They released a FF camera and not a single prime and yet they think this is a priority. Think about that for a minute. Ricoh is milking it pretty fucking hard.
On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:57 PM, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 8:29 PM Mark Roberts <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Rob Studdert wrote: >> >> >The K5IIs actually made the K5 useful, I'm still using my mK5IIs, my >> >pair of K5 bodies are long gone, their focus speed/accuracy in low >> >light was appalling. If these specs are true it's really offering a >> >very very limited advantage over the original K1. >> >> Well, yeah. That's the point: To offer just enough improvement to be >> useful but not enough to piss off people who already have a K-1 (by >> making them think they should have waited). >> > It doesn’t appear to have worked out very well. People here and on that > somewhat neurotic forum dedicated to Pentax are having kittens because of > this “useless upgrade”. > This seems to be another case of the more you have, the less happy you are. > > Ricoh doesn’t seem to be giving Pentax the unlimited resources required to > build a world class system in a hurry, and at this point, they need to be > fleshing out some sort of prime lens system more than new cameras. > We’ll get out K1 replacement, but I expect it won’t happen until they can > plunk a 50mp sensor into it and not have it cost $3k or more. > > As for the K3 replacement, it’s quite possible that Ricoh has decided that > high end APS-C is now a dead end and will continue with lower end bodies, > or perhaps go mirrorless with that format while concentrating their > flagship efforts on the 35mm format. > > >> >On 16 February 2018 at 11:13, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Uh...yes. I have the lenses and camera (k-1) I need. Want the 70-250 >> but waiting for a price break. The K-1 II is a typical between models >> upgrade, much like we saw between the K5 and K3. The next full frame camera >> will probably be a Nikon 850 clone, and Ill buy it. No problem here, >> >> >> >> Paul >> >> >> >>> On Feb 15, 2018, at 6:39 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Most pointless update ever IMO. Are they taking a page from Canon now? >> Wtf >> >>> Ricoh? No k3 replacement in sight either. No new GR. A lens or two a >> year >> >>> now? Will there be any pentaxians left??? >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
