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Please help me think through a possible system change. (cross post) Thanks!

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henryk1 Senior Member • Posts: 1,236
Re: Please help me think through a possible system change. (cross post) Thanks!
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I didn't get to finish my post before getting called away to dinner.

You could indeed do well with a K-1ii and get pictures with image quality identical to the Sonys. The difference between 36 mp and 42 mp is negligible. The K-1 prices are really very good.

I personally would not go for a Sony A1 because it costs six thousand dollars and I would be too nervous taking it out of the safe. I'm not a pro, just an old guy who likes to take good pictures other people appreciate.

One more thing with the Sonys is that you can use Pentax lenses with an adapter. Admittedly you don't get autofocus and everything is manual, but if you shoot at the A setting with a lens on a tripod you can meter accuratly and stop down quickly. I use my Pentax 300mm f4.5 plus 1.4x extender and Tamron 90mm macro this way, and have got excellent results.

Finally, Sony has a good future with many new cameras and lenses on the horizon. Pentax is a much smaller outfit and its development is comparatively modest.

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Pentax H1a, H3v, Spotmatic, MX, ME Super (2), KX, *ist DS, K10D, K20D, K-5, K-01, K-3; Sony A7Riii, Sony A7c.

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