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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-16-2021, 12:15 AM
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For me it is about what kind of message they want to send to their customers. As a birder I would expect to see a super tele lens being released at the same time as the body. They would be selling me a more complete system. While the 150-450 is a great lens it is now a good few years old and the AF motors in the lens could do with some updating. Possibly also push the 450 to 500 or 600mm.
What is confusing is releasing this body then releasing the 16-50mm update. Great lens but not the kind of lens you would expect with this body?
Anyway, I do understand Ricoh is not giving them the resources they need so they probably have to prioritize. I would just have been nice to see a super tele zoom with PLM speed AF being released at the same time to make this more attractive.
I am sure for landscape photographers or astrophotographers this body makes little sense to them as they have no need for speed. Hope that makes sense?
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
07-15-2021, 10:00 PM
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Hi All,
It's been a long time since I posted anything on here but do come along and read the posts and look at all the amazing pictures every now and then.
The reason for the title of the post is that I just don't get the philosophy behind Pentax when they release a camera.
Just before the K1 was released I got info from the South African distributor that the 150-450mm was about to be launched and I thought at the time, fantastic, if they are creating that kind of lens along with the 70-200 it must mean that the K1 will be Pentax's answer to the various sports bodies that were out at the time. Then when they put the camera out, it turned out to be a strictly landscape type camera not suited to fast action.
Now fast forward to 2021 and they have just released the awesome K3iii which is undoubtedly meant to be a sports camera. This time, the lenses that are being released are anything but sports lenses!
This is why I just don't understand their intentions. Surely when you release a camera body and lenses you should release a system. I would have thought at the very least they would update the 150-450 or do a 200-600 sports lens?
Has anyone else felt this frustration with the Pentax eco-system?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-05-2013, 09:30 PM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-05-2013, 01:17 PM
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
07-26-2020, 10:11 PM
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Has anyone else noticed that card slot 1 on the K new is wider towards the top and narrows at the bottom?
Could this slot possibly accept two card types, SD and CFExpress type A slot?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
11-02-2019, 03:03 PM
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The mystery button is marked EMP and when pressed sends out an electro magnetic pulse instantly disabling all other non Pentax gear thus enabling only Pentax Pros “to get the winning shot”!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-03-2019, 09:30 PM
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Considered K1 but decided the limits on FPS made it only barely better than my K10D for my purposes, fantastic camera but wasn’t right for me and my photography.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-03-2019, 07:38 PM
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I always vowed I would not buy another camera until my K10D died, this morning put my battery in and the camera will not turn on!
Just in time for this new beast! (OK maybe a few months)
Now dreaming of a price point around US$1850.00
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-02-2019, 07:08 PM
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Lol on leaving it on a park bench
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-02-2019, 06:57 PM
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What if the screen is detachable but they also release a hotshoe mount for it that can bend and swivel to any angle so low, high or blogging vlogging angles are all covered? Plus remote control.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-03-2016, 05:19 PM
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A question... What is a pro?
Pro fashion photog, pro bird photog? I imagine different needs... I have doubts that a model plummets out the sky at 200 miles an hour after a pigeon?
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Forum: Photographic Technique
05-06-2013, 03:42 AM
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Very nice shots!
You could experiment with using a higher shutter speed and higher ISO that would allow you to freeze the wings. Also save up and get a fast telephoto prime lens that would allow you to use a higher shutter speed but because it lets in more light you could still keep your ISO lower for less noise.
Your shots are great though!!
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
09-15-2014, 01:31 PM
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For those wanting a really nice affordable FF have a look at the new Nikon D750, for those wanting an awesome APSC have a look at the specs of the new Canon 7D mark Ii... Looks like the super high speed train has left the station and Ricoh is still at the ticket office trying to buy tickets for the 70s disco.... K-S1 anyone....
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
03-26-2014, 09:11 PM
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I hope it's at least 400mm at the long end...
In fact I would love to see Pentax produce a 50-500 equivalent or why not redo their 250-600?
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Forum: Photographic Industry and Professionals
02-02-2014, 09:13 PM
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I think Pentax will bring out a tamagotchi camera that millions of teenage Japanese school girls will go nuts over...
They'll bring it out in an exciting range of unseen before colours...
The rest of us will also get caught up in the excitement of it and buy it and then spend hours every day caring for our needy tamagotchi camera... Oh wait we already spend hours every day caring for our cameras!! :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-05-2013, 10:55 AM
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That dial could be mic gain or headphone level?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
10-01-2013, 05:25 AM
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The bulge houses a new security feature, with retinal scanner and laser cannon...
Put your eye to the camera and if it detects someone other than the owner the laser fires a pulse directly into your eyeball... :o)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-26-2013, 03:26 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-12-2013, 04:49 AM
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How about a new 67D... ;)
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
03-10-2013, 10:06 AM
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Chuck Norris shoots it hand held....
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Forum: Photographic Technique
01-26-2013, 12:05 PM
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
01-12-2013, 10:24 AM
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Howzit!
Welcome to the forum!
There is a camera shop at the fourways mall that stocks all Pentax gear...
Just PM me if you need more info... Otherwise when the Rand Dollar exchange rate is favourable it can be cheaper to get from BH...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-03-2013, 05:40 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
08-21-2012, 04:50 AM
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They will give everyone discount vouchers to go buy a Nikon D4 and stop bitching about full frame...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-13-2012, 03:35 AM
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All this unique talk is giving me piles!
Who cares about unique but the special people... Give the rest of us a friggin FF with OVF, make two models, one for sports and the other for the fashion/other photogs...
Pentax, your stated aim is to compete, so start competing... Produce models that compete not models that no one else produces.
A long distance athlete does not take part in the sprint because that is a different race....
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