Disadvantages of K1ii with APSC lenses?

I use da 70mm with k1ii and no issues.

I upgraded from a K-3ii to a K-1ii and love it, and was surprised that even aside from vignetting that some of the APS-C lenses do quite well, since it's not just vignetting that makes a difference. And of course I wear out Goodwill getting good old film lenses.

But then a funny thing happened. Tried to sell my K-3ii and didn't get the price I wanted, then found I kept dragging it out in some situations where I preferred it, especially for wildlife shots. And now I've gotten all half hearted about selling it, and instead have only loaned it to my traveling buddy. It's hard to say that in the real world the K-1ii is that much better all around, or vice versa.

So yeah, I'd hang in and see what happens next.

Phil_Rose wrote:

Hi all, title pretty much self explanatory! I have a K3 and a K3ii with 9 lenses, most of them APSc. If i bought a K1ii and then waited to recover from the cost before slowly going FF on the lenses, is there any disadvantage using the K1ii with APSc lenses compared with using the K3ii or K3 cameras designed for APSc?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Phil

There are two "disadvantages", IMHO. One is the size and weight of the K-1ii compared to the smaller and lighter APS-c bodies. The other is the 15 MP files resulting from the K1ii set to APSc format vs the 24 MP from the latest APSc Pentax.

Nothing new wrote:

Phil_Rose wrote:

Hi all, title pretty much self explanatory! I have a K3 and a K3ii with 9 lenses, most of them APSc. If i bought a K1ii and then waited to recover from the cost before slowly going FF on the lenses, is there any disadvantage using the K1ii with APSc lenses compared with using the K3ii or K3 cameras designed for APSc?

Thanks for your thoughts!

Phil

There are two "disadvantages", IMHO. One is the size and weight of the K-1ii compared to the smaller and lighter APS-c bodies. The other is the 15 MP files resulting from the K1ii set to APSc format vs the 24 MP from the latest APSc Pentax.

I think there is another disadvantage; one that one might consider minor or not so minor.  When shooting in cropped mode on a FF camera with an OVF, it's more difficult to see the details of what you are shooting because the entire photo is contained in the small rectangle in the center of the viewfinder rather than the entire viewfinder.  In some situations it could maybe be a plus because one can see the surrounding area, but I generally find it to be more of a strain.

I've never used a mirrorless with an EVF but my guess is that a FF mirrorless shooting in crop mode could still fill the entire viewfinder with the photo being taken.  Correct me if I'm wrong.  I still like OVF though.

Then don't look at the work of almost any wedding pro that shoots medium format. I took a class about starting a photo business from a big time wedding pro in the Mid-Atlantic area. He never had to advertise by that time, he was booked a couple of years in advance. Once I got a look at his work and what it took I decided weddings were not my thing. His work was right up there in the range of my brother's architecture and landscape work. So I stuck with motorsports.

Kent Gittings