Pentax released several new zooms with the K-1, and I think that’s a priority in today’s marketplace, particularly for a pro grade camera. On any almost type of assignment where you have to work fast you need the flexibility of a zoom. Most of the the zooms, BTW, are superior to the brand’s earlier primes, so it’s hard to complain. Plus, the brand still offers some good primes in the Limited line. I still use my K 85/1.8 and my A 50/1.2, Two very nice primes. But they’re more for play than work.
> On Feb 16, 2018, at 2:11 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > They released a FF camera and not a single prime and yet they think > this is a priority. Think about that for a minute. Ricoh is milking it > pretty fucking hard. > > On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:57 PM, William Robb > <anotherdrunken...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 8:29 PM Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Rob Studdert wrote: >>> >>>> The K5IIs actually made the K5 useful, I'm still using my mK5IIs, my >>>> pair of K5 bodies are long gone, their focus speed/accuracy in low >>>> light was appalling. If these specs are true it's really offering a >>>> very very limited advantage over the original K1. >>> >>> Well, yeah. That's the point: To offer just enough improvement to be >>> useful but not enough to piss off people who already have a K-1 (by >>> making them think they should have waited). >>> >> It doesn’t appear to have worked out very well. People here and on that >> somewhat neurotic forum dedicated to Pentax are having kittens because of >> this “useless upgrade”. >> This seems to be another case of the more you have, the less happy you are. >> >> Ricoh doesn’t seem to be giving Pentax the unlimited resources required to >> build a world class system in a hurry, and at this point, they need to be >> fleshing out some sort of prime lens system more than new cameras. >> We’ll get out K1 replacement, but I expect it won’t happen until they can >> plunk a 50mp sensor into it and not have it cost $3k or more. >> >> As for the K3 replacement, it’s quite possible that Ricoh has decided that >> high end APS-C is now a dead end and will continue with lower end bodies, >> or perhaps go mirrorless with that format while concentrating their >> flagship efforts on the 35mm format. >> >> >>>> On 16 February 2018 at 11:13, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: >>>>> Uh...yes. I have the lenses and camera (k-1) I need. Want the 70-250 >>> but waiting for a price break. The K-1 II is a typical between models >>> upgrade, much like we saw between the K5 and K3. The next full frame camera >>> will probably be a Nikon 850 clone, and Ill buy it. No problem here, >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 6:39 PM, Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Most pointless update ever IMO. Are they taking a page from Canon now? >>> Wtf >>>>>> Ricoh? No k3 replacement in sight either. No new GR. A lens or two a >>> year >>>>>> now? Will there be any pentaxians left??? >>> >>> -- >>> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >>> www.robertstech.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
