Henk: smartphones are centered on communications technology, where cameras generally are not. Thus the difference … a difference in engineering/design focus.
I tend to agree with Paul on this, however: My favorite cycling camera is my now-ancient Light L16. It's like carrying a large cell phone, outputs 50 Mpixel raw files, has a zoom range from 28 to 150 mm, and has a full Android OS under the covers so it knows all about GPS, WiFi networks, and wireless communications. It works well hand-held or on a tripod. A delightful camera … I hope the battery lasts a few more years as I'll be sad when it's no longer usable. G > On Jan 20, 2024, at 6:22 AM, Comcast <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > For a bicycle trip all one really needs is a top of the line phone. In good > light and with the lens clean (very important with a phone) my iphone 12 pro > mac is nearly as good as my Pentax K3, and an iphone 15 pro max is several > generations better. And of course it privides GPS and great mapping > capability. It can even be used to make a phone call! The era of compact > cameras is over. Wrlcome to 2024. > Paul > >> On Jan 20, 2024, at 4:37 AM, Henk Terhell <hte...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> For me it is incomprehensible that all smartphones have GPS but most DSLRs >> and mirrorless not. For landscape and nature pictures it is so useful to >> have it on my K-1. If GPS seems to easily fit in a flat phone, why not in an >> APSC-C? For me this is another step forward to kill real cameras sales in >> favour of smartphones. >> The use of apps or the clip-on GPS module are cumbersome in the field and >> are only stopgaps. >> >> Even adventure cameras like the new Pentax WG-90 do not have GPS. >> Exceptions are the Ricoh WG-6 (for as long as it is available) and the new >> OM TG-7, however their image quality may be on the level of a good phone. >> >> Henk >> >> Op 2024-01-20 om 10:00 schreef Larry Colen: >>> It seems that the only ones with internal GPS are the K-1, and the K-3II >>> There might be some mode where you can use the gps off the phone through >>> the app on the K-3 III. Or that might be something that I saw my u4/3 can >>> theoretically do. >>> What I have been doing on the K-3 III is just taking photos with phone, >>> importing those into lightroom, so I can use those to look on the map to >>> see where I took the photos. >>>>> On Jan 20, 2024, at 12:01 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sorry, none of those - they all need the clip-on O-GPS1 as do the K3i & >>>> K3iii, K5 series & a few others. >>>> >>>> It seem only the K3ii has built in GPS like the K1. >>>> >>>> Alan C >>>> >>>> On 20-Jan-24 06:30 AM, Alan C wrote: >>>>> https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=pentax_k70&products=pentax_kf&products=pentax_kp&products=pentax_ks2 >>>>> >>>>> Alan C >>>>> >>>>> On 20-Jan-24 01:37 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>>>>> What is the most recent Pentax APS-C camera that has built-in GPS like >>>>>> the K-1? We're doing another bicycle trip in the summer and I'd like >>>>>> something more compact than my K-1 but more capable than a phone. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
