Nervous nellie...go with Pentax K-1 or move to Sony FF?

yiangelo wrote:

Hello all,

Long time Pentaxian here...late 80's then *ist DS and onward.

My Pentax K-30 bit the big one (aperture lever issue) and I've been without a "nice" camera for over a year. I have the following lenses:

Pentax 43 1.9 Limited

Sigma 35 1.4 Art

Tamron 70-200 2.8

Sigma 17-50 2.8

Pentax 50 1.7 (A)

Pentax 10-17

A couple of months ago, I took a leap of faith and purchased the Sony A6500, the Sony 18-105 F4 PZ, and the Sigma 30 1.4 for E-mount.

this statement does not jive with you being without a nice camera for over a year, as you have a nice camera with a a6500

Now with the announcement of the Pentax K-1 Mark II and the Sony A7III I'm unsure of my next step. On the one hand, I really like the quick AF and very easy manual focusing of my old Pentax lenses with manual aperture (using an Pentax adapter), the small size of the A6500 body and the image quality. I also have some aspirations to shoot video but I'm no Martin Scorsese.

you have a good package with your current system.

On the other hand Why are you buying a camera based an annoucement?  you should buy a camera to solve a problem such as my old body is broken.

On the other hand, I primarily shoot low light candids/ street photography/ landscapes so I always loved Pentax for that.

if you want landscapes then you will want the pentax cam. both bodies pentax and sony should be about as good for the others.

My choice is either sell all above lenses and go full on Sony FF with the A7III or A7RIII...OR sell the K-mount crop sensor lenses and the Sony 18-105 (absolutely hate the slow power zoom) and buy a K-1 Mark II with a 24-70 2.8 or the 15-30 2.8 and keep the A6500 with the 30 1.4 for a lightweight street/ Scorsese kit?

I love the ergonomics, image quality, and feel of Pentax cameras but the only thing that makes me consider selling everything and going all-in to Sony FF is the question of long-term longevity and the seemingly uncertain future for smaller companies in the photography business. I'd hate to get stuck with a bunch of expensive lenses that would become worthless if Pentax were to close shop.

why do care what your lenses are worth? why don't you care what your photos are worth. you need proper lenses to get good photos, sure you can sell them later, but the priority for shooting with gear is to get the equipment you need for your attempts.

Opinions? Advice? Help!

see above,  I would not get into the pentax q system, as that seems to have stopped, but pentax seems to stick around with its gear.

I would keep your current cam for street and add that second body.