Gary Martin

I'm a graphic designer, so Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, etc. are tools I am required to use and which have virtually no competition. So although you are technically correct, for all ...

Yeah, such as being a monopoly ;P

He's probably more interested in doing actual photography than speculating on Ricoh's financials ;P

I'm with you on this, the K-1 is overkill for street, although with a fast prime (I use an FA35 or FA50) it's great for low light situations. I also prefer the K-5 with the DA21 (great combo), but ...

Even though I don't shoot natural landscapes now, he was a huge influence to me when I was first getting into photography. His book Mountain Light was one of the first photo books I ever ...

It's not so much about DSLRs verses mirrorless, it's about the decline of traditional cameras altogether. While the enthusiast and professional markets fuss over viewfinder tech and lens ...

Um no, just no. It's not the brand that really matters, it's the K-mount. The Sony name is vastly more valuable than the Pentax name, except for some of us old-timers who come from a 35mm film ...

That depends on Ricoh leadership; although they aren't talking to us, I'm sure they are letting their key personnel know what their future plans are. Since the whole ILC market is moribund, I ...

There are lots of great camera systems - amazing,  actually, when you look at how things have advanced in the last couple of decades. But what you're asking for is a *perfect* camera system, ...

OK, but maybe this is a better place to talk about the camera? Some of us here are photographers, not investors.

I'm a Pentax shooter, and I thought it was funny ;)

Fuji MX700 in 1998, 1.5 megapixels for about $1,000 US. We've come a long way since then.

The advantage is convenience, and assistance with composition if you crop in camera. Totally a matter of personal preference, of course.

The real advantage of the 1:1 crop on the K-1 (other than as a composition tool) is to get the most pixels out of an APS-C lens that otherwise would vignette on full-frame.

Well obviously that requires playing a long game, something that bean counters and shareholders don't seem to like these days ;( The K-1 is an example of a great product, but it needs more lenses ...

What you're talking about is the economics of scale, something that Pentax has always been working against. They've been able to survive in a growing market, but now that things are in decline the ...

Today's demo (and June 28) are both being held on weekdays during traditional business hours. I know Pentaxians are probably an older demographic, but are these events exclusively for retired ...

I swore off buying new gear for a while, but the 43 Limited for my K-1, for under $500 US, might be too hard to resist.

This is a gear website; when Pentax/Ricoh release a significant product (such as the K-1), there is lots of activity here. When a long time lapses without a significant product, things quiet down, ...

1. 20mm weather-sealed prime, f2.8 2. 35mm weather-sealed prime, f2.0 3. 70-200+ f4.0 (maximum optical quality with compact size) 4. Ricoh GRIII: 24mp sensor from the KP and weather sealing 5. ...