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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
08-11-2016, 09:27 AM
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My favorite argument for the K-1, at least from a financial standpoint, that I've heard thus far. Too bad I don't smoke and can't take advantage of it.
Actually, I could easily afford a K-1, along with the DFA lenses I would need to get what I want from an FF camera. The problem is that the current DFA lenses are just not a great fit for my style of photography. The DFA 15-30, while a great lens, is just too big and heavy. And its lack of filter rings is a huge nuisance.
Moreover, I'm not really a camera guy. Lenses excite me, cameras not so much. I look for lenses that give me what I want and then I look for whatever camera is the best fit for those lenses. If I owned the FA Limited trio and they were my favorite lenses, I would already own a K-1. But instead I have a DA Limited trio (15, 21, 35), all APS-C glass, and those happen to be my favorite lenses. With the DA 15, 21, and 35, I can hold my own with other local landscape photographers shooting Sony, Nikon, Canon FF. What I lose in sheer resolution to my FF shooting rivals I make up for in terms of color palette and life-like rendering of the DA Limited series.
If I was a camera guy, I'd buy a K-1. It's the best K-mount digital camera Pentax has ever produced, so of course its de rigueur for any camera-centric Pentaxian (assuming they can afford it). If I was a high ISO shooter, I'd buy a K-1: it's clearly better at that sort of thing than Pentax's APS-C offerings. If I was a narrow DOF junkie, especially at wide to normal FOVs, I'd get a K-1 --- for obvious reasons. If I absolutely needed greater resolution than what I'm getting from my K-5iis, I'd get a K-1 --- again for obvious reasons. I don't really need any of those things right now, so I find no compelling reason to get a K-1.
For those who wish to be zealously rational about their buying choices, they should really ask themselves whether the K-1, with its current DFA lineup, fits their needs better (in terms of photography style and finances) than what is currently available on the APS-C side of things --- and then act accordingly. As for those who have no interest in being rational about their photography-related purchases, you're under absolutely no obligation to defend (or rationalize) your buying choices. Just get whatever you want (and can afford).
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