Pentax's Next Move?

PentUp said:

Mark Ransom said:

PentUp said:

Can't say I know what Pentax' next move will be (spoiler... they haven't told me yet!)... But what I would love to see on the DSLR body front is the following lineup:
K-1iii (incorporating K-3iii improvements);

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That's a no brainer. But they probably won't bother until they can find a way to one-up the K-3III, so don't expect it any time soon.

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I don't think the K-1iii needs to "one-up" the K-3iii... all it needs to do is up the K1-ii... and with the K3iii upgrades included, a K-1iii more than "one-ups" the K-1ii... it "three-ups" it at least!

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I didn't think they needed to one-up for the K-3III either, I would have been happy with a mashup of the K-3II and KP. But they decided to do the new viewfinder, which added an extra two years to the schedule and doubled the price.

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

K-5iii (incorporating most of K-3iii improvements - 24mp, fully articulating screen) and K-5iiis (same as K-5iii but with GPS replacing pop up flash); and

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That would be really nice, but realistically it's not going to happen. And the original "s" designation meant the lack of AA filter, it would be confusing to repurpose it now.

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It would be great if it did happen. I would buy one without blinking! And the "s" designation may have indicated no AA filter back then, but the 's' stood for "special" ... or in my new parlance "gps"

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It's too bad we don't each have our own personal camera company, building exactly what we want.

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

On the lens front:

updated DA*60-250 F/4 (with PLM);

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Yes, that's what they should have done instead of the 70-210. Too late now.

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Never too late. I would still look favourably at getting one, whenever they lease it... 3:15PM WST Thursday next week is good with me (I checked my calendar and its clear).

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Not too late for you, too late for them. When they had a gap in the lineup, they had an opportunity to redo the 60-250. Now that the gap is filled, the chances of a new 60-250 are about as close to zero as you can imagine.

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

DFA* 70-300 F/4 PLM with (in-built selectable x1.4TC ); and

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That would be really interesting. Probably too expensive for most though.

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If it costs equal to or less than the $3,679 AUD price tag of the DFA 150-450... It's not too expensive :/

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For sure it would be more expensive than the DA 300.

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

PentUp said:

DA 55-550 F4.5-6.3 AW (with PLM or SDM).

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Has Pentax shown any ability yet to do a high quality 10x zoom? Maybe they could if they put their minds to it, but it's not something I would expect.

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I have a great Pentax 15x zoom in my bag (18-270)... 10x is only somewhere in between that, and the 5.45x zoom of the fantastic 55-300 PLM... of course they have the ability.

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Wasn't the 18-270 designed by Tamron? That just adds to the certainty if they couldn't do it without help.

Mark Ransom said:

PentUp said:

Mark Ransom said:

PentUp said:

Can't say I know what Pentax' next move will be (spoiler... they haven't told me yet!)... But what I would love to see on the DSLR body front is the following lineup:
K-1iii (incorporating K-3iii improvements);

Click to expand...

That's a no brainer. But they probably won't bother until they can find a way to one-up the K-3III, so don't expect it any time soon.

Click to expand...

I don't think the K-1iii needs to "one-up" the K-3iii... all it needs to do is up the K1-ii... and with the K3iii upgrades included, a K-1iii more than "one-ups" the K-1ii... it "three-ups" it at least!

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I didn't think they needed to one-up for the K-3III either, I would have been happy with a mashup of the K-3II and KP. But they decided to do the new viewfinder, which added an extra two years to the schedule and doubled the price.

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Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

K-5iii (incorporating most of K-3iii improvements - 24mp, fully articulating screen) and K-5iiis (same as K-5iii but with GPS replacing pop up flash); and

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That would be really nice, but realistically it's not going to happen. And the original "s" designation meant the lack of AA filter, it would be confusing to repurpose it now.

Click to expand...

It would be great if it did happen. I would buy one without blinking! And the "s" designation may have indicated no AA filter back then, but the 's' stood for "special" ... or in my new parlance "gps"

Click to expand...

It's too bad we don't each have our own personal camera company, building exactly what we want.

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

On the lens front:

updated DA*60-250 F/4 (with PLM);

Click to expand...

Yes, that's what they should have done instead of the 70-210. Too late now.

Click to expand...

Never too late. I would still look favourably at getting one, whenever they lease it... 3:15PM WST Thursday next week is good with me (I checked my calendar and its clear).

Click to expand...

Not too late for you, too late for them. When they had a gap in the lineup, they had an opportunity to redo the 60-250. Now that the gap is filled, the chances of a new 60-250 are about as close to zero as you can imagine.

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

DFA* 70-300 F/4 PLM with (in-built selectable x1.4TC ); and

Click to expand...

That would be really interesting. Probably too expensive for most though.

Click to expand...

If it costs equal to or less than the $3,679 AUD price tag of the DFA 150-450... It's not too expensive :/

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For sure it would be more expensive than the DA 300.

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

Mark Ransom said:

DA 55-550 F4.5-6.3 AW (with PLM or SDM).

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Has Pentax shown any ability yet to do a high quality 10x zoom? Maybe they could if they put their minds to it, but it's not something I would expect.

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I have a great Pentax 15x zoom in my bag (18-270)... 10x is only somewhere in between that, and the 5.45x zoom of the fantastic 55-300 PLM... of course they have the ability.

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Wasn't the 18-270 designed by Tamron? That just adds to the certainty if they couldn't do it without help.

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Mark Ransom said:

I didn't think they needed to one-up for the K-3III either, I would have been happy with a mashup of the K-3II and KP. But they decided to do the new viewfinder, which added an extra two years to the schedule and doubled the price.

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Kind of agree, but not entirely.

You also got an AF that is much beter than both K-3 II and K-P. Which is nice, even necessary.

K-3 III is an answer to Pentax APS-C fans that was not satisfied with FF being the flagship branch of the brand Pentax. They did not want a mashup, they wanted a K-3 flag ship. They were really angry.

For me personally, that has delayed K-1 III with several years. This K-1 III will also contain that unnecessary view finder technology, that will make it $1000 more expensive and also maybe remove GPS, which I really want not removed.

So, I have my takes with the K-3 III also.

JeremieB said:

Mark Ransom said:

I didn't think they needed to one-up for the K-3III either, I would have been happy with a mashup of the K-3II and KP. But they decided to do the new viewfinder, which added an extra two years to the schedule and doubled the price.

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Its an exaggeration, but kind of true.

Roland Karlsson said:

Mark Ransom said:

I didn't think they needed to one-up for the K-3III either, I would have been happy with a mashup of the K-3II and KP. But they decided to do the new viewfinder, which added an extra two years to the schedule and doubled the price.

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Kind of agree, but not entirely.

You also got an AF that is much beter than both K-3 II and K-P. Which is nice, even necessary.

K-3 III is an answer to Pentax APS-C fans that was not satisfied with FF being the flagship branch of the brand Pentax. They did not want a mashup, they wanted a K-3 flag ship. They were really angry.

For me personally, that has delayed K-1 III with several years. This K-1 III will also contain that unnecessary view finder technology, that will make it $1000 more expensive and also maybe remove GPS, which I really want not removed.

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This is completely out of your imagination (s) ?

All this makes no sense, sorry.

Roland Karlsson said:

So, I have my takes with the K-3 III also.

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