That's a lot of what I'm getting at. I don't remember who mentioned
Pentax "regaining market share". I'm not really concerned with Pentax
regaining market share, because I don't expect it to happen in my lifetime.
I just don't want Pentax to lose market share and leave me stranded.
Without a presence in brick 'n mortar camera stores and/or big box
retailers that is all but inevitable. I'm not so much thinking about
abandoning ship as worried the ship is going to sink out from under me.
That's part 1.
Part 2.
I *WANT* a "full-frame" DSLR that I can use my existing Pentax lenses
with. The Nikon D600 represents the minimum specifications that camera
should have, although I recognize that Pentax is not going to have
auto-focus as fast or as accurate as Nikon has, nor is Pentax going to
have Nikon's high frame rate. If they come close, they can make up the
difference for me with better image quality & the low light performance
everyone's pushing the K5 for.
I have heard all of the arguments why I don't need "full-frame". I
understand all the arguments whey I don't need "full frame".
I *WANT* a "full-frame" DSLR that I can use my existing Pentax lenses with.
I'm ready to put my money where my mouth is. One way or another, I am
going to have a "full-frame" DSLR.
From: "P. J. Alling"
Which is all true, but how would someone who's only exposure to modern
photographic gear is a sales drone in a store that stocks mostly Nikon
and Canon, with a possible nod to Sony. Olympus, or Panasonic, and
probably read the first site that Google served up which, and I have no
idea why except for pure laziness, directed them to Kennyboy, (and don't
laugh too hard at that, sites as reputable as DPReview have mentioned
him by name with links), or consumer reports which often recommends
based on features for the money rather than anything else. How pray tell
is our photographic naif supposed to find Pentax? Even in the few
remaining real Camera stores the that may want to stock Pentax as their
third or fourth brand they can't, which appears to be a corporate
decision.on Pentax's part.
On 12/21/2012 2:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Dec 20, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Walt wrote:
As I said in my series of gripes on Facebook, if I were just
starting out in photography today, I'd be a Canon shooter.
There's just no way in hell I would have bought a camera that I
could hold in my hands and walk out the door with right there on
the spot.
The hell of it is, I keep seeing all these great deals on Canon
and Nikon bodies in classifieds (e.g., a lightly used 7D for
$850) and but for my complete lack of compatible glass, I'd be
sorely tempted to change systems. I simply can't afford the
investment. So, for the time being, barring some manner of
financial windfall, I remain a Pentaxian.
When Julie saw the picture I posted of her and Ziggy, she asked
about what settings I used, "because the room was pretty dark".
She doesn't like to shoot with her Canon 5DmkII beyond ISO 3200. I
don't like to shoot with my K-5 beyond 8,000, but will push it to
16,000. Even with my K-x I'd shoot without (much) hesitation at
6400. Up until not too long ago the 5DmkII was selling for pretty
close to twice what I paid for my K-5, and what? five or six times
what I paid for my K-x, either of which will handily out perform it
in a poorly lit room.
The 5DmkIII will perform on a par, or better than a K-5 in low
light, so long as you don't need image stabilization, but it's
going for $2,600, twice what a K5-IIs is going for, and about 3.5
times what a K-5 is selling for new.
A friend of mine just bought a D600, and isn't real thrilled with
it. Last I heard he was talking about returning it and sticking
with his G5.
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