The k-1 works just fine as an aps camera. With their limited resources it would make sense to only have one flagship.
On November 14, 2018 11:02:59 AM PST, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> wrote: > >Hi All, > >While considering various options of replacing my failed camera, I've >considered of what would be the next steps of Pentax with respect to >the >new models. > >Asahi Man (a reputable Pentax-insider information leaker on dpreview) >indicated that Pentax has a big focus on FF cameras and lenses in the >upcoming year (which is apparently a big 100 anniversary year for >Pentax, or, more exactly, Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha). >In his recent posts, I haven't seen any mentioning of the APS-C line. >The last flagship APS-C camera (K-3ii) was released 3.5 years ago (Apr. > >2015), about 1.5 years after K-3 (October 2013). >I might be wrong, but it seems to me (and it looks like some other >people, >including at least some PDMLers were of the same opinion) that >KP, announced in January 2017 (more than 1.5 years ago) was positioned >a >bit below K-3, even though it is clearly above the "second-tier" (K-50, > >K-70) product line, and its release is in the time line corresponding >to the >flagship line. (Actually, my memory is a bit vague about the >parameters that made KP inferior to K-3.) > >(You can see the summary of DSLR production years e.g. here: >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentax_cameras#K_Series_(Digital) ) > >This suggests that Pentax probably somewhat lowered their top APS-C >line >in favor of the FF line, and the next APS-C body when and IF it comes >out >(which I'd expected to happen before the holiday season, but it didn't >happen, - so, maybe in spring of 2019), - it might not have all the >desired features that K-3/K-3ii had. > >The impression I've got is that APS-C cameras might no longer be a >priority for Pentax R&D, and Pentax will just continue some incremental > >releases in this area. > >I realize that its a pure speculation at this point, but I was curious >about the thoughts of other PDMLers on this issue. > >Cheers, > >Igor > >-- >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. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- 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.
