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They are great cameras. Great usability and super robust. There are videos where a guy cleans his dusty K-5 with a water hose. Problem is the lens and accessory
by maxxxxx 8y ago
They are great cameras. Great usability and super robust. There are videos where a guy cleans his dusty K-5 with a water hose. Problem is the lens and accessory selection. Sigma and Tamron used to support them but not anymore. The old Pentax lenses are excellent quality but new lenses are coming out only slowly.
My biggest gripe was focusing performance. The lenses and cameras can be horribly slow to focus. That's why I switched to Fuji which is much better.
- brudgers 8y agoThe tradeoff for slow screw drive autofocus is simpler lenses designs. Part of what makes Pentax lenses robust is the absence of focusing and stabilization motors and reduced electronics. It also means there is less reason for Pentax to produce a new lens model, optical formulas don't change much over time.
- maxxxxx 8y agoEven the ones with SDM (no screw drive) like the 50-135 or 60-250 are really slow. My screw drive lenses often were faster.