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Should I stay with Pentax?

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Peteo
Peteo Senior Member • Posts: 2,033
Re: Should I stay with Pentax?

Bobkraus09 wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions guys. It comes down to two alternatives in my mind - less costly to buy used K3 or K5 and get the PLM lens. This would be a way to try out wildlife photography without a big investment. This has some appeal.

The other route is to move over to Canon R7 or Fuji X-T3. Fuji lenses are quite expensive though. The Canon 100-400 gets very good reviews for an inexpensive lens. Not a miracle, but a good value. This route gets me access to my sister-in-laws Canon lenses with an adapter. Either way sounds good to me.

Thanks again for the advice.

Bob

I'd stay away from Canon simply because of their patent, nobody is allowed to make aftermarket lenses for their mirrorless system as of now. I ended up going with a Panasonic Lumix S5 and love it, but still have my K5iis. I'm selling my K1 simply because I wanted a lightweight full frame and the S5 ticked all the boxes.

https://petapixel.com/2022/09/06/canon-confirms-its-going-after-lens-makers-for-patent-infringement/

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