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The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review!
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Quote:I don't think you're fine with people choosing differently, seeing your posts. I think you have some "revolution" to force on us Wink
 

I'm not fine with people cheering at a possible dead-end system and not recognizing the limits. You were the one who said the demand is higher than production. Now, how high is production? More than 5.000, 10.000 per month? Worldwide?

 

Here's the target of Nikon in 2012: 30.000 D800 and 5.000 D4 per month, I'm not able to get contemporary targets.

 

The pixel shift feature is a limited one: Always and only on tripod, moving objects can become a problem, so far no RAW-converter supporting it except Silky Pix (which I dislike, no matter it's the Nikon or Pentax version). But of course, in time this will change (hopefully). So, on a windy day, no help for landscapes - but great to have it in a studio. And it's made to increase the color resolution. But, as DPreview also stated: "One other downside of older primes, as we've mentioned before, is that they might not seem as amazing on 36MP as they did on film. But you can always downsize your files, stop the lens down, or do what I did: ignore it and get on with shooting."



 

If I need to downsize 36 MP to get decent sharpness, what's the sense of 36 MP? I'm only saying this because choice between a lot of old vintage lenses doesn't mean the same as choice between a lot of very good (and also third party) lenses. I would really miss the option to use Sigma lenses. Most Art / Sports versions are only Canon, Nikon or Sigma.

 

The prices here range from CHF 1.967.- for a Nikon D500 (and you're right, this can't be a comparison sample, but again, I was just veryfying your "K-1 is cheaper than D500") and from CHF 2.150.-...2.400.- for a K-1.

However, in Germany you're statement makes perfect sense: 2.325 € for D500 (at not less than 27 dealers at exactly the same  2.329.- :blink: ), 1.999.- € for K-1 (at not less than 11 dealers without a single cent difference - interesting...). I'm sorry, but I was concluding the difference and the direction of which is more expensive is about the same in Germany. My bad.

 

No, I'm in no "revolution" to force on you, as I said, you take Pentax or what you like and I something else which appears to be appropriate to what I want. Also, great to have this alternative for each Pentaxian and for each person new to DSLR and wishing to start with FF. If I would take a lot of pictures in bad weather, I would feel more safe with a K-1 than with any Nikon as I would not want to use a Nikon half submerged.

 

I started with Pentax because at the time it was a very good value of an APS-C entry level camera. But in time I was realizing how limited the Pentax system is, how bad the support from software I was interested in and how rarely I could buy one in a regular camera shop, not to mention to try one or to borrow a lens to find out if it suits me. I experienced that in Germany, Switzerland and UK, less so in France.

 

If you live in a place with bigger choice of Pentax dealers - great. I'm just fed up with buying things I didn't try before.

  


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The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 04-30-2016, 06:44 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 04-30-2016, 08:54 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-02-2016, 05:56 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-02-2016, 05:56 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-05-2016, 01:37 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-05-2016, 03:04 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-06-2016, 08:48 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-06-2016, 10:21 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-06-2016, 11:24 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by stanic - 05-17-2016, 09:08 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-17-2016, 01:10 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-17-2016, 09:17 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-17-2016, 09:44 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-19-2016, 09:39 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-24-2016, 12:20 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-24-2016, 06:49 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-24-2016, 09:37 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-24-2016, 10:21 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-24-2016, 12:24 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-24-2016, 12:41 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by JJ_SO - 05-24-2016, 01:35 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-24-2016, 02:15 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 05-24-2016, 05:49 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-25-2016, 06:32 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-25-2016, 07:35 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-25-2016, 09:50 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-26-2016, 07:26 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-26-2016, 08:34 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 05-26-2016, 09:12 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 07-09-2016, 12:11 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 07-09-2016, 12:47 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 10-17-2016, 05:44 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-18-2016, 08:49 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 07:56 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 10:17 AM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 12:41 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 01:04 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 01:10 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 01:42 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 10-19-2016, 01:54 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 10-19-2016, 02:26 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 02:41 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 02:57 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 03:01 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 10-19-2016, 03:14 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by Guest - 10-19-2016, 03:16 PM
The Pentax FF K1 DSLR is out: Ephotozine Review! - by davidmanze - 10-19-2016, 05:37 PM

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