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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-16-2019, 09:28 AM
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Just about any way you look at it, unless Pentax comes out with some new pro and enthusiast cameras and expands their lens line up soon, their percentage of sales of any and all market share stats will continue to decline. My sense is, go upscale: Pentax KIII,645ZII, and K3III/K2. Upcoming lenses in the "announced" roadmap already point in this direction...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-09-2019, 03:28 PM
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Not a zoom and, therefore, less flexibility. Also, I made it clear that I am not an astro-photographer, so the bigger f-stop is a much less desirable feature for me....
(never fun exchanging lenses in damp, wet, cold, and severe condition!)
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Yes, thanks for pointing that out. I have plenty of quality equipment now, but I am always looking ahead at at new tech that can improve my vision.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-09-2019, 10:27 AM
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Very simple- if you compare the Sigma, Tamron, or Nikon 10-20mm's or 10-24mm lenses, they are half, or less, the weight of the Pentax/Tamron 15-30mm and Sigma/Nikon 14-24mm, with primes like 12mm, 14mm, 15mm being one quarter to one third the weight of these monster zooms. This is much more than the 200-300 grams you save on the aps-c bodies vs. FF. Of course, the weight you are willing to carry for travel is subjective. APS-C is light enough for me, especially with the very lightweight, Pentax 55-300mm taking the place of the many FF 80-400mm or 100-400mm lenses - which I consider my second most important lens. And, no I am not Xmeda, and I will probably buy the 11-18mm with a Pentax K3II replacement, if and when it becomes available - as previously stated - within the next few years, although a tempting Nikon Z6/Z7 successor with the newly announced for pre-order 14-30mm WR lens might my needs better (and maybe sooner and be just as light), since I am not an astro-photographer. As many have commented about Ricoh's glacial efforts- you snooze you loose...
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
01-09-2019, 08:53 AM
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Although I agree with you on most points, including having a universal and FF compatible 12-24mm, the 11-18mm is only intended as a aps-c lens. Either or both of these would replace the 10 year old 12-24mm, non-WR lens from days long gone. As I have said many times before, Ricoh/Pentax have missed the boat for endearing themselves to the low travel weight, landscape crowd by having no WR or Star lens wider than 16mm for aps-c. It is simply no good having a sealed cameras without sealed lenses to accompany them. This why I stopped buying Pentax with the K5IIs (wisely), and will only jump onboard again when there is both a K3II replacement and the 11-18mm that are actually available for purchase. IMO, Ricoh/Pentax has neglected their aps-c buyers for quite a while now. Having three to five iterations of 18-55/50mm and 55-300mm lenses just doesn't cut it, when you need a new, expanded, and improved 12-24mm zoom, 10mm, 12mm, or 14mm prime...
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