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Disadvantages of K1ii with APSC lenses?

Started Dec 16, 2019 | Questions thread
Bobolink
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Re: Disadvantages of K1ii with APSC lenses?
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Nothing new wrote:

Phil_Rose wrote:

Hi all, title pretty much self explanatory! I have a K3 and a K3ii with 9 lenses, most of them APSc. If i bought a K1ii and then waited to recover from the cost before slowly going FF on the lenses, is there any disadvantage using the K1ii with APSc lenses compared with using the K3ii or K3 cameras designed for APSc?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Phil

There are two "disadvantages", IMHO. One is the size and weight of the K-1ii compared to the smaller and lighter APS-c bodies. The other is the 15 MP files resulting from the K1ii set to APSc format vs the 24 MP from the latest APSc Pentax.

I think there is another disadvantage; one that one might consider minor or not so minor.  When shooting in cropped mode on a FF camera with an OVF, it's more difficult to see the details of what you are shooting because the entire photo is contained in the small rectangle in the center of the viewfinder rather than the entire viewfinder.  In some situations it could maybe be a plus because one can see the surrounding area, but I generally find it to be more of a strain.

I've never used a mirrorless with an EVF but my guess is that a FF mirrorless shooting in crop mode could still fill the entire viewfinder with the photo being taken.  Correct me if I'm wrong.  I still like OVF though.

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