John Francis wrote: > I've got the FA* 250-600, A* 300, and FA* 80-200, none of which I've > used for a period measured in years, not months. :( Mind you, I've > hardly even picked up my K5 (and the stable of DA* zooms) in over a > year. > > I need to get off the fence and decide whether I'm going to stick with > Pentax (in which case I'll start thinking about the DA* TC and a K3), > or switch over to a 4/3 system. Just waiting to see if Olympus release > an OMD E-M1 Mk II ... > > (No - I have no interest in the FF Pentax. Even assuming it's > significantly cheaper than the Sony Alpha a7R II at $3200, it will > still probably cost more than I would want to pay for a body, and I'm > happy with the current format).
Up until 18 months ago, my last big purchase was a new K7. Over the last few years I sold on much of what I owned, in the main because I wasn't using it and because I wanted to build up a more modern collection of lenses that would be in regular use. I've found with the K3 (never even tried any of the K5 range, so can't comment) within hours of using it, it was ideal for me. No matter what sensor size or any other factor, if the camera doesn't fit right in your hands and controls fall into place, it's never going to be the camera for you. As I had got rid of so much stuff, I tried other manufacturers cameras, and the only others that I really liked came from Nikon at more than twice the cost. Shooting RAW files on the K3 and slowly getting the hang of Lightroom and Elements has produced images I'm really pleased with. I would not spend new FF camera body money. As I posted a few weeks ago, I recently got a an *ist D again and that still takes most acceptable pictures. Darn bargain items, must resist! I could easily justify the jump from a K7 to a K3 in my mind, but it's difficult for me as a hobby photographer to see what benefits I'll gain by spending more money on a camera body. I recently had an 18" x 12" photo printed of a file from the K3 of an image I took in Scotland, (I rarely have prints made) and it's great and there is no way I would have cause to print larger than that. As for unused equipment, I'm going back to my old system of giving things a year from last use, and if there is no planned use for the item, it can be sold on to go towards something I need. The Lensbaby has another six months or so until it reaches that point. 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.
