Originally posted by richandfleur until they sort the basic out.
Agreed.
But. Given the speed of the changes that have and are happening, and the fact it has now been more then a year since there were any firmware updates for any of the models we love, Well,... I would take a serious look at a K-Mount video-only camera in the form factor of the Sony NEX-VG10-30 body style.
The problem that ALL Dslr/Milc manufacturers now have, is what to do to catch up to the Sony A7s. ( Not the A7r or A7ii )
After using one for various shoots over the last few weeks, I will happily call it the Industry Benchmark - It overall performance, and its configurability (oh, the joy of it) put is so far ahead of the game.
Frankly, Sony got the Basics right, then gave it firmware that lets it match footage with the same lenses as what you get from F3, FS100, FS700 and F5.
A video shaped camera, based on the K3 sensor, with the Sensor Shift and a decent CoDec, and decent connectivity, could be a good camera, but Penta'x market penetration at this point simply wouldn't support the business model needed to make it profitable.
Updating the K-3 (and, pleeeeease, the K-01) firmware to include the functions needed for it to do Video to the same performance standard as it does Stills, is a no-brainer, and would help shift remaining units from stores.