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5+ years with the Sony A850 - looking forward to the K1.

Started Mar 7, 2016 | Discussions thread
John McMillin Contributing Member • Posts: 738
Re: 5+ years with the Sony A850 - looking forward to the K1.
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I think you'll be happy, jens. The Pentax system is really the only home for those of us who cherished the Late Minolta/Early Sony alpha virtues of simple, direct controls, IBIS and lens compatibility. I made the switch over the past two years. While my a850 was in the shop (twice in two years), I test-drve the Pentax K5IIs. Soon, I was happy to sell the Sony. It was clear that sensor tech had moved enough for the little crop camera to outperform the FF Sony in every way that mattered. The only things I miss are the handy AF/MF toggle button, right in the perfect place, and the effectiveness of Sony's DRO (you can do more in LR with the Pentax's noise-free shadows, though). Oh, and the big, bright OVF- but that's going to be available in K-mount land, too.

 John McMillin's gear list:John McMillin's gear list
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX8 Pentax K-1 Pentax smc DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG Aspherical HSM +5 more
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