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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-28-2019, 09:19 AM
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With a product line of K-1 and successors, K-3 and successors, K-70 and successors, Gr and successors, WG and successors, Theta and successors .... Ricoh can satisfy many different needs/tastes.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-28-2019, 06:00 AM
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I am just plain unsubscribed there because I don't fit there - PF has something for everyone, so there is no reason to hang out where you don't fit in.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-27-2019, 07:59 PM
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Post #1 on the "Why I will not buy a K-3" was actually a protest, by someone who was upset that the name "Ricoh" appears on the back of the K-3; My opinion is that Ricoh gets partial credit for saving "Pentax" as a DSLR brand, and would entirely be within their 'rights' to put "Ricoh Pentax" on the front, just as Spotmatics said "Asahi Pentax". But that is not what generated a six-year-long thread ..... degenerating into aimless humor is what keeps that thread alive. This thread has been more thoughtful, even though we have also be contentious at times.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-27-2019, 12:23 PM
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The same for me. I have made a few purchases that didn't work for me, but I learned from the experience. For example, in 2014 I purchased a battery grip and a Sigma 18-270 lens. I had given up on both by the time I went from Canon back to Pentax a year later; the battery grip went in the trash with the body, and I sold the lens to Roberts. Our daughters are visiting today, and after taking a couple of flash pictures, I remembered why I value high ISO on the KP.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-27-2019, 09:24 AM
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But if you look at the lenses offered at B&H, limited by
(1) Prime
(2) AF
(3) at least 400mm
(4) APS-C or larger
(5) aperture f/4 or wider
The list becomes
Canon EF - 7 lenses
Nikon F - 7 lenses
Sony A or E - 2 lenses
Sigma SA - 1 lens
This is a rather rarified group that the OP seems to be operating in, regardless of how you label it.
added: If you further limit it to aperture f/2.8 the list becomes
Canon EF - 2 lenses
Nikon F - 1 lens
Sony E - 1 lens
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-27-2019, 07:53 AM
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Unless you have used a KP {or perhaps a K-1ii}, you may not know exactly how a modern body can function in different situations, especially how graceful performance at higher ISO values is changing the rules. Pentax cameras are very good in the niche they have selected for themselves.
When I first started using Pentax in 1979 {yes, I am over 70}, they were one of the prominent brands; I switched to Canon in 1995 because I liked Canon's EF/USM lenses so much better; I wasn't alone in my assessment, and Pentax lost ground to Canon. As a Canon user, I wasn't paying attention to Pentax when the Film Age ended and the Digital Age began, but my understanding is that Pentax lost ground again during that transition. Hoya was able to acquire Pentax because the Pentax of that time had become a shadow of what it had been when I purchased my first Pentax camera. I returned to Pentax in 2015 because I liked what Ricoh was doing with Pentax bodies; in fact, if Ricoh hadn't stepped in, there may not be a Pentax to criticize, but by then they had only so much to work with. At least, they have not absorbed the Pentax brand as Sony did with "the mind of Minolta", but they have had to pick and choose. At the most recent CP+ interview, they used variants of the word "enjoy" over and over again. To be honest, Pentax does not produce 'professional' equipment these days, but they do produce fine equipment for 'enthusiasts'; that orientation shapes their product line; I am not privy to their inner discussions, but I expect that orientation to be their guiding light in coming years. I am having fun with my KP; I am sorry that their product line doesn't fit your needs better.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-26-2019, 12:47 PM
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Which 2X TC are you using?
Does your camera get enough light with it attached to a more restrictive lens {say f/4, or even f/5.6} to autofocus?
added: I'm trying to learn what the limits of this kind of TC are.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-26-2019, 12:01 PM
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The one shortcoming of being a Pentax user is that there aren't very many of us - a DA* 400mm f/2.8 is a rather specialized lens, so I don't know there are enough of you to justify the cost of designing one. Looking at B&H, I see that the newest 400mm f/2.8 lens from Canon costs $12K - from Nikon the cost is $1K less. An appropriate camera will cost another $2K; the total cost of nearly $15K is totally out of the question for many of us, but if you can justify that expense, "more power to you",
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-26-2019, 11:45 AM
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Even including the entire sentence is unnecessarily alarmist.
The very clear message from Ricoh is that there is a K-3ii replace in the works, and it will be the next Pentax camera out. I am personally convinced that they expected the K-1ii to be the flagship - they hadn't understood that some would want more "fps" than this camera provides in FF mode and more "mp" than it provides in crop mode. Based on their comments at successive conferences, they may have made some kind of mid-course correction that further slowed them down. I am greatly pleased by the KP - I am sure that this camera will be pleasing when it does finally appear.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
03-20-2019, 08:03 PM
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I'm not sure it would affect size/weight.
Cost would be lower only if they haven't previously implemented video for the same sensor / processor combination.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-18-2019, 03:00 PM
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I'm not sure why we are comparing the KP to the K-1. The K-3ii followup will be neither. The KP is perfectly adequate for me, as would the K-1, but I understand that others have different practical needs.I hope Ricoh does finally roll the GRRRR out the door and corporate resources can be focused on the needs of Pentax users.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-20-2019, 10:16 AM
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In the two months I've owned my KP, I've never filled the buffer; the KP is just right for me, because I have already taken lots of photos at 12800 or higher ISO.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-14-2019, 09:33 PM
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The issue with the KP is that it doesn't take as much to fill its buffer ...... so I have to be more conservative with my "squeezing" {and am more likely to miss the right moment, since small birds aren't very predictable as to when they'll take off or from where they will come to land - I guess I need to study them more}
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-14-2019, 02:42 PM
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You are correct in your concern.
I've not yet successfully 'caught' small bif with my KP.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-14-2019, 08:26 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-14-2019, 08:18 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-09-2019, 08:14 PM
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It will be interesting to see how it uses the 'accelerator', which got very positive responses when used on the KP and soundly criticized when used on the K-1ii.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-11-2018, 08:18 AM
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Apparently the GRiii also has a new processor, which is the type of improvement needed in new DSLR cameras.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-09-2018, 08:15 PM
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I'm fairly certain Pentax will have some real 'surprises' next year - but I'm not sure what direction they're going to turn, and in any case I don't expect the presents to fit into my budget ..... which is why I finally surrendered and purchased a $700 KP - I don't necessarily expect to see that kind of product, and certainly nothing in that price range.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-09-2018, 04:04 PM
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Yes, the K-1, now the K-1ii, was designed for that "domain" {type of work}. There is no reason for you to wait for a new camera that may or may not provide the functionality you want.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-09-2018, 02:44 PM
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I'm not sure how the GRiii, which comes out next year, is a better peek at the future than the KP and K-1ii, which came out last year and this year respectively, are. Most of the stuff "new to GR" in the GRiii were pioneered two years ago by the K-70.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-09-2018, 02:33 PM
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This depends on what kind of shots you take. Articulated screen is preferred mostly by those who shoot video, while tilting screen is preferred by those of us who shoot street scenes.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-09-2018, 02:31 PM
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I think the KP's tilting screen is just fine, and the KP also has WiFi - so touch screen is main improvement over the KP you're asking for. From what I've heard most users are more interested in larger buffer, dual card slots. top LCD, and K-3-type body.
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