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

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RBIV Senior Member • Posts: 1,295
Re: Please help me think through a possible system change. (cross post) Thanks!
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Some great info and suggestions in this forum. I think I would summarize:

1. If you are ok with APS-C, then a K3iii with 1 or 2 new modern lenses is a logical choice. About the same size, it has the Pentax ergonomics, and is a fully capable camera that's available right now and has most of the "new release" minor bugs fixed via firmware updates.

2. If you are tending toward FF, then Pentax is a risk (in my opinion), because we don't know what Pentax is planning for a next release. The current K1 as compared to the mirrorless horde is a slower, more deliberate camera to use. But it is a camera that produces beautiful images. Or you can wait and see what Pentax does with their FF line.

3. So, if you choose FF and don't go Pentax, then you're mirrorless and that will come with a learning curve. You won't be alone though, every Pro photographer I know (in the photojournalist area) shoots mirrorless and/or Leica. May be a reason for that...

4. I think the major choice is FF or APS-C?

And if you choose FF, will you get along with the mostly smaller bodies and electronic viewfinders?  Can you borrow a friend's mirrorless for a day or two, or perhaps rent one?  That may help you make the right decision and be worth the effort or small cost.

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