css9450
Mentor
I know a few photographers that prefer the Mark 1 over the 2 because the newer model has a different noise reduction program, that can't be turned off when not wanted. For example, when shooting night scenes with stars/Milky Way etc. The NR in the Mark 2 will "erase" the stars and there's no way to stop it.
css9450
Mentor
Yes.
agentlossing
Well-known
I've also read a fair number of photographers who say there's not a real difference and that they're just as pleased with the Mk II images for astrophotography.
css9450
Mentor
Interesting! It could be one of those things that is overblown on the internet but not even noticeable in normal usage.
agentlossing
Well-known
The internet has a way of magnifying tiny things when there isn't much else to talk about.
ChrisPlatt
Thread Killer
The KF is the last dSLR - until Pentax introduces their next model!
Chris
Chris
Harry Lime
Practitioner
Sounds like I will be shooting Pentax in the future. EVF are not fast enough for talking a street shot in a second.
There isn't an EVF on the planet that operates at the speed of light
I'm really dreading the EVF future unless they start to seriously crank up the fps /refrehs rate and add things like double buffering etc
There isn't an EVF on the planet that operates at the speed of light
I'm really dreading the EVF future unless they start to seriously crank up the fps /refrehs rate and add things like double buffering etc
titrisol
Bottom Feeder
I doubt this will be the last. The DSLR market is not dying that quickly, optical viewfinders beat the crap out of anything electronic
I bought the K3-iii last year and sales were very good. That camera doesn't stop surprising me.
I'm waiting for the K1-iii which should come later this year
I bought the K3-iii last year and sales were very good. That camera doesn't stop surprising me.
I'm waiting for the K1-iii which should come later this year
Out to Lunch
Menteur
BH is offering steep discounts on a variety of Pentax DSLRs.
Canyongazer
Canyongazer
To me, the DSLR pinnacle is likely the Nikon D850.
I would buy one except I have a D800E which, for my purposes, I cannot fault.
I would buy one except I have a D800E which, for my purposes, I cannot fault.
Out to Lunch
Menteur
Pinnacle, perhaps but I would not invest $2,796 in dead-end tech. Cheers, OtL
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agentlossing
Well-known
Dead end tech which probably has every lens which you could want? Okay. People always want to be sold a new camera. Could we ever consider buying and using the same camera for long enough to get our money's worth? Consumerism, it's rough.
Out to Lunch
Menteur
I still own and use the Epson digital rangefinder cameras. I bought all three of them many years ago. Cheers, OtL
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nickthetasmaniac
Mentor
Odd that five days later Jason still hasn't explained why he's written an article about the KF being the last dSLR?
I think the experience of the OP of the thread pre-dates mainstream internet use by decades. A little more respect could be shown here. He could be right that it is the last DSLR. He might not be. But for now, it is the last.
I think you have not experience a good EVF because it certainly is fast enough for street photography.
agentlossing
Well-known
Should come out later this year, according to... what timeline? Ricoh does not move at a regular cadence, they move on a feature and tech cadence and that can be hard to predict. I think it's still a ways out.
titrisol
Bottom Feeder
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
I was quite happy with my D700 until it lunched its shutter. They were the ultimate prosumer dslr when they came out in my opinion.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
Sorry, I share my honest opinion as is. Lectrure someone else.
Defacto it is not last but latest DSLR.
Defacto it is not last but latest DSLR.