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out of stock at amazon at 9am?! Should have pre-ordered? Oh well, now I'm more likely to wait for the price drop and/or next generation with the 4k video. Why stock so little?
Ahem. Because you don't get one of the first K-1 in your country, you are likely to decide to wait for another product generation. I'm sure that to you, that makes sense...
Well I DID get mine today. And after a little playing around, I am VERY positively impressed.
By the way, I almost could not believe it: the DA-Limiteds DA35 macro, DA40 and DA70 seem to work on FF without any flaws, and even wide open. Vignetting may be there but is absolutely not prohibitive (plus, the camera can correct for it). Dark corners do show up for the DA21 and DA15, but that was expected.
There are many things to like about this camera. I would like to stress * ergonomics (menus, back screen, how it feels in the hand, weight) * sound (much lower noise with screw-drive lenses compared to the K-3, and the sound of the mirror flap is "high end") * picture quality (ok, that was expected) * viewfinder features * overall, an incredible package and a huge number of improvements over the already cool K-3
I'll delay my decision until I hear your feedback. As a long time reader here, I know you won't sugar coat the camera. If you say the AF is amazing, the IQ beautiful and the quality excellent, I'll purchase it still. Otherwise, 1800 goes a long ways and I can wait...
AF is not really that fast but the in-built motor is quiet and most importantly now the AF is highly accurate. The IQ is good I think but my 645D tastes better for the colour rendition. It isn't really very expensive I think but of course you should decide. I will show sample photos per lens of mine later, if time allows.
Regarding color rendition: Petapixel have lens shoot-out for the fullframe 24-70 from Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Pentax. That shoot-out gives us another reminder, that the Pentax zoom is the 24-70 Tamron zoom. From that we can deduct, that the color rendition resembles Tamron's glasses' color rendition in the end.
By the way, also interesting: The bokeh of the Pentax was so horribly onion-rendered, that everyone serious about photography would have to deem it seriously flawed (if not useless?) for any bokeh-sensitive shots (esp. nightly highlights). This property also reminds us, that the Pentax is actually the Tamron zoom, just in a different hull and with a different price tag of course ;)
You are right! I couldn't wait. I hate the advance-order game so waited until it was in stock at one of the online places. Got it with overnight shipping. It will arrive tomorrow! I'll even have it before some of the advance-order people!!
Logging you in...
bertrand · 465 weeks ago
alpigigaest 28p · 464 weeks ago
And why you are so sad, or disappointed?
Travis · 465 weeks ago
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU0MTM2Mjg0NA==.ht...
fullframe waiter · 465 weeks ago
alpigigaest 28p · 464 weeks ago
fullframe waiter · 464 weeks ago
alpigigaest 28p · 464 weeks ago
fullframe waiting · 464 weeks ago
In other news, record numbers of forum users have bad backs! At least that's their latest excuse not to buy.
fullframe now! · 464 weeks ago
Chris · 464 weeks ago
Chris · 464 weeks ago
One happy camper here...
from where? · 464 weeks ago
Chris · 464 weeks ago
tired of waiting · 464 weeks ago
Chris · 464 weeks ago
And this is a camera. Imagine a medical product, such as an implant. Your gov protects you from all the good things abroad....
Chris · 464 weeks ago
By the way, I almost could not believe it: the DA-Limiteds DA35 macro, DA40 and DA70 seem to work on FF without any flaws, and even wide open. Vignetting may be there but is absolutely not prohibitive (plus, the camera can correct for it). Dark corners do show up for the DA21 and DA15, but that was expected.
There are many things to like about this camera. I would like to stress
* ergonomics (menus, back screen, how it feels in the hand, weight)
* sound (much lower noise with screw-drive lenses compared to the K-3, and the sound of the mirror flap is "high end")
* picture quality (ok, that was expected)
* viewfinder features
* overall, an incredible package and a huge number of improvements over the already cool K-3
It is neither too big nor too heavy for my taste.
RiceHigh 110p · 464 weeks ago
full frame waiter · 463 weeks ago
Maybe wait for the price drops now? IMO, they really messed up the launch at least in one of the largest markets.
full frame waiter · 463 weeks ago
RiceHigh 110p · 463 weeks ago
Charlie · 463 weeks ago
By the way, also interesting: The bokeh of the Pentax was so horribly onion-rendered, that everyone serious about photography would have to deem it seriously flawed (if not useless?) for any bokeh-sensitive shots (esp. nightly highlights). This property also reminds us, that the Pentax is actually the Tamron zoom, just in a different hull and with a different price tag of course ;)
Mike · 463 weeks ago
full frame waiter · 463 weeks ago