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

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The Squirrel Mafia
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Re: Please help me think through a possible system change. (cross post) Thanks!

yoyoma007 wrote:

Am I going to irritate clients off when I keep having to retake shots of their kids because the k1 won't focus well enough? That's probably my biggest concern.

That's the thing with current Pentax bodies. The K-3III is the only Pentax body that has somewhat of a semi-reliable AF system to take portraits of moving kids & pets, but it's still nothing close to what Sony & Canon offer. The latest AF systems in their newer bodies can really track people & pets quite well. They're not 100% accurate all the time, but they're a lot better at getting focused shots of kids fidgeting around & related. The Nikon Z bodies seem to struggle at times with people photos. The Z9 is the best one for people photos, but it's quite pricey. Maybe the future Z6III & Z7III will do a lot better.

I'm guessing that the K-1III will more than likely improve upon that eye-af/face recognition through the OVF that's in the K-3III, but until Ricoh releases the body or specs, we won't know. They also need to release more faster focusing modern lenses as well. Screw drives can only do so much.

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