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post Feb 18 2016, 08:30 PM

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Even pentax K-5 second hand price never go down here sweat.gif

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post Feb 19 2016, 03:04 PM

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QUOTE(kadajawi @ Feb 19 2016, 04:46 AM)
Yeah. But they are so far behind at this point...

What to get now? I like the hardware in those Sony A7 series cameras, but I don't like how the cameras feel. At all. Or how to use them. Panasonic doesn't have SR. Samsung doesn't either, and is as dead as dead can be. Olympus lacks 4K yet, but that will change for sure. At least they are actually doing something. Pretty expensive for such a small sensor though. I think I'll stick to my K-5 for a little longer... as long as possible. Though it still being my favorite Pentax for video... a camera that is 6 (!) years old now is just sad.

It's so depressing, because Pentax makes almost perfect cameras, but kick themselves out of the race by not giving a f*** about video. Just a tiny bit of effort would be enough. Just being a few years instead of half a decade behind everyone else. But they can't even do that.

IMHO if Pentax continues on their screw video path, they will vanish. For plenty of pros they are simply not an option because of that. Beginners look at what pros use, and when they see pros don't use Pentax... And for the rest who just aren't sure what they want from a camera, the knowledge that Pentax sucks at video will be an issue. Yes, they may end up never shooting video, but how do they know? If Pentax is a bit better at stills, but so little that you can't really see, but they are terrible at video, then why buy Pentax? Why take chances? There are not many buyers of Ariel Atoms, despite being great drivers cars. But too specialized. People buy AMGs etc. instead. A tool that is too specialized for something will struggle against all-rounders that may not be perfect at any task, but do everything well.
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What about canon?
They have cinema camera don't they hmm.gif
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post Apr 29 2016, 11:57 PM

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Pentax K-1 is now up for pre-order here. hmm.gif

Also review of the camera

https://www.ephotozine.com/article/pentax-k...rt-review-28884

What do you guys think?

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post Apr 1 2021, 01:21 PM

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Anyone still use pentax laugh.gif

Pentax K-3 iii announced

https://www.pentaxforums.com/articles/penta...-announced.html

They claimed it has a greatly improved autofocus.
That price though..

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post Apr 1 2021, 07:13 PM

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yeah the price is not something I'd expect out of pentax but interested to see how others will review it

DSLR is a really niche camera now sweat.gif
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post Dec 3 2021, 12:48 AM

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Anyone selling their K-1?
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post Dec 3 2021, 10:19 PM

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QUOTE(keyser soze @ Dec 3 2021, 08:29 AM)
You will have better luck on eBay or taobao.
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Trying my luck in here..
Buying from oversea is too much hassle sweat.gif


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