm surprised at how much they can get into my viewfinder and still give me a good view of the subject.
And when mine came yesterday I left it on the dining room table.
When my wife came home, she asked "where is your new camera?", and I said "you are looking at it".
She had thought my new camera was the camera I purchased in 1983 - not "rangefinder retro", but you are right, it is "Pentax retro".
Hi reh321!
Yes, I want to see something different, an alternative, because I'm curious.
If I wanted the same, I'd stay with Fuji - may be I will - but I am looking for the same level in Pentax.
I wonder if the viewfinder on KP lets me have an idea about what I am doing.
With the XE1, if I am not giving it enough light, the viewfinder shows me a dark image.
For someone with litle experience like me, it is a great feature.
If I can say an objective thing, it is that I'd like to have a very good viewfinder.
XE1's is good, but I'd like better, bigger, confortable and helpful like the one in XE1.
May be XE3, may be other.
Also, weather sealing is a good feature to.
The other day I had to stop shooting because it began to rain.
Frustrating. The K's are whether sealing, as the XT1. XT1 has a very good viewfinder.
So, other than a better viewfinder and weather sealing, may be 24MP will be useful, to crop. I crop a lot.
Not essencial, but confortable.
I can see many nice photos made with ooooold cameras, 16M or less.
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Hey clackers, I saw the link you sent me with the images of K1.
They are superb. So natural in all the surface.
What I like is the extra information, without loosing the natural aspect of thinks, and when I crop it maintains detail.
Doesn't look processed!
Colors are very natural.
Has the K1 simulations like Fuji Velvia for artisic abstract photos?
But the K1 is to expensive for me.
BTW, I allways buy used, so I can get the ultimate of two or three years ago.
This camera is very big...I would have to adapt to it, life is made of compromises...
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Originally posted by LXNights I'm prepared to gamble the KP is good for events, especially sports. I shoot mostly high school sports which means shooting in dimly lit gyms in godforsaken locations which is where I hope the KP pays off. And don't tell me Pentax can't shoot sports because I do it frequently and I'm getting sharp results. The KP was made, if memory serves, to compete with wireless cameras and was very much in keeping with the compact size Pentax has been known for since the ME, ME Super and MX cameras. I would give a long look at the KP or even K-70, which shares some KP features.
Hi LXNights
Those KP and K70 are probably suited for my demands and possibilities. I will take a closer look. Thank you!
I can see that Pentax has "affordable" cameras with 24MP, since a few years ago.
I can find those cameras, used in good shape, for 500, 600 euros. Not bad. 700, 800 with zoom. In France.
I can even see it and try it before to buy.
I can use my lens on it, with adapters.