Re: New K3 Mark III
Late to the party, but anyway ;-) On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:15:37 +0100 Henk Terhell wrote: > >12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. >But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. GPS and flip-screen are both nice-to-have for me, since I will mostly be using the camera alongside my trusty K1, which is the onoy 'real' and more or less up to date cam I have now after passing my K3 on to my son. And since I plan to go on a two-week safari next year (october, Botswana) this will be a perfect backup-cam as well as long-lens rig (with the 150-450) I hope AF speed and reliability have improved significantly ;-) >On YouTube: https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Regards, JvW -- Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 08:56:16AM -0400, Rick Womer wrote: > I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. > Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing > fireflies, I don???t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. > > Rick It all depends on what you want to use the camera for. For me, AF is important. I'm sure it's going to have better AF than a K-5; the question is how much better. A year ago (was it really that long ago? How time flies!) I took a trip to Austin to watch the inaugural Indycar race at Circuit of the Americas. I never like relying on just a single body on a trip (and having two bodies means you can have two different focal lengths ready at all times), so for this trip I borrowed Larry's K-3 to go along with my K-5. After reviewing the first day's shooting it was apparent that The K-3 was doing a better job of focus tracking - with comparable shots with the same lens mounted I had noticeably more out-of-focus shots with the K-5 than with the K-3. There was still room for improvement; I'm waiting for reports on just how much better the K3-III is before deciding whether I'm tempted (although the alternative I'm considering - going lightweight with an OM-D system - is less attractive now in the light of the Olympus name getting dropped). Other things that interest me are the 12fps continuous shooting frame rate (with a 32 frame buffer), dual memory card slots, and wireless/bluetooth. I personally don't care about video, so the limitation of 4K to 30 fps isn't a problem for me, but I can see it would be a problem for others. -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
So there you have it then. Buy a K1ii & be done with it. All requests answered. Alan C On 28-Oct-20 10:21 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Some people estimate the cost of K-3III may initially be more than $ 1900 (over 200 K yen in Japan). Adding a GPS-module of € 250 brings the cost above that of the K-1 II which has GPS, astro-tracer (and flippy screen). The K-1 II is sold for around € 1850 in Europe and $ 1800 in US. Henk Op 2020-10-28 om 04:49 schreef Alan C: Indeed it is. Works very well on my K5. https://www.ricoh-imaging.eu/eu_en/gps-unit-o-gps1 Alan C On 28-Oct-20 12:38 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Isn't the stand alone GPS module still available? It's still listed at B Photo as new so the K-3 III probably will support Astrotracing, just not with a built in GPS. That doesn't do anything about the lack of a flippy screen, as I said before, Ricoh probably want's the K-3 series to be as rugged as possible and the flippy screen is a possible point of failure eliminated. If you cannot do without it, then there are other options with it in the Pentax line, if none of those are acceptable to you... Life is full of disappointments and hard choices have to be made when designing a camera, especially to a competitive price, sometimes those choices will go against what you want. I have to go without an aperture simulator, which on the whole seems to be much easier to implement than a flippy screen, but that's my problem. On 10/27/2020 10:22 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nothing is mentioned about Astrotracer in the specs. Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 14:19 schreef Alan C: Hear, hear! And, besides, I still have over 50 000 clicks left on the K5. On the Mk ii, the GPS was associated with the built-in Astrotracer. Has this feature been removed from the Mk iii ? Alan C On 27-Oct-20 02:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube:https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Some people estimate the cost of K-3III may initially be more than $ 1900 (over 200 K yen in Japan). Adding a GPS-module of € 250 brings the cost above that of the K-1 II which has GPS, astro-tracer (and flippy screen). The K-1 II is sold for around € 1850 in Europe and $ 1800 in US. Henk Op 2020-10-28 om 04:49 schreef Alan C: Indeed it is. Works very well on my K5. https://www.ricoh-imaging.eu/eu_en/gps-unit-o-gps1 Alan C On 28-Oct-20 12:38 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Isn't the stand alone GPS module still available? It's still listed at B Photo as new so the K-3 III probably will support Astrotracing, just not with a built in GPS. That doesn't do anything about the lack of a flippy screen, as I said before, Ricoh probably want's the K-3 series to be as rugged as possible and the flippy screen is a possible point of failure eliminated. If you cannot do without it, then there are other options with it in the Pentax line, if none of those are acceptable to you... Life is full of disappointments and hard choices have to be made when designing a camera, especially to a competitive price, sometimes those choices will go against what you want. I have to go without an aperture simulator, which on the whole seems to be much easier to implement than a flippy screen, but that's my problem. On 10/27/2020 10:22 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nothing is mentioned about Astrotracer in the specs. Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 14:19 schreef Alan C: Hear, hear! And, besides, I still have over 50 000 clicks left on the K5. On the Mk ii, the GPS was associated with the built-in Astrotracer. Has this feature been removed from the Mk iii ? Alan C On 27-Oct-20 02:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube:https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Indeed it is. Works very well on my K5. https://www.ricoh-imaging.eu/eu_en/gps-unit-o-gps1 Alan C On 28-Oct-20 12:38 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: Isn't the stand alone GPS module still available? It's still listed at B Photo as new so the K-3 III probably will support Astrotracing, just not with a built in GPS. That doesn't do anything about the lack of a flippy screen, as I said before, Ricoh probably want's the K-3 series to be as rugged as possible and the flippy screen is a possible point of failure eliminated. If you cannot do without it, then there are other options with it in the Pentax line, if none of those are acceptable to you... Life is full of disappointments and hard choices have to be made when designing a camera, especially to a competitive price, sometimes those choices will go against what you want. I have to go without an aperture simulator, which on the whole seems to be much easier to implement than a flippy screen, but that's my problem. On 10/27/2020 10:22 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nothing is mentioned about Astrotracer in the specs. Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 14:19 schreef Alan C: Hear, hear! And, besides, I still have over 50 000 clicks left on the K5. On the Mk ii, the GPS was associated with the built-in Astrotracer. Has this feature been removed from the Mk iii ? Alan C On 27-Oct-20 02:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube:https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Isn't the stand alone GPS module still available? It's still listed at B Photo as new so the K-3 III probably will support Astrotracing, just not with a built in GPS. That doesn't do anything about the lack of a flippy screen, as I said before, Ricoh probably want's the K-3 series to be as rugged as possible and the flippy screen is a possible point of failure eliminated. If you cannot do without it, then there are other options with it in the Pentax line, if none of those are acceptable to you... Life is full of disappointments and hard choices have to be made when designing a camera, especially to a competitive price, sometimes those choices will go against what you want. I have to go without an aperture simulator, which on the whole seems to be much easier to implement than a flippy screen, but that's my problem. On 10/27/2020 10:22 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Nothing is mentioned about Astrotracer in the specs. Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 14:19 schreef Alan C: Hear, hear! And, besides, I still have over 50 000 clicks left on the K5. On the Mk ii, the GPS was associated with the built-in Astrotracer. Has this feature been removed from the Mk iii ? Alan C On 27-Oct-20 02:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube:https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk -- Any idiot can shoot with a Canon, Nikon, or Sony, it takes a special kind of idiot to use a Pentax. -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Nothing is mentioned about Astrotracer in the specs. Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 14:19 schreef Alan C: Hear, hear! And, besides, I still have over 50 000 clicks left on the K5. On the Mk ii, the GPS was associated with the built-in Astrotracer. Has this feature been removed from the Mk iii ? Alan C On 27-Oct-20 02:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube:https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Am 27.10.20 um 10:15 schrieb Henk Terhell: Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. Just received the official German announcement. I might have been tempted to replace my K3 Mk nought. But without GPS I'd rather not. Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf Web : http://www.fotoralf.de -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Hear, hear! And, besides, I still have over 50 000 clicks left on the K5. On the Mk ii, the GPS was associated with the built-in Astrotracer. Has this feature been removed from the Mk iii ? Alan C On 27-Oct-20 02:56 PM, Rick Womer wrote: I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube:https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 06:52 schreef Paul Sorenson: Hmmm. Firefox flags that link as a potential security risk. Here's another link... https://photorumors.com/2020/10/26/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera-officially-announced/ -p On 10/26/2020 8:47 PM, Pete McIntosh wrote: Hi guys, This just popped up on Pentax Australia's Instagram page... https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2020/20201027_029570.html?_ga=2.113232580.1542500155.1603762196-2097101700.1597725170 Thought I'd pass it on. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
I agree, Henk. GPS and a flippy screen would have induced me to buy one. Apart from a high enough ISO to shoot landscapes illuminated by passing fireflies, I don’t see a compelling advantage over my K-5. Rick > On Oct 27, 2020, at 5:15 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: > > 12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 > II. > But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. > > On YouTube: https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw > > Henk > > Op 2020-10-27 om 06:52 schreef Paul Sorenson: >> Hmmm. Firefox flags that link as a potential security risk. Here's another >> link... >> >> https://photorumors.com/2020/10/26/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera-officially-announced/ >> >> >> -p >> >> On 10/26/2020 8:47 PM, Pete McIntosh wrote: >>> Hi guys, >>> >>> This just popped up on Pentax Australia's Instagram page... >>> >>> https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2020/20201027_029570.html?_ga=2.113232580.1542500155.1603762196-2097101700.1597725170 >>> >>> >>> Thought I'd pass it on. >>> >>> Ciao, >>> >>> Pete Mac in Melbourne >>> >>> > > > -- > 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
12 FPS, 26 MP, 4K and touch screen (of course). Missing GPS which is in K-3 II. But I cannot do without a flippy screen, so this is not for me. On YouTube: https://youtu.be/vDO0esYahRw Henk Op 2020-10-27 om 06:52 schreef Paul Sorenson: Hmmm. Firefox flags that link as a potential security risk. Here's another link... https://photorumors.com/2020/10/26/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera-officially-announced/ -p On 10/26/2020 8:47 PM, Pete McIntosh wrote: Hi guys, This just popped up on Pentax Australia's Instagram page... https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2020/20201027_029570.html?_ga=2.113232580.1542500155.1603762196-2097101700.1597725170 Thought I'd pass it on. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Yeah their SSL certificate (issued for "*.ricoh.co.jp") doesn't match the domain name in the link (ricoh-imaging.co.jp). Most likely an innocent mistake... Cheers, Dave > On Oct 27, 2020, at 6:52 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > > Hmmm. Firefox flags that link as a potential security risk. Here's another > link... > > https://photorumors.com/2020/10/26/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera-officially-announced/ > > -p > > On 10/26/2020 8:47 PM, Pete McIntosh wrote: >> Hi guys, >> >> This just popped up on Pentax Australia's Instagram page... >> >> https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2020/20201027_029570.html?_ga=2.113232580.1542500155.1603762196-2097101700.1597725170 >> >> >> Thought I'd pass it on. >> >> Ciao, >> >> Pete Mac in Melbourne >> >> > -- > Paul Sorenson > Studio1941 > > Sooner or later "different" scares people. > > > -- > 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.
Re: New K3 Mark III
Hmmm. Firefox flags that link as a potential security risk. Here's another link... https://photorumors.com/2020/10/26/pentax-k-3-mark-iii-flagship-aps-c-dslr-camera-officially-announced/ -p On 10/26/2020 8:47 PM, Pete McIntosh wrote: Hi guys, This just popped up on Pentax Australia's Instagram page... https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2020/20201027_029570.html?_ga=2.113232580.1542500155.1603762196-2097101700.1597725170 Thought I'd pass it on. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- Paul Sorenson Studio1941 Sooner or later "different" scares people. -- 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.
New K3 Mark III
Hi guys, This just popped up on Pentax Australia's Instagram page... https://news.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/rim_info2/2020/20201027_029570.html?_ga=2.113232580.1542500155.1603762196-2097101700.1597725170 Thought I'd pass it on. Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne -- 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.
