I've ranted about Pentax and now Ricoh marketing and their naming
conventions or lack thereof a while ago.
I must admit I haven't handled either a K-70 or a KP and have no
particular interest in either. The big selling point of the KP was it's
small size, but really it's not a hell of a lot smaller than a K3 and
not really any smaller than a K-5, three dials for the exposure triangle
would be nice, but I've gotten used to having two, and a button.
I can however see that having a flip out back screen or not is a
question of preferring a robust body vs convenience in certain
circumstances will effect future repairs as well as cost. Personally
I've never felt the need for a flip out screen, but I can see why people
would want one.
I have a few moves Ricoh could make for me to decide to ditch Pentax,
chief among them abandoning support for all those legacy lenses I've
collected over the years. So far they haven't done that.
I'm still annoyed at the loss of the aperture simulator, none and I mean
none of the explanations make any sense except for cost.
On 9/4/2020 8:18 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
Well, PJ, I disagree.
My wife has a K70, and the user interface is a mess if one is accustomed to
anything from the K10D onwards. I have never handled a KP, but its battery is
tiny and its AF is poor, even by Pentax standards, and its user interface
resembles neither the K10-7-5-3’s nor the K70’s.
Also, if you want to know just how bright Pentax marketing is, just ask
yourself: Why would any company take a product series and count DOWN rather
than UP in naming the models? Sheesh.
Dyspeptically,
Rick
On Sep 4, 2020, at 4:55 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote:
I wouldn't say it was a wrong decision. If you want an APS-C Pentax with a
tilt or flip screen there are two current models that suffice. A KP or a K70.
Even thought I don't particularly want either they are great bargains at the
moment, about half what I expect the new flagship to debut at. Sure you give
up some battery life and some buffer, but what I would want a flippy screen for
buffer and battery life are probably the least of my worries. I also expect
that given current sensor tech you won't see a lot of difference between
results from them vs the new flagship.
Not having an articulated screen does have the advantage of avoiding another
point of failure. I'll bet that Ricoh has a lot of internal data showing more
screen repairs on those models than on any of the others.
On 9/4/2020 4:29 AM, Henk Terhell wrote:
https://pentaxofficial.com/en/6628/
Well, as expected, the die is cast: the new flagship will have a fixed LCD
screen.
Wrong decisions by R/P....
Henk
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