Class A

Have a look at the weight, size, and price of the Zeiss Otus. And yes, that's the league the Pentax HD FA* is playing in.

The Pentax HD FA* 50/1.4 is the original design.

Apparently, Pentax licensed the design to Tokina and the main optical difference is the coating. All lens elements and their grouping are the...

@T3
It would seem that a D750 would suit weight conscious photographers better, as it is just 78g heavier than an A9.

The increased weight is typically not caused by the need to accommodate a...

@Richard Butler
Either compare ISO or don't. You give a "point" to the Z7 based on comparing (the lowest) ISO settings. So apparently you assume that the lowest ISO number does represent some...

It's a pity that the Pentax 200mm macro is so rare.

You could try to include the marketplace of pentaxforums.com in your searches. This may score you a Sigma 180mm some time but this particular...

Why is the Pentax weather-sealed 100mm macro "nothing like" the Irix model? Is it the 50mm extra you are after?

BTW, you should be able to get a Sigma 70/2.8, 105/2.8 or a 180/3.5 from the used...

@Richard Butler

You do not seem to be converting ISO numbers between formats. The crop factor of the (baby-)MF sensors is ~1.29 compared to FF.

This means that their ISO 100 setting converts to...

The best camera bodies to pair these lens behemoths (28mm F1.4 DG HSM, 40mm F1.4DG HSM, 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM, 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM) with are small, compact MILCs.

Not.

I hope that the...

My processed images look nothing like the JPG previews the camera shows me or an EVF would present me with.

I recently tried modern Fuji EVFs and it was horrible, from the sick looking image in...

"Surpass"? An EVF "surpasses" an OFV? In terms of energy consumption? In terms of immediacy?

What nonsense.

Also, one can use sensor-based PDAF on a DSLR as well. Luckily, not every manufacturer...

Maybe Nikon wasn't brave enough?
Maybe their new mount should have had MF dimensions?

I don't think releasing the Z7 with a 24-70/4 kit lens makes sense. Sure, f/4 is good enough for many and...

Richard Butler is in a class of its own when it comes to DPReview authors. You cannot compare the other stuff to his articles.

If Canon and Nikon are "the two companies most committed to their DSLR legacies", what does that make Pentax?

The brand that is "mostest committed to its DSLR legacy"?

Ten years of commemorating the announcement that "DSLRs are dead"...

@Archer66
There are:
X1T-C (Canon)
X1T-N (Nikon)
X1T-F (Fuji)
X1T-O (Olympus)
X1T-S (Sony)
and you need the right model to gain access to HSS and TTL.

@barrym1966
I use the V6II on a Pentax and have no issues whatsoever. Very easy to set up as well, with clear display messages (unlike some cryptic Godox system settings).

I don't have any...

@LakeSuperior1
For instance, the X1T has the dial on the wrong side of the trigger and the dial is known to be very unreliable. Sometimes you turn it and nothing happens.

Godox menus are often...

@Archer66
The X1T exists in multiple versions, each version being dedicated to a particular camera brand. If you have two camera systems, you need two X1T triggers.

That is different to a single...

@Fujica
I don't tell lies.

Please read carefully before spouting out such nonsense.

BTW, I'm not affiliated with Cactus, I just have a hard time letting uninformed comments stand unopposed. I'm...

@Fujica
@barrym1966

I know that Godox flashes/strobes work with a number of camera systems and have never said anything to the contrary.

It is a fact that with a Pentax or Sigma camera, you...