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K3 II or K1 as upgrade fro KR

Started Mar 11, 2016 | Questions thread
Barry Pearson
Barry Pearson Veteran Member • Posts: 9,625
Re: K3 II or K1 as upgrade fro KR

Ishpuini wrote:

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Disclaimer: I am one of the Pentaxians that will probably stay with APS-C, hence my contribution to the thread may be biased by this decision...

Some people appear to think that FF is a logical upgrade from APS-C. Perhaps something that APS-C users should aspire to. Perhaps that APS-C is somehow 2nd-rate. No!

APS-C is a perfectly sensible system in its own right. There is no more logic in "upgrading" from APS-C than there is in "upgrading" from FF to medium format. (Or "upgrading" from Q-mount to K-mount). Horses for courses.

I think Ricoh would be foolish if they neglect their APS-C range in favour of FF for a long time. They are probably having to delay some APS-C developments; for example that "DA Wide Zoom" has been on the roadmap for a long time! But I would like to see them announce a new APS-C flagship later this year, and if they do it will complement my K-1.

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