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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-07-2018, 01:22 PM
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I've long been skeptical of the belief that DPR is for some reason biased against Pentax. The newDPR review of the K-1 M2 has convinced me I was wrong.
Methodological problems aside (what, shoot a side-by-side image quality test using the same lens?), I was amazed at the steady drumbeat throughout the review of calling the K-1 M2 too big and heavy: The criticisms "Camera is on the heavy side..", "Camera is large and intimidating...", "quite heavy...", "Large and obtrusive..." all appear on a single page ("What It's Like to Use"). The conclusion page repeats "Camera is quite heavy and bulky."
By contrast, the DPR review last fall of the Nikon D850, a more-expensive camera aimed at much the same market, doesn't mention its weight — which is exactly 5 grams less than the K-1 M2 — at all in its conclusions. While the D850 review does allow that the camera is "a bit heavy," the review never seems to find the D850 at all "intimidating" or "obtrusive," despite its larger physical bulk.
I'd say the jury is still out on how much the new K-1 cooks high-ISO RAW files. Yes, it might be better if the user had the opportunity to turn the accelerator off. But this review doesn't strike me as especially convincing in any regard.
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