Mark, one thing I have quite enjoyed about the Pentax APS-C cameras and lenses is the size. And also the solid build. And the 1.5x crop factor. And the image quality those times when I do my part to get things right.
Early on, first with the APS-C and then the 4/3 cameras there was much fuss made about the trade-offs with the smaller sensors, and frequently mentioned was that the smaller sensors in smaller bodies would have smaller lenses that would make transportage so much easier… I guess that is true to some extent, but I am not sure (operating from memory here and not pages of specs) that the DA*50-135 is all that much more compact than the FA*80-200. In any case, I have found the APS-C in general and the K-3 in particular to be very usable cameras. Back in the film days I played around a bit with weird photographic engines. Never a Holga, but various TLRs, old folders, etc. For a while I had 2-3 Pentax 645 bodies and a fairly broad range of lenses. (Last seen when I traded the remainder of my kit to a list member for a K-10 IIRC). I found the 645 a very comfortable camera to use. So going on 2 years ago when Pentax introduced the 645Z I took the plunge. The combination of K-3 and 645Z has been good to me. Each is a different tool for different purposes, and having both available helps me slow down and think about what I am trying to do. When the K-1 was introduced I thought about the size and weight compared to the K-3. But then I thought about the size and weight compared to the 645Z and realized that the K-1 is yet another in a long line of reasonably compact cameras. On its own, as a single camera system I don’t think I would be bothered at all. Carrying the K-1 and 645Z as a two camera system, the way I have been with the K-3 and 645Z, may however push the boundaries of portability. We’ll see. For now I am visualizing a 2+1 system wherein I carry K-1 and 645Z, my wife moves to the K-3 from the K-r she has been using, and I grab the K-3 from her when I want the benefit of the 1.5x crop factor. [Note that my current most used combination on the K-3 is the DA*50-135 + HD 1.4x teleconverter.] I can’t predict which one or two or three cameras I might still be using a year from now. But I am sure that if I ultimately fallback to the K-3 I will have few regrets. It is a wonderful camera. I look forward to seeing your results with it. stan > On Mar 28, 2016, at 8:19 AM, Mark Stringer <c...@cmstringer.com> 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. > > On 3/28/2016 2:30 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: >> Mark C wrote: >> >>> I don't think you can go wrong with the K-3II. As Paul says, the APS-C >>> cameras are superb. >>> >>> In terms of getting out and shooting - I gave myself a photo-a-day >>> assignment for 2016 - rather spontaneously around 4 PM New Year's day >>> while contemplating that I hadn't dome much of any photo work in the >>> preceding month. I've stuck to it and while much of what I've come up >>> with is crap it has really forced me to shoot. In even just 3 months in >>> there have been plenty of days where I have trudged out to get a photo >>> when I would otherwise have stayed put. I highly recommend a PAD or PAW >>> project to stimulate to photographic activity. >> >> I certainly don't regret buying the K-3ii. I also started to take pictures >> every day on the first of January this year, without fail; I've already >> braved the high wind and rain today to take some. I'd like to say that I had >> some grand plan, but the truth of the matter is that I needed to force >> myself out every day to exercise and deal with some back issues (successful >> so far), and also because it's pointless owning such a camera and not using >> it. The next purchase is another 4TB hard drive, as the smaller drive I use >> day to day is almost at capacity, as a result of daily photography. >> >> I do regret not pre-ordering a K-1. From what I've seen and read, it is >> pretty much exactly what I would have wanted from a full frame camera. I'd >> also feel confident about the purchase being right first time, whereas some >> cameras that are new get recalled to get things fixed - isn't the Nikon D750 >> (certain batches?) on a second recall? >> >> 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. -- 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.
