Mark Stringer wrote: > I was very happy with the K-1 specs. Pentax did not disappoint. Maybe > one day I will give the full frame a try. The K-1 is really what got me > excited. K-3II seems to be the K-1 just a little smaller. I can see > myself toting it around. It is not the camera so much as the > camera/lens combo in full frame. > > The K-1 with the 70-200 is a great setup and I almost pulled the > trigger on the lens. After watching lot of youtube stuff and seeing > the size of the full frame gear side by side to alternatives I realized > it was not to be at this time. > > Now I want to see the HD stuff vs the regular smc lens, use what I have > and update my lens kit. My lens collection is very good but older. > There is talk the older FA for film may not provide what newer lens can > on the new digital sensors. I will see. I don't want to be > disappointed and will go for the newer lens which are probably smaller > and better. > > Boning up on my Lightroom skills also. I have LR 5. It will never the > the "old days" ME Super, 67 and lots of time in the darkroom but I am > looking for the "new days" now. > > You know I think I paid about what a K-1 costs for my *istD. I still > have it.
I do see your point and how this will work for you. For myself, those same points make me wonder more about the K-1. I fully agree that the latest lenses designed to go with full frame are likely to be better. I cut back my lens collection a while back, but I still have a number of lenses from my film days that could be used whilst I save up. I get to use a Nikon D800 from time to time, and I can't say the larger camera or heavier lens combination is an issue - for me. Of course it depends on what you are doing; up until about 18 months or so ago, most of the time I was carting about a tripod as well as a camera bag for landscapes, but now I'm trying to shoot more street and urban, so a K-3 and a smaller lens is ideal. A K3 with a 40mm pancake lens fits in my coat pocket. Lightroom I'm finally getting to grips with, but I'm struggling with Elements (13) at present. I think the K-1 is fractionally cheaper than I paid for my *ist D. No doubt the folk here will tell us what we are missing when they have the K-1 in their hands. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
