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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-18-2016, 08:35 AM
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Rupert, there are some good people there (and beautiful images to be seen, too!).
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-18-2016, 05:06 AM
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Rishi, who warned the "Pentax fanboys" to keep quiet, otherwise he would publish even worse results.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-11-2016, 03:47 PM
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It's never that easy. Not even close.
Hire a guy or 2 with the right CV, and you will have a guy or 2 with the right CV. Nothing less, nothing more.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-11-2016, 01:07 PM
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Except it's not an this-or-that choice, when developing a camera like the K-1.
Astrotracer is a known quantity - introduced years ago, all it needs is a GPS module and the SR.
Video improvements... the K-1 has at most some tweaks, I think. So there's nothing to trade, really.
GPS is also a known quantity, being first experimented with the external module, then included with the K-3 II.
OTOH, a better autofocus - the question is how much better, but one can easily conclude that it likely means:
- new AF sensor
- larger AF module (maybe...) which means a larger camera body
- dedicated AF processor
- revised algorithms
A quite significant effort, in the end you get a more expensive camera and later to the market.
The thing is, Ricoh Imaging planned a production volume of only 7,000 units per month. Such low volumes can hardly absorb significant R&D expenses.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-09-2016, 01:20 AM
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Starting with the K-3, Pentax has subject tracking: "Supported by the PENTAX Real-time Scene Analysis System, the K-1’s Auto Tracking function accurately detects the subject’s motion based on various factors including color, then keeps pinpoint focus on the subject throughout the imaging process by automatically shifting the in-focus point."
Features5 | PENTAX K-1 | RICOH IMAGING
However, the K-3 had the first version - and that was a mere 3 years ago. I'm not sure if the K-1 version was improved; but even if it has, that would make it generation 1 1/2 or something. Hard time competing with the well established Canikons.
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