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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-23-2015, 09:33 AM
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This should be the next area of work for Pentax R&D (of course in concert with their suppliers). Or they should just pay up for a better shutter.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-23-2015, 07:44 AM
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If I had to pick between the GPS unit and onboard flash, I would go with the GPS. If the expensive module is installed, it not only interferes with the onboard, it also takes up the hotshoe.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-20-2015, 10:37 AM
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Yep, that's convenient isn't it? :p No my Pentax investments where stalled mainly because I'm switching from landscape/travel to people&street photography, including a fashion blogger model (hobby, not professionally).The three zooms collect dust since then, and my DA50/1.8 became my most loved and valued lens, regardless of it being the cheapest of the bunch. The DA40 Limited is also a little gem for discreet street photo of any kind, love that too.
But this switch towards people photo also had a dark side to it. It started to generate frustrations with my K-5 ii system, was disappointed by various signs of low quality from my zooms, and found the body's AF to be not fit for purpose. Too unreliable when used with fast 1.x apertures. Something I never experienced before with my f/8 landscape photography.
But where else could someone like me go?
The K-3 wasn't an upgrade option. Yes the AF points were less huge, and I saw previous K 5 ii(s) user reports of it being snappier, but not nececessarily more precise, I stumbled over reports in different forums which claimed, that for some lenses the K-3 AF turned out to be even worse than the K-5 ii(s). That was too much of a mixed bag for me, for the money been asked for.
Fuji X-T1? well it is sexy, the X lenses even more so, but they are waaays too expensive for my hobby budget. Getting the X system with all the lenses you want is as expensive as going full frame. Also, the X-T1 is not ideal for my hands, and like all mirrorless (inlcuding the Sony A7), it is probably more something for the fine art photo enthusiast, rather than people or even action. Let's hope they will discover the consumers' budgets and provide appropriate budget lenses. They made a start with that, and also Sigma's future entry to the X mount will help making the X system attractive for that market segment. Let's give Fuji a few years, then we'll see again.
Nikon D7100? had a too-shallow RAW buffer, no good for my fashion model shooting.
Canon's? Somehow I don't like them, and their sensors have fallen behind Sony's by now. Only if one was really keen on good video, one would have to go for Canon.
Then the D7200 came out and changed everything, Nikon had listened, and they had fixed all D7100 issues some were complaining about. Including: bigger RAW buffer, the newest (?) Sony sensor replaces the old "banding" Toshiba, and, an (even) better pro-level autofocus, not only better in the dark night (as claimed by Nikon) but also in the daylight (observed by early reviewers). As-if made for me. Not "sexy" in terms of new fancy gimmicks of any kind, but seemingly evolved to be a solid, mature and useful workhorse. As if for pros, or for consumers with a pro mindset.
Now, the sudden announcement of the K-3 successor changes (or could change) everything again :) What a row of good news after boring 2014.
I do like the explcit emphasis been on the autofocus. Thank god Ricoh must have listened to their ambassadors (including those which were used to Nikon/Canon's AF performance before), and not to Pentax fanboys defending "their" respective AF against any accusations since the K10D. Well done, Ricoh, you seem on the right track.
Now the interesting part: where will the K-3 just catch up with the D7200, and where will it exceed it...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-20-2015, 09:22 AM
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Who has the magic touch with 'em Sony sensor,--Ricoh(pentax). We gotta get that sweet IMX271 in there, get 19FPS up in that *&^%$(housing)......you know am saying!!!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-20-2015, 08:20 AM
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I know one thing: Ricoh publicly stated that they want to be #1 in autofocus. Will the K-3 II be their answer to the big two?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-20-2015, 07:03 AM
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Building in wireless controller, similar to the Cactus you can put on the hot-shoe, would be a 21st century approach.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-20-2015, 07:00 AM
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Milbeaut 8-8m? aka Prime IV?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-19-2015, 12:01 PM
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I have been saying this for a long time :cool:
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-18-2015, 03:35 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-17-2015, 04:51 PM
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I think many many casual browsers are going to have their basic impression of Pentax radically changed in the next 18 months. For instance, it seems Pentax is on the brink of introducing a new high-speed, high-torque lens ring motor to 'retire' SDM; Ricoh has invested in its own lens development and hasn't done a new rebadged lens in quite a while; clearly, there are 4 new zooms releasing this year (2 announced and two broadly hinted at); lots of action coming - all of it apparently competitive with the best available on the market from other makers.
This is Ricoh's Pentax. It's an entirely different camera company than your historical experience.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-17-2015, 08:05 AM
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FRAM Memory replacing EEPROM on the K3 Mark ii, 35x the speed with a fraction of the power consumption, one can only dream...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-17-2015, 06:59 AM
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Seems the new generation of Milbeaut chip is also there according to Socionext (seems that it has been split off from Fujitsu)
Milbeaut BU | Socionext Inc.
A new generation 8 chip in combination with the new sony 24mp sensor would be a very strong combination (19 fps full resolution read out must mean 4k read out at 30fps is possible).
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-12-2015, 10:17 AM
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Well, I'm glad someone can see the cloud behind all that silver lining.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-12-2015, 06:18 AM
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Bleh, not up to an MX VF ;)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-12-2015, 01:54 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 07:47 PM
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ISO 50 would be really nice.
I would have thought better high ISO noise means a new sensor, which means a new camera (dare I say K-3s - for sports?), not a K-3 Mark II.
Improved processor, improved AF, higher frame rate and WiFi are probably a given.
Flippy screen - maybe. I must confess to liking my K-S2 a lot in that regard.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 01:43 PM
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[EDIT:] In the past I would have said:
DXO-Mark will review the K-3 II, but use their data from the K-3 review to 'prove' it is nothing special.
DPReview will do a 1-page snap review in October and then 'work on' the full K-3 II review until some time in 2017. Adam says this time might be different.
Here's hoping! [/EDIT:]
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 07:43 AM
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No arguing there, so much for D7200 being labeled the King of the APS-C. There's a new King coming to town....
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 07:18 AM
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Hmm, a conundrum wrapped in an enigma, it seems :-)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 05:59 AM
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Remember...
On September 7th, 2012 we got this from Digital Camera Info:
??????K-5 II ? K-5 IIs ???????????????? - ????info
People were claiming it was a bad Photoshop job and on the 11th K-5 II and K-5 IIs were announced.
On September 27th, 2013 we got this from Digital Camera Info:
??????K-3?????? - ????info
People were claiming it was a bad Photoshop job and on October 7th K-3 was announced.
"History is a perpetual recommencement" (Θουκυδίδης / Thucydides, c. 460 BC - c. 411 BC)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 05:41 AM
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5-Axis IBIS
High resolution stacking mode using IBIS - Pixel Shift
New 24MP APS-C Sony Sensor with faster frame rate
Improved OVF
Improved AF
Better SD card switching
Better HD video for those who care
New Image Processor with a lot more power
Improved in camera RAW processing - More Control
Better JPEG processing and better handling of Reds - fix the magenta cast
Film emulation modes
WiFi - The Flu card is just not going to cut it unless they are going to add a 3rd SD card slot.
Improved Color/WB meter
I'm sure Ricoh has a lot of technology they want to put on the market and get the bugs out before they ship the FF.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 05:24 AM
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Amen. I've only paid attention to the Pentax rumor mill for a few years, but pattern combined with common sense combined with known insiders validating the gist of the rumor...if you want more verification than that, just wait for the press release!
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 03:04 AM
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Some people are guessing correct things, others are dreaming :) hehe
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-16-2015, 12:33 AM
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Actually at another topic Asahi Man said something about "Dont forget GPS" .. so.. that could be there indeed.
What about FPS?? right now there is 8.3 .. pretty damn good.. but Canon 7Dmk2 have 10.. maybe they will match that.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
04-15-2015, 11:54 PM
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Many of you will be surprised and happy.,A few will be dissapointed. Cant win please them all :)
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