At this point I'm thinking that there may not be a successor to the K-3.
Ricoh made a misstep with the K-P, it's not really any better in any
measurable way than a K-3 or a K-70. The User interface is enough
different from those cameras and the K-1 to give you hives when
switching between it and any of those bodies. So I'd bet there are a
lot of unsold K-P cameras sitting in store rooms and showrooms world wide.
That bodes poorly for Ricoh to invest in a new high end APS-C sensor
DSLR, since Ricoh's marketing seems to take the wrong lessons from at
every step, (I mean just look at the KS1).
Sadly it doesn't really appeal to the market segment clambering for
mirrorless bodies either.
When you're the smallest fish in the pond you can't afford to make a lot
of major mistakes. You can make a good living with a small percentage
share of a market if you choose correctly most of the time.
Ricoh isn't doing all that well in it's core product lines, so while the
imaging division, is still profitable AFAICT it's too small to float the
entire company, and unlike Sony they're not able to expend wads of cash
to buy a market.
Ricoh bought the most traditional SLR maker still existing, and really
can't figure out what to do with them.
As for me, I've been looking for a good used K-3, and a couple of K
mount Ultrawide lenses to fill out the my wide angle needs. I've already
got most everything else covered.
On 9/13/2019 1:03 AM, John Francis wrote:
On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 08:09:54PM +0200, Alan C wrote:
It seems to me highly unlikely that a Newbie in the realms of "higher
photography" would choose Pentax today so I can only conclude that those of
us who have remained with Pentax do so mostly for sentimental reasons.
Another reason why I'm still with Pentax (and probably why several others are)
is because the cost of moving to a different system would be prohibitive.
Plus, in any case, I'm not planning on buying much more photographic gear;
maybe one more body (either the projected eventual replacement for the K-3,
or if that never shows up possibly a K-1).
That would work with all my existing lenses, leaving me well covered all the
way from 16mm up to 600mm. I don't really do any wide-angle or macro work,
so I don't anticipate being tempted by anything extra in the lens lineup.
One new body (to get a newer sensor and AF system than my current K-5) is
probably going to be enough for me.
About the only other option I'd consider would be switching to a 4/3 system.
That would certainly be easier to carry (which becomes more important with
each birthday), But getting glass as good as my DA*s and FA*s isn't cheap.
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