I think that the problem with all manufactures is this new emphasis on
still/video cameras at the high end. I can see a consumer oriented
camera that might be able to do both equally well or poorly, as the case
may be for the casual snap shooter/movie maker who just want's to record
a few of the kid's birthday and film that special occasion, but the
serious still photographer really doesn't need a camera that's even
close to as capable shooting video as still photos. The serious movie
maker doesn't need the capabilities for still images that a really good
dedicated DSLR has. Sure it's nice to be able to use your movie camera
to shoot a fee stills now and then, and the capability to shoot a video
clip with your DSLR is a welcome addition, but just ergonomically
they're not really suited to doing each others job.
Now if I wanted a compact camera that took really good movies I'd be
looking at this.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camcorders/black_magic_pocket_camera.shtml
Which more than ever makes me believe that Hoya really missed the boat
on the Pentax K-01. That camera was 90% of the way to being a dedicated
K mount video camera, that with a good EVF would have doubled as an
occasional backup for a dedicated still camera.
On 10/5/2013 6:00 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote:
Hi all,
Based on new leaked images (see dpreview) from:
http://digicame-info.com/2013/10/k-3-5.html
It seems the new K3 has major improvements in the video area:
- Dedicated still/movie switch on the back
- headphone jack (the bump on the front) as well as MIC input
Not sure that is the direction I would like to take.
However, it also has dual SD-cards slots so it seems (select button on the
back).
For me, dynamic range and High-ISO are most important (unlikely to be better
than K5),
as well as a better AF system (quite likely to be better).
Regards, JvW
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