09-10-2013, 07:47 PM
Very interesting report, thanks!
Relating and related to Pentax (which I still use):
1. Your comments about sufficient IQ and DOF mimic how I feel about APS-C vs. FF. I find the endlessly angst from Pentax users that Pentax does not have FF to be pointless and tiresome.
2. Your comments about accurate AF mimic mine: I bought a K-01 on sale for $250 and haven't looked back. The accurate CDAF and P&S style composing on a large screen are wonderful and make that body a joy to use. I don't really miss squinting through optical or electronic viewfinders and contorting my body to get shots except under very specific conditions.
If I changed from Pentax, it would be to NEX or MFT. Oddly, the only thing that would would sway me to FF is that the price ratios are becoming very good... a {24/2.8+50/1.4+85/1.8} lens combo (or similar) is quite cheap compared to their MFT or APS-C equivalents so that the system (3 lens + body) is getting much closer to the smaller formats.
Relating and related to Pentax (which I still use):
1. Your comments about sufficient IQ and DOF mimic how I feel about APS-C vs. FF. I find the endlessly angst from Pentax users that Pentax does not have FF to be pointless and tiresome.
2. Your comments about accurate AF mimic mine: I bought a K-01 on sale for $250 and haven't looked back. The accurate CDAF and P&S style composing on a large screen are wonderful and make that body a joy to use. I don't really miss squinting through optical or electronic viewfinders and contorting my body to get shots except under very specific conditions.
If I changed from Pentax, it would be to NEX or MFT. Oddly, the only thing that would would sway me to FF is that the price ratios are becoming very good... a {24/2.8+50/1.4+85/1.8} lens combo (or similar) is quite cheap compared to their MFT or APS-C equivalents so that the system (3 lens + body) is getting much closer to the smaller formats.