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Friday, February 09, 2018
There Will be NO K3II Replacement NOR K-1 Firmware Update, Said Asahiman
Too bad. There's a huge gap now. The KP is effectively a middle class APSC (like Nikon's D5600), and the K-1 want's to be a D810, if we disragard autofocus quality and lens ecosystem for the moment.
So there are now 4 camera classes missing, for which users will have to leave pentax, if any of these is a user's sweet spot: - D7x00 - D500 - D6x0 - D7x0 within this gap are the hugely demanded and successful bestseller classes of D7x00 and D7x0. If I were to produce just 2 DSLRs, I would place them near the D7x00 and D7x0, as this seems to be a sweet spot class for many.
The K-1 sits between the chairs, that's why it is so low in the Amazon sales rank (US: Rank #163 for the body). It is not competitive to the latest and greatest D850, so the enthusiasts with a big wallet go for that. But it is too expensive (lenses!) and monstrously big&heavy for many, so that it misses the sigment covered by the D7x0.
If the K-1 II continues to sit between the chairs as well, it will have a hard time as well.
Those Pentaxians which ever considered full frame are supplied already, with the original K-1, and they will stick to it. The K-1 is good enough to mount their old FA lenses onto. They won't spend $2500 or $3000 for just one or two fancy gimmicks on top.
And competition probably doesn't stand still neither. The D750 for example should be due for a replacement. What if its successor bumps up resolution as well, aiming to take the place of the D810? that could end up in a stiff competition, fought over price.
So, Asahiman runs into the mistake being misled by the 5 noisiest pentax fanboys on forums, rather than to consider what the market really wants (as evident from Nikon's DSLR program and the most successful models within there).
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ToetSFX · 371 weeks ago
Why K3III (best camera was superb K5IIS, enough MP low noise).
Zos Xavius · 369 weeks ago
FAIL FAIL FAIL
The KP was the camera nobody wanted while everyone wanted a new K-3. Way to alienate your last remaining customers Ricoh.
Charles · 370 weeks ago
So there are now 4 camera classes missing, for which users will have to leave pentax, if any of these is a user's sweet spot:
- D7x00
- D500
- D6x0
- D7x0
within this gap are the hugely demanded and successful bestseller classes of D7x00 and D7x0.
If I were to produce just 2 DSLRs, I would place them near the D7x00 and D7x0, as this seems to be a sweet spot class for many.
The K-1 sits between the chairs, that's why it is so low in the Amazon sales rank (US: Rank #163 for the body).
It is not competitive to the latest and greatest D850, so the enthusiasts with a big wallet go for that.
But it is too expensive (lenses!) and monstrously big&heavy for many, so that it misses the sigment covered by the D7x0.
If the K-1 II continues to sit between the chairs as well, it will have a hard time as well.
Those Pentaxians which ever considered full frame are supplied already, with the original K-1, and they will stick to it. The K-1 is good enough to mount their old FA lenses onto. They won't spend $2500 or $3000 for just one or two fancy gimmicks on top.
And competition probably doesn't stand still neither. The D750 for example should be due for a replacement. What if its successor bumps up resolution as well, aiming to take the place of the D810? that could end up in a stiff competition, fought over price.
So, Asahiman runs into the mistake being misled by the 5 noisiest pentax fanboys on forums, rather than to consider what the market really wants (as evident from Nikon's DSLR program and the most successful models within there).
Zos Xavius · 367 weeks ago
The interview is pretty positive. Pentax seems pretty far from dooooooooonmed.
Haha. I actually sort of want a KP. I take my above comment back. Their cameras always warm my heart in the end. Even the much maligned K-01.