Gary Martin

This lens is a home run for me, and probably the primary reason I got a K-1 in the first place. Although I'm not thrilled about the slow intro rate of new Pentax lenses, everything they have ...

These are NOT the people who decide on the level of commitment Ricoh makes to the Pentax brand, I'm talking about the people who control the allocation of funding which will determine when and if ...

While I agree that there are too many "Pentax is doomed" threads, forgive me if I don't believe everything the PR team says. It's not that I think they are dishonest, it's just that they aren't ...

I'm using the 15/1.7, 25/1.8 and 45/1.8 on an EM10 Mk2, and they all work extremely well together. I would recommend that as a solid and versatile 3 lens combination for a small M43 kit, and you ...

Good luck, I think you'll be changing brands again in the not-too-distant future. As long as you can afford it, there's nothing wrong with that ;}

If I were you, I would get the K-1 and keep the Sony. Buy just one lens for now, either the 24-70 or the 15-30 depending on how wide you want to shoot landscapes. You might consider the 28-105 ...

I also have the K24/3.5, it works well on the K-1. I think it suffers from less field curvature than the f2.8 versions, but I haven't thoroughly tested it.

Thank you for your work, you're a true artist.

KAllen: thanks for your valuable contribution to this thread. Since I'm getting my K-1 upgraded, it matters to me.

If the K-1 Mk2 actually got positive reviews for its AF, it would go a long way toward resurrecting the image of the Pentax brand. Having a reputation for poor AF (justly or unjustly) has hurt ...

At least they are offering a way to upgrade the Mk1. But I'm curious about the KP, which also has an accellerator chip. Offering a firmware upgrade for the KP would be a good gesture for Ricoh to ...

I've used the following film lenses on my K-1 with very good results: K24/3.5 FA28/2.8 FA35/2 (really good!) FA50/1.4 M75-150/4 I just got an FA20-35 from eBay (Japan) but I haven't had a chance to ...

If this is just an algorithm tweek, couldn't this be applied to the current K-1 with a firmware update? And what about the KP, which was released after the K-1?

I share your concerns: I also wish there was a 16-35/4 lens for the K-1, especially since my 100mm filter kit won't work on the 15-30. I recently picked up an FA20-35 on eBay, and I'm hoping that ...

Too many players, not enough development funds available from Ricoh; Not enough cache on the Pentax name, nor have they proven "special" enough compared to the competition to justify it. Now there ...

Life (health, economics, technology, giant meteor) is too unpredictable to know where I'll be photographically even 1 year from now. I'm very happy with my K-1 for the time being, and I've lost ...

Hi Erik; I don't shoot weddings but I have a K-1, Slide and Capture Clip v3. The K-1 (or any DSLR) will weigh heavily on the Capture Clip, so I mostly use it with a small mirrorless camera on a ...

I'm in the "wait and see" club.

Also, the characters were rather two-dimensional and the ending was predictable.

Pentax has, unfortunately, a poor reputation for AF. If they want new customers, they need to fix that.