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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:

It's not that I crop so much. That's a nice advantage, but I tend to take my time and compose so that I do very little cropping.

That statement contrasts for me to the need for state-of-the-art AF, which I tend to see as a more 'run-and-gun' requirement. Sounds like you might be doing different types of photography?  For example, slow, possibly manually tweaked focus for portraiture, but needing near instant AF for sports or wedding/party candids. Multiple conflicting requirements aren't unusual, but you need to think about what proportions are so you can be comfortable with where to accept any necessary compromises.

I wouldn't mind buying new lenses, like the amazing Pentax HD 85mm because I love portraiture, but I just have no idea what Pentax has in mind for the future.

Speaking now as a retired software developer: nothing is a worse mistake than buying the future (aka vaporware). Assume any system you would buy will be off-the-market in a year. The only thing that can matter is what's currently on the shelf; the rest is expensive speculation.

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