The K-P has a tilt screen also.
I don't like the looks of the K-P for ergonomics, even with the "big"
grip it looks too much like a *ist-D which is painful to hold after
almost any other Pentax DSLR I've held except the K20D who's grip also
leaves a lot to be desired.
Personally if I needed a tilt screen I'd look into a K-70, unless the
magnesium alloy body shell and accessory battery grip are important, the
price either camera is with a couple hundred dollars so it's probably
not an issue for most. So I guess I agree with you.
The only other issue I can think of is battery life, and they also use
the same battery and I think have pretty much the same electronics inside.
On 5/16/2020 6:42 AM, Henk Terhell wrote:
The K-3 II has a fixed screen I discover so it is of no use for me.
However the K-70 looks OK for me.
Henk
Op 2020-05-16 om 11:52 schreef Henk Terhell:
Thanks Larry. I won't sell my K-1 because I am using this frequently
for local concerts (classical, which means no flash light), when
these ever will be started again.
My K-5 is fine for backup but the lack of a tilt screen is a serious
handicap for e.g. macro work. I can't understand now how I ever did
w/o tilted screen.
Unless the new flagship has some attractive innovation it is not a
bad idea to get instead a K-3 II, KP or whatever is offered in
bargain sales.
Henk
Op 2020-05-16 om 11:02 schreef Larry Colen:
On May 16, 2020, at 1:21 AM, Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm playing with the idea to switch back from FF to a high res
APS-C for the advantages on the long end.
The big advantage of the K-1 is wide fast lenses, since it was
released there have been some APS wide fast lenses that nearly make
up the difference for speed and AoV.
I think that when you’re pushing the limits, the K-1 still has a
technical advantage.
My K-3 is better at shooting any sort of action, except in the
lowest of light.
I have to crop much with current lenses on the K-1. I use a Sigma
70-300, Tamron 70-300 and Pentax 100-300, but these are all cheap
lenses providing much flair (not the Pentax) and softness.
Cropping on the K-1 using these lenses gives me about the same
resolution as when used on my K-5.
When I’m birding, I’ll put a K-3 on my long lens.
The Pentax DA 55-300 WR looks like an attractive light lens
providing 450 mm maximum.
For the price of a FF FA 150-450 you can probably buy a flagship
APS-C with DA 55-300.
For what it would cost you to sell the K-1 and buy the flagship
APS, you could buy a really nice K-3 II and have both a full frame
and an APS.
It will be interesting to see how the new camera performs when it
comes out. It takes about one Moore’s law cycle for an APS sensor
to match the performance of a FF sensor, and the new camera will be
about 2 cycles newer than the K-1
Henk
Op 2020-05-16 om 03:03 schreef P. J. Alling:
I think the original announcement last year specified 24mp.
On 5/15/2020 8:47 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
John wrote:
If it's the new APS-C flagship, wouldn't it have an APS-C
Sensor? Or am I
missing something?
I think he means size in megapixels rather than physical dimensions.
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