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

Started Apr 12, 2018 | Discussions thread
AviPro
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Re: 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.

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.

Opinions? Advice? Help!

Both are excellent choices and will take great pictures!

I would favor Sony for weight (not sure about size), however Pentax wins on IQ from my perspective.  Som of the photos on flickr from Sony show completely off metering/colors, specially the evening scenes are too "light blue". some colors seem unnatural.. but again all that can be tweaked

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