TheLastMan

Starbase218
"I never liked the directional buttons doubling up for other functions though. Sometimes when trying to move my focus point I was halfway to changing white balance."
No longer the case...

Hi Starbase218
totally get your point on this! There are lots of buttons, which can be confusing, but in time you get used to it and appreciate not having to go into menus for stuff. In fact, once...

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You need the same exposure settings with a lens regardless of whether it is on an APS-C camera or a FF camera (think about it carefully).

The "brightness" or exposure of the image is the...

I certainly do know what I am talking about!! I will ignore the ad-hom and comment on your answers.

"It throws away 60% of the light that FF is utilizing. And it magnifies all of the lens...

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A 26mp FF sensor will usually have more dynamic range and less noise at any ISO than a 26mp APS-C sensor assuming the same technology. That is because more photons will fall on any...

ecka84
you are one very confused guy! The size of a sensor has almost nothing to do with "image quality". Almost all the items you ascribe to full frame "image quality" in your reply relate to the...

If I wanted sensor size and megapixels I would go for medium format, such as a Fujifilm GFX100S, and skip "full frame" altogether. However, if I was a professional (doing a diploma, so hopefully...

ecka84
"Well, for cutting edge picture quality we would need at least a new K1 III with 45+mp chip. But this lens wouldn't work on it."
So you equate "picture quality" with full frame and...

Starbasr218
I don't love my Pentax, I love using it! And the images I get from it. I enjoyed using my K-5, but happily put it in a cupboard after I discovered the K-70 was better. I would sell it,...

ecka84
How do you know what the "picture quality" is?
Nobody has tested this lens yet!

Excellent! Thanks Kobie, just the information I was looking for. One thing I noticed from your video is with the Mk3 you didn't seem to get that initial squeal from the lens as it moves through the ...

I suspect that DPR are correct with their diagnosis of shutter shock, given all the precautions they took. Probably this is due to a resonance with the SR / IBIS system at certain shutter speeds....

Thanks. That should make it faster, but not necessarily more accurate, or less liable to hunt when using AF-C (albeit it may "hunt quicker"!).  Hoping someone with a K-3 III will reply. I have seen ...

j tokarz
Pentax are far from fading, still the most popular brand in Japan!
https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/uk/news/the-5-favorite-camera-brands-in-japan-and-you-wont-believe-whos-first

I have...

This is really the ultimate "kit lens" for the K-3 III. That camera (at least the black version) is on back order almost everywhere in the UK despite the price, so the lens should sell like hot...

Currently using the excellent and massively underrated K-70 as a replacement for my old K-5. It is better in almost all respects other than continuous focus, and speed of focus where it is equally ...

I wonder why that lens has dropped in price? Virtually all their other lenses have gone up in price, particularly the Limited series.  I see no particular reason for this lens to be cheaper other ...

@Don Kiyoti, true there are some new big lenses in their line-up, but the majority of their APS-C primes are smaller (and older) compared to other brands. The DA 15mm f4, 21mm f3.2, 35mm f2.4,...

I think it will keep its price at around $2k for a while because: 1. Pent up demand - lots waiting for this camera for a couple of years now 2. High cost of manufacture - I suspect the new OVF with ...

Pretty well any 26mp camera from any brand will produce very decent RAW image files these days, and you can usually tweak JPG settings (sharpness, contrast, saturation etc) to suit your own taste....