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

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bob5050 Senior Member • Posts: 2,948
Re: Please help me think through a possible system change. (cross post) Thanks!
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yoyoma007 wrote:

My current kit is:

Pentax k20D

Just an observation on that. The K20D came out in 2008--you keep your gear for a long time, but neither of the replacement options you're naming are actually the latest models. Given a 14 year amortization period, maybe you should consider the a7 iv or v, and Pentax K-3iii (the latter of which, if not both, are currently on sale).

Either Sony or Pentax are going to give you great pictures, so you might want to rent the Sony for a week and see whether you can adjust to its ergonomics. My wife carries a Sony and I don't see anything to criticize in her results, but I simply never pick up her camera because I don't enjoy how it feels in hand.

According to cameradecision, the K20D is 800 grams, the K-3iii is 820. So virtually no adjustment there (other than the performance blowing you away <g>).

I know the K-3iii is just an APS-C with a 26mp sensor, but my own experience was that at 16mp (K-30) I felt limited by the resolution, and at 24-26 I don't. Do you routinely crop so much that you need 36+mp?

Given that this isn't a livelihood question, don't carry a camera you can't love using.

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