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The Flagship/Pro Cameras from Pentax

Started Feb 15, 2015 | Discussions thread
Barry Pearson
Barry Pearson Veteran Member • Posts: 9,625
Re: The real pro camera.....
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steephill wrote:

None of the APS-C DSLRs so far deserve to be described as pro kit because of the lack of a true pro service from dealers backed by Pentax, not to mention the lack of specialist lenses e.g. TS. The pro centres marketing pitch from a few years ago fell far short of what any working pro is used to from Canon or Nikon.

A wedding photographer can't call upon a pro service provided by the camera maker in mid-wedding!

Their principles appears to be: have a spare body. Write all images to 2 cards.

Lots of professionals don't use Tilt/Shift lenses. (I'm an amateur and I use one. The Samyang. I expect it to perform well on the FF camera).

The term "pro camera" tends to be used as a near-meaningless marketing term, or when one photographer wants to sneer at another! It is much better for professionals to make lists of their personal requirements, then match those to cameras on the market.

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