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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
09-05-2019, 06:55 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
08-28-2019, 09:50 AM
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You might want to hold off on describing the new Canon sensor as "sweet". Early returns are not impressive, as far as image quality is concerned.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-02-2019, 07:09 AM
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Many people want exactly that. And now we have cameras with the ability to focus instantly on the eye of an animal, or identify an object as a vehicle and automatically AF-track it.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-29-2019, 07:05 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-29-2019, 06:53 AM
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How many people do anything with a Pentax? :D If Pentax introduced a camera that was more "wildlife friendly" they would likely see an increase in sales of the 300/4, 150-450, and 560. Sounds good. :)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-28-2019, 06:58 AM
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-27-2019, 06:38 AM
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Yeah, I'm afraid if I audition the K-1 I'll fall in love :o. I really like my K-3 II + grip - moreso than my old K-5 II combo - but a slightly larger camera with a larger OVF would be... better :D I use the K-3 II setup with large tele lenses (smallest: A400/5.6, largest: K500/4.5) most of the time; smaller lenses mostly on the K-70, sometimes K-01.
I think for users like me who have larger than average hands and use large lenses, the KP may not be a suitable replacement for the K-3 II in terms of handling... hence the desire fir a new APS-C flagship, even if some of us wouldn't buy it until our K-3's failed.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-26-2019, 07:49 PM
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How does the KP + largest grip + battery grip compare with the K-3 + battery grip, in terms of size and comfort for large-ish hands?
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 08:20 PM
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You might be, but that doesn't mean you're wrong... :lol:
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 08:15 PM
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Just because you or some people won't leverage a feature does not negate it. Personally, I have no use for fast C-AF or eye-AF or animal-AF or 6k video or any of that stuff, but I recognize those things as achievements and necessary checkbox features for some people. And that's great. Our opinions are colored by what we find useful in our own personal photography.
Olympus introduced PS in the EM5 mkII in February 2015, Pentax in the K-3 II in April.
When you compare the size of typical star-tracking devices to what Pentax was able to accomplish with the built-in Astrotracer (even though it is more limited) it's an impressive accomplishment for Pentax. "Cutting edge" isn't solely about new hardware, it's also about leveraging existing tech in a new way, usually through software. For example, the first vehicular back-up camera was cutting edge, even though the hardware had been in existence previously.
Pentax's so-called accelerator - cutting edge. AFAIK, no other company has done it.
Olympus (since you mentioned them) cutting edge - in-camera focus stacking. It is extremely cool.
+1
Anyway, my overall point is that even though there is a mostly accurate perception of Pentax as being conservative, they've done enough innovative things in the past that it's reasonable to expect something innovative (or dare I say cutting edge) in their newest APS-C iteration.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-14-2019, 11:24 AM
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While I think Ricoh comes off as a conservative camera maker - in the sense of providing a traditional DSLR shooting experience - they do seem to have some fairly "cutting edge" stuff going on...
- Theta
- AA simulator
- Astrotracer
- Pixel Shift (only a couple months after Oly) & Dynamic PS
And even things which are not specifically "technology" but are features in the forefront of ILC's, like mainstreaming weather sealing & pentaxprism OVF in lower-tier cameras, Night Vision mode, K-1's "lunar lander" LCD & LED lights for accessing camera controls. I think sometimes this stuff gets taken for granted.
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