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Kobie M-C
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I'm a Greater Toronto Ontario Canada Region Photographer and I created this channel as a way to give back to photography by helping others through my knowledge and experience.
Although the photography equipment in my channel focuses on the Pentax brand, there is still general knowledge within my channel for all budding photographers.
You can contact me via email at designs.kmc@gmail.com for inquiries.
Don't forget to like and subscribe! Thanks for stopping by!
Although the photography equipment in my channel focuses on the Pentax brand, there is still general knowledge within my channel for all budding photographers.
You can contact me via email at designs.kmc@gmail.com for inquiries.
Don't forget to like and subscribe! Thanks for stopping by!
Backyard Macros with the PENTAX D FA 100 F/2.8 Macro WR
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I'll just come and say it. Despite the shortcomings, I LOVE this lens. The rendering is special, has that 3D pop, that "extra dimension", the "special sauce" that gives birth to remarkable images. That sounded sexual, whoops.
If you can forgive the purple fringing at F/2.8-F/4, and the Alzheimer's based AF, this is an absolutely fantastic lens if your focus is macro (no pun intended).
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Every proceed goes directly into a "from the donations" fund strictly for acquiring camera gear that you'd be interested in knowing about. Unless you tell me you've donated beer money, then beer it is.
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I'll just come and say it. Despite the shortcomings, I LOVE this lens. The rendering is special, has that 3D pop, that "extra dimension", the "special sauce" that gives birth to remarkable images. That sounded sexual, whoops.
If you can forgive the purple fringing at F/2.8-F/4, and the Alzheimer's based AF, this is an absolutely fantastic lens if your focus is macro (no pun intended).
For those that would like to support the channel, outside of being a member keep reading!
Get some great Merch! Such as the shirts I wore in the video. There's also Jackets, Calendar, Mugs, A variety of other Shirts, Tote Bags, you name it!
kobie-m-c-shop.fourthwall.com/
If you'd like to support the channel other ways, you can send a Super Thanks!
Or even better... You can donate directly, or buy me a beer as thanks via Paypal: www.paypal.me/kobiemc
Every proceed goes directly into a "from the donations" fund strictly for acquiring camera gear that you'd be interested in knowing about. Unless you tell me you've donated beer money, then beer it is.
My Pentaxians of Canada FB group (open to everyone) groups/43133...
The Pentax K-3 Mark III FB group: groups/45215...
#pentax #macrophotography
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STATE OF PENTAX #11 The possible, VERY REAL future of the PENTAX DSLR?
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin Sticking to your guns in an ever advancing sector such as the Digital Camera Space doesn't always work out no matter how good your intentions were, or are. If components are no longer being made and you've always relied on a supplier to provide said parts, what do you do if they reduce or worse, full s...
Why don't I have a Pentax K-1 or K-1 II? Welcome to Kobie's Korner!
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoiSo the question has come up as to why I don't have a K-1 or k-1 Mark II. Well, I explain all in this video. If you'd like to ask a question to be featured in an upcoming 'Kobie's Korner' I'd love to hear it! Send your questions to kobiemc@gmail.com and I'll get through as many as I can and will strive to...
SOME TIPS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR PENTAX CAMERA
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin Don't be so quick to assume that your camera is busted and you have to send it back to the manufacturer. It could be something as simple as your memory card, or just a setting in the camera, I've compiled some tips to help diagnose some common issues when things don't work as you expect. 0:00 Intro 1:2...
The best compact blower gets an upgrade! KiCA Jet Fan II with Vacuum Attachment
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin The KiCA Jet Fan II is amazing on its own, but with the vacuum attachment? It's the ultimate accessory for ALL your gear cleaning needs! You can pick up the Jet Fan II from here: kica-care.com/?ref=gvosljhp and use code KOBIE15 to get 10% off! The Vacuum (air duster accessory) is available on its own, ...
How to create more interesting Wildlife Photos
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin Wow!!! Click click click! Congrats! You just got a mundane picture of an animal. So, how do you get more interesting pictures of the same things you've already shot a million times? Wait! What? Ya, wait! Pay attention to what's happening so you can predict moments, then fire a bunch of shots to get tha...
GET YOUR SETTINGS RIGHT. PENTAX K-3 III AF.C ON STATIC SUBJECTS. ARE THE RESULTS ANY GOOD?
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin "AF.C doesn't work with static subjects" "Why doesn't the K-3 Mark III work how my K-3 and K-1 do when shooting static subjects in AF.C?" "The K-3 III AF is crap! The old cameras are better". Ya, I can't agree with the above, I haven't had those issues, BUT, I decided to go out and shoot keeping the AF...
PENTAX K-3 III AF.C for sports. How does it do?
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin So, this was my second time shooting an Amateur Softball Team game with the PENTAX K-3 Mark III. AF.C? AF.S? Zone AF, Full Auto? Sel Ex S/M/L? What's best? Well, to be honest, it's too early to tell but there's still more games to shoot so I'll get to the bottom of it regarding what AF settings are bes...
PENTAX Image Sync on the K-3 Mark III. What to know.
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin Image Sync is crap! It takes forever to load images, spotty connections etc tec. Yes, I've seen the complaints which pretty much only apply to the older platform Pentax cameras. This video is a complete demo of Image Sync, the good bad and ugly from connecting to the camera to recording video. Enjoy! H...
TECH VS TECHNIQUE Episode 2. "HELLO ATHENA, I NEED HELP"
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin This episode introduces you to 'ATHENA' the AI assistant I'll be using during this series. I'll need all the help I can get on this mission. A bit of a back story, 15 years ago ATHENA and I had a falling out. ATHENA thought that humans were useless and AI would take over to show us 'the way' to live. I...
TECH VS TECHNIQUE a Pentax Series. Episode 1. The tease
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin This is much more work than I anticipated to be honest. BUT, I said I'd do it, so, here I go! I'm going to make this a series in order to keep the instalments short, entertaining and digestible. Episode 1 is more of a trailer/teaser to lay the base down for what to expect. Enjoy! For those that would l...
BEAT MAKING! Using Loops is OKAY. Never mind the haters.
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin Don't use loops or YOU'RE CHEATING! Loops are for suckers! Using loops makes you the bottom of the pile for beat makers. And the insults go on. Well! I'm here to tell you the truth. USING LOOPS IS PERFECTLY FINE! That's all folks! #magixmusicmaker #beatmaking #musicloops
PENTAX K-3 III STABILITY MODE. Shooting moving and static subjects.
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Join this channel to get access to perks: th-cam.com/channels/EXI2eXmkRgrffp-GfUakVA.htmljoin How viable is stability mode in AF.C as a set once and shoot setting for both moving and static subjects? Well, in this video, I fired up the Mark III and left it in AF.C Stability mode and shot both moving and static subjects to find out. So how did it do? Watch and see! For those that would like to s...
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY IS BORING... AND REWARDING. PENTAX K-3 III and 16-50 F/2.8 PLM AW
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Use the right type of lighting for your shots
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Use the right type of lighting for your shots
Motion Bracketing overview. PENTAX K-3 Mark III
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Setting up AF.C. Pentax K-3 Mark III AF Series episode 3.
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Freestyle Rap RE: Upcoming PENTAX K-3 III AF.C Video
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AF.S Settings. Pentax K-3 Mark III AF Settings series episode 1.
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Not my favorite PENTAX lens but I LOVE it!
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Not my favorite PENTAX lens but I LOVE it!
STOP BLAMING THE AUTOFOCUS. Maybe that's not the problem!
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STOP BLAMING THE AUTOFOCUS. Maybe that's not the problem!
PENTAX WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK?! Say what?! Yes, it's true!
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PENTAX WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK?! Say what?! Yes, it's true!
Don't cheap out on your tripod, you might destroy your camera!
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Don't cheap out on your tripod, you might destroy your camera!
Just like creative photography and videography. Music is about the concept and planning. Layers too.
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Just like creative photography and videography. Music is about the concept and planning. Layers too.
Nope, Kobie, tha's not going to happen soon. They seem strong enough to get customized ICs produced for them. I'm pretty sure about that - even if we consider Ricoh a small player on the camera market. You don't have to be a world leader to order some special parts.
Maybe, maybe not. Question is not if Ricoh can order parts it needs, question is can Ricoh expect return of investment in those parts.
I do not think sensor is an issue. Sony is offering currently 4 35mm-types sensors that don't have PDAF points on them: 61 Mpx IMX455AQK-C and ALK-C (color and monochrome), 45Mpx IMX366AJK and old 20ish Mpx IMX410CQK. All of those are "DSLR" sensors with no PDAF pixels on them. Besides you can always use sensor with PDAF on it and simply not use signal from PDAF array at all. Now dedicated PDAF sensor is different manner but K-3 Mk III is still produced so someone has to make those (or Pentax stockpiled enough to keep up with production). Maybe they got parts and K-1 Mk III is ready for production (out of prototype stage) but too expensive to actually introduce on market? As for what brand is Pentax-like? None. There is DSLR manufacturer out there and if you cut of SLR part out of Pentax cameras they are nothing special at all specs-wise.
Yeah, why didn’t you drink the full frame Pentax cool-aid?😂
@@edduffy9366 Because I'm 🤪😜🙃
Oh, I also meant to tell you my friend, Ed posted all his “Photo Universe” TH-cam videos back up on TH-cam. Very cool to see his old Pentax camera videos again. I do believe you have the Pentax title now. Keep going my friend. I still love Pentax.
I am just hoping for a blank and white monochrome Ricoh gr3😊
They can join micro 43:) or other open source platforms
Es triste, pero tienes toda la razón. Cada vez habrá menos fabricantes de componentes para cámaras con espejo y por desgracia para Pentax creo que terminará comiéndose sus palabras o, peor aún, muriendo. Yo personalmente noto que ya no hay fabricantes de objetivos con montura K, me veo limitado para la compra de flashes y otros accesorios, así que yo ya he optado por comprar una Nikon Z5 de segunda mano y poco a poco ir comprando flashes y objetivos. Hace poco me he comprado un Meike 85mm F1.8, nuevo, por 145 euros, ¿qué marca de objetivos tiene algo similar para Pentax? Que yo conozca ninguna. Que conste que aún conservo mi K3 y mi K5, pero creo que no durarán mucho más tiempo junto a mi. Ojalá cambien el pensamiento y apuesten por las sin espejo, entonces puede ser que adquiera una nueva Pentax.
With the speelight on top of the trigger, can you now control that speedlight on top by using the trigger? Or do you still control the power of that speedlight on top though the speedlight itself?
You can control the flash from the controller even when it's mounted on top. You just have to change the wireless range to 0-100 feet so it registers at a short distance, in this case, 0. I just tried it, it works fine.
I have used the 100 DFA water-resistant years. Likely my most used lens because I love macro. Being waterproof and tiny it has many trips into the tropics. Full rainstorms, damp caves, etc doesn't miss a beat. A few downsides over other macro options for Pentax K mount users. 1) The filter threD is very thin. Mine was damaged in a fall and Precision Camera repairs in the US said they couldn't repair it as they had no parts for it, which is strange. I had to re-buy the lens. 2) It scuffs up pretty easy and looks like he** after a year or so of heavy use. 3) the fact it changes length as you focus. 4) it is only 1:1 magnification. I have several other macro k mount lenses, but the one I use provided it will not be raining and weight isn't an issue is the manual focusing Laowa 100mm f2.8 macro lens that goes to 2:1 that is an internal focusing lens. A shout out to the 200mm f4 A and 100mm f4 A lenses; they both have the beautiful Pentex focus feel that is lacking in the 100mm DFA f2.8
Do you prefer the Pentax 100mm macro more than the Irix 150mm Dragon, not including the obvious manual focus of the Irix?
@@clparfen The Irix. No purple fringing wide open.
Yes I have this problem on my 2011 Equus. Actually though, I prefer the DRL off. I will try this trick anyway to see if it works. Both DRL suddenly not working one day and was thinking it couldn't be the bulbs burning out at the same time
In all seriousness i can't thank you enough for not abandoning Pentax.
@@jimzielinski946 Thank you for sticking around even during my harsh criticisms of Pentax 🙂
You may want to get the Wimberley “The Plamp II” to help hold the plant stems. I find it works rather well in the conditions you were experiencing.
Your engagement on that last video was pretty good though. I guess you need to take the bad with the good. Nice lens that, but I'll stick to my A* 200/4 macro. My 2nd favorite lens, even if I have to focus it myself.
I absolutely love ❤️ the WR f2.8 macro, sharp and well built. Just like the FA 35 mm f2.
Kobie Courteney Victoria does interesting videos on Macro photography using a Nikon DSLR and a 100mm Macro lens . I have had no desire to do Macro photography i much perfer landscapes and wildlife photography
Compared with my back garden, your 'wilderness' is a carefully lanscaped and maintained wonder to behold!
I appreciate your posts Kobie, but you sure picked a bad day for macro in the garden. lol. FWIW, I typically use a sheet of heavy card to shield target objects from the wind if possible (as long as it's not impacting the natural light), allied that to the use of a 2 sec shutter delay. Maybe it'd be interesting to compare an indoor macro shot with and without using shutter delay. You seem to get away without it though. At present, my 100/F2.8 macro's set up on a copy stand as I'm digitising my negative collection. Definitely the right lens for that job...
I still love my heavy metal-and-glass Pentax F 100/2.8 macro lens. Just today thinking about it to have a walk shoting grass, flowers, leaves, spider nets etc ))
Mam tą nowszą 100, jestem bardzo zadowolona. Super że robisz filmy o Pentax K3, tak mało jest już osób fotografujących Pentaxem, że nie ma skąd czerpać wiedzy. Kocham mój aparat i nie chcę patrzeć na inne. Pozdrawiam z Polski.
I have a Pentax HD 100 mm and it is incredibly sharp. But I sharpen the photos by moving the camera and I take photos by hand. But I also liked your technique but I would use a smaller tripod for this. Greetings from Poland from the city "Fortress Przemyśl".
It just seems to me that any time i get the camera out the wind picks up!
Unrealistic wish: DSLR with added EVF and refined live-view AF etc. Of course using modern sensor. It will need both type of AF. Other option: Prepare nice AF adaptor for Kmount lenses and go without mirrorbox. Realistic expectation: They will release some K3mkIV with very minor upgrade and then let Kmount die like Q and P645. They are not going to catch competitors since they obviously underfunded R&D for last 14 years. And that is big gap. Fuji is closest. And I've added M4/3 with EM5III and some nice lenses like excellent 12-100/4... Not planning to sell 30+ Kmount lenses, but also not planning any more investments.
Hallo, sehr gutes Video. Ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende. Gruß aus Bayern. Gruß Bernd
Another thought: the 35, 50, and 100 macro make a great travel kit!
Love the AW lens. Wind: sometimes shooting in ‘burst’ mode lets you capture the moment the object is in-between swings. Try it!
A disappointing downgrade from the original.
The imaging sensor is not an issue. It has been known for a while that mirrorless sensors can be used in a DSLR and even bring advantages to the DLSR in live view, they don't have to use the focusing componants baked into the sensor. Any Real non-price related componant acquisition issues that they have are likely related to the mirror box / shutter. Even if the day should come that the stand alone AF sensor for the DSLR type cameras stop being manufactured, they can still get around that by using a second image sensor in it's place. They are still in "where there is a will, there is a way" territory. I know it's not a well accepted opinion within the pentax user world, but I don't feel like Recoh ever intended to carry on the torche for pentax. Almost all the corperate actions from Ricoh have been the actions I would expect from an acquisitions company trying to eek the final usable income from a company before it dies and they dump it. What does go against this is that they did come out with the K-3iii and the 17. It feels like it may be a battle between TKO and Ricoh, but I don't get to see the internal workings of either company. What I do know is that the 17 has set them up for what seems like some good growth, but at this moment they don't seem to being trying to capitilize on it by annoincing a new DSLR or 2. Time will tell, but "the writing has been on the wall" since pentax started trading hands. Still, as frustrating as it is, I'm a die hard pentax fan and user. I'm still waiting on a K-1 MK3, though not patiently. i still desire for them to do well, and have no plans to switch, but they lack of progress/updates does get frustrating when you see that they already have tech they use that would impove things, but they haven't implemented it in 8 plus years.
I went for FF because of the availability of older lenses that fit and do what they were meant to do. Nikon FF DSLRs could do the same but they have abandoned that ability with their mirrorless. Don't talk to me about adaptors. I already had some Pentax film era lenses, and I have bought more since at crazy low bargain prices. I like the feel of a big camera anyway, used to have a 6x7.
Thanks for a great tutorial! I have a question, though. When I'm trying to play with the AF system to know it better, I don't get the info on which point(s) were selected by the camera. I believe I have the same settings as you do, but when I'm checking the image in the playback mode, none of the AF points are red highlighted (as in your video, for example at 16:00). What am I missing?
You're quite welcome! So there's a few things that need to align for the AF points to be red in the playback screen (make sure you've pressed the info button during playback enough times to bring up the detail screen). 1) If you're using back button focus and you've let go of the back button when you've taken the shot, there will be no active AF point since you stopped the AF the moment you let off the button. 2) If the camera is in AF.C and it's in the midst of micro adjusting the focus, there won't be an AF point in red since, the camera hadn't locked the focus (it's making a slight adjustment due to movement). 3) You have release priority set for the AF behavior. The camera won't wait until the subject is in focus before it fires the shutter. So, it may not be in perfect focus and the camera will still take a photo. 4) Tracking in AF.C. If the camera is actively tracking a subject and it's switching from AF point to another due to the subjects movement, since it's "between" AF points, it doesn't have a lock, so, again, there won't be a red AF point since there was no locked focus at the time the photo was taken.
@@KobieMC Many thanks for the fast reply! Point 1) was the answer: I used to release the AF (back button) before pressing the shutter. If I hold it while taking the shot, it works - red AF points show up. Thanks again :)
I have a solution, for it. They should make mirror-less in DSLR stile like the Sigma Quatro SD , and use the space inside to have built in interchangeable filters , for IR and effects with those several filter options,. Also that will retain using the DSLR lenses, as the K 01.
I have one but I own a huge array of manual lenses that desire it.
I have the AW version of the 100mm macro, my first “real” macro, it’s a sweet lens (even for regular use)
You could still use a mirrorless sensor in a dslr (read, a sensor with pdaf pixels) like nikon did in the d780. Its the imx410 sensor from the z6.
Sad.
How much do people needed an optical viewing system? I like OVFs and still have a Fuji and an old Canon DSLR with glass optics, but EVF resolution is getting better all the time and has practical advantages. I think Pentax are going to have to do a 180 on reflex cameras to survive, and come up with something different.
Cobie, ive had these thoughts over the past year, and its why i havent moved into the FF Pentax option (singular). Its not just the issue you bring up...its also no new Sigma or Tamron options is huge. During Covid i started picking up Nikon film cameras, F2, F4 and a number of theres along with non-AI, AI, AF lenses. I was able to pick up the AF-D 20-35/2.8, 35-70/2.8 and 80-200/2.8 for under $500 for all 3. So, ive got FF Nikon glass...but no digital ..so i started with the D700 and added a Z5 and a D600.
i doubt they will retry the mirrorless route again. see k-01 on google why. btw the af sensors in pentax don´t work like that.
@@loboptlu The AF sensors in a Pentax DSLR don't work like what? I'm not understanding the reference.
@@KobieMC sorry first part was for you. Second i was confusing it with another video comment who thought the sensors where in the lens. Watching to much videos to stay awake at work with the heat.
@@loboptlu Fair enough. Happens to the best of us from time to time. Stay hydrated!
@@KobieMC very necessary ,33 degrees today and tomorrow too:(. but on topic , pentax showed you can do mirrorless without losing the old lens compatibility. contrary to what i wrote i think that is what they will do again but better camera design , apparently that was the peoples problem.
@@KobieMC hi again , perhaps the AF future is not as dire as you think (at least i hope so) seeing that rollei brings out the 35 af film camera with Lidar AF. Seems like there are some alternatives to 2 used at the moment.
Let us face it as much as we may love our AF DSLR's, if there are no AF sensors available there are only two ways to go. 1. Stop making DSLRs completely or 2. Accept that DSLR's are a niche as is Leica, so make a good quality MF DSLR with MF lenses, and give it a proper full size viewfinder with a microprism screen like the Pentax film cameras of old. This will of course upset the sports and wildlife Pentax users but it is better than having no new DSLR's at all. There should be some cross over in technology with their film project in any event so I am not all that gloomy any more about the Pentax future.
as i wrote to kobiemc , they made a mirrorless with full lens compatibility in 2012 k-01 , people didn´t like it design wise and perhaps too soon . sony simply started with mirrorless and perhaps pentaxians are too conservative and don´t want to follow the mainstream. would i buy one? hell yeah if image quality and compatibility are given , if not any other works too.
@@loboptlu if they made the k-01 today I think it would actually do well as long as it had the modern features we expect.
The issue of sourcing components has concerned me since the K-3III. They were also having component issues during development, but that time it seemed like it was due to COVID shortage issues. The same thing is happening with the K-1III. Like you, I also feel that many component manufacturers are cutting down on DSLR components & probably many others are not even bothering with DSLR components anymore. That will become a major issue in the long run. The K-1III is long overdue. If Ricoh is 100% dead set on DSLRs & film SLRs, they'll probably get to a point where they'll need to start manufacturing a lot of components themselves. That or they bite the bullet & do something like Sony's DSLT technology (pellicle mirror), which would annoy me & many others who like OVFs. Even mirrorless is a possibility, but they'd be super late in an already saturated mirrorless market. With that being said, I plan on running my APS-C Pentax gear until at least the end of 2030. By then, we will have seen what Ricoh has done with Pentax. I'll definitely know if I keep buying Pentax gear or I gradually start to make the shift to FF Nikon Z-mount with a possible Z6IV or Z6V. Something's gonna give by then.
Great Info! Thanks
I love Pentax, but last year I got a used Panasonic s1 for around 700 usd. Bought a couple of adapters and is my main full frame body. At this point I don't even care about autofocus just having access to a decent sensor and a lens catalog. If they continue their film path I will support them but I'm pretty much done with them on digital.
This was my move too. Changed my K1 system to an S1r. The ranges of lenses that are now available from Sigma and Lumis is just outstanding now. I still own my Pentax 645z though.
I wonder if on-chip phase detection would work behind a beam splitting prism, like the ancient Olympus E-10 and E-20N used. Those were neat cameras, and while you lost about 1/3 stop of light, it deleted mirror slap. You listening, Ricoh?
if Canon Sony and Nikon could do it, why not Pentax?
Loyalty is a two way street and when the SDM motor failed in my 300mm telephoto and the auto focus could not meet my use case - with no solution on the horizon I went to Nikon. First with the D500 then both feet into their mirrorless system. When cameras used film, the SLR design made a lot of sense. Now with digital it doesn't. With the Z8 and 9 you don't even have the shutter. One can go totally silent! This is huge for wild life or not distracting at weddings or dogs on a course. No need to drag solutions meant for a different media simply because that is how you always built them. Pentax is going to away. To save face they could use a different brand name and produce a mirrorless camera so they can stay in the game but it's cut throat - not sure they can stay in the game. R&D is not cheap so only the big dogs can afford it. Maybe they could license older tech from the big 3, humble pie for a company that used to be a leader.
Hi, I switched from Pentax to Nikon at the start of 2020 and have never regretted it. Your talk certainly confirms why people should bite the bullet and do a switch. Sure it is expensive if you need a variety of lenses for your photography but if Pentax is now having difficulty getting parts for its cameras, then there is no future for the brand.
I agree, Kobie, that they need to get a K-1 mkIII to market soon. My fear is with supplier and other inflation issues that Pentax will price themselves out of the market. Pentax has always been known for providing a lot of "bang for the buck". If the new K-1 is too expensive, some people may still buy it but perhaps not enough. I don't like EVF. I don't like how they eat batteries. So I like OVF and will stay with that. Backward compatibility of the K-mount is one of their hallmarks. Have to keep that too. I have a young friend that just got a Pentax 17 and likes it! He also has a GRIII and it's a favorite of his because he can take it everywhere...it's so compact. Come on K-1mkIII !!!!
got the Pentax Q s1 and the K 01 are my everyday cameras and my k3 and my ks2 for work, i got also the panasonic g7 and its a mess in menus and functions, lots of customization, but still a mess. the quality an engeniring of the pentax lens are other great thing. i would love that pentax go mirrowles but with a great adapter to keep usig the legacy glass, or maintain the flange distance and rid of the mirrow like in the k 01 but with better tech.
I sometimes wonder about the future . Then I don’t , it’s not here yet. If it hasn’t happened it doesn’t matter. If and when it happens, I will deal with it at the time. Some of My Pentax gear is older and remains entirely functional . Until it stops working , I see no reason to change. My guess is there is a solution that comes at a cost. The price of the solution may be a a bigger problem than the actual supply. Meanwhile for those who want it , the K1 mkii has some fantastic discounts. Previously a good indicator of the next iteration?
Pentax to me is they are like Leica. They make haste slowly. You conduct a thoughtful channel.