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Is Pentax next? Oh wait, that already happened. What a shame. Both Pentax and Olympus had unique features to offer. Cameras are not a commodity yet. I still hop

by Paul_S 6y ago

Is Pentax next? Oh wait, that already happened. What a shame. Both Pentax and Olympus had unique features to offer. Cameras are not a commodity yet. I still hope Ricoh will do something, Pentax bodies haven't had a real next generation in a decade.

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mark-r 6y ago
Ricoh keeps promising that the next Pentax APS-C is right around the corner and will be worth the wait. They've been saying that for a couple of years now.
BeetleB 6y ago
I fully expect Ricoh to drop the Pentax line. Their APS-C cameras are fantastic. Their full frame camera is the best value for the money - almost half the price of the competition with comparable quality. Pentax has unique features for the enthusiasts. But ... the ecosystem is dying. Sigma stopped making Pentax lenses. At this point I don't think anyone makes lenses for Pentax other than Pentax, and Pentax lenses are expensive compared to Nikon and Canon. So while the Pentax full frame body is an excellent value, once you start adding lenses to the picture, Nikon and Canon still win in the total cost arena. Pentax FF has very few choices of modern lenses. You could buy their film era lenses, but supposedly modern ones are a lot better in quality. I'm a Pentax user. Used to by an Olympus guy. Kind of sucks to have to go through this all over again.
- Paul_S 6y ago
  Ha, ha. Same here, after I retired from photography I sold my Nikon gear (I didn't own most of it anyway) and went for an Olympus, mostly for size (no mirrorles back then). Then I had all my gear stolen and seeing that Olympus was slow at developing pro bodies it promised I went for Pentax. At some point I will probably arrive full circle back at Nikon after Pentax gives up. Pentax glass is really nice, I wasn't bothered about sigma. The more annoying thing is flash support always sucks for Pentax.
  - BeetleB 6y ago
    > Pentax glass is really nice, I wasn't bothered about sigma. Pentax glass is great. It's also expensive! I want medium quality options.
- akincisor 6y ago
  I love my Ricoh GR and bought it nearly 6 years ago. The camera is an amazing combination of an APS-C sized sensor in a pocketable form factor combined with a fixed focal length lens (which is superb) that is perfect for an everyday carry. They only just came out with the GR III (the II was almost no change and didn't do well). Their design choices are baffling. You could set up the GR to have tactile physical controls for all the things you may want to change on the fly, but the GR III has a touchscreen instead. It also has a 30% lower battery life (which wasn't exceptional to begin with). Though I suppose the USB-C port is an improvement.

by Paul_S 6y ago

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mark-r 6y ago

Ricoh keeps promising that the next Pentax APS-C is right around the corner and will be worth the wait. They've been saying that for a couple of years now.

BeetleB 6y ago

I fully expect Ricoh to drop the Pentax line. Their APS-C cameras are fantastic. Their full frame camera is the best value for the money - almost half the price of the competition with comparable quality. Pentax has unique features for the enthusiasts. But ... the ecosystem is dying. Sigma stopped making Pentax lenses. At this point I don't think anyone makes lenses for Pentax other than Pentax, and Pentax lenses are expensive compared to Nikon and Canon. So while the Pentax full frame body is an excellent value, once you start adding lenses to the picture, Nikon and Canon still win in the total cost arena. Pentax FF has very few choices of modern lenses. You could buy their film era lenses, but supposedly modern ones are a lot better in quality. I'm a Pentax user. Used to by an Olympus guy. Kind of sucks to have to go through this all over again.

Paul_S 6y ago
Ha, ha. Same here, after I retired from photography I sold my Nikon gear (I didn't own most of it anyway) and went for an Olympus, mostly for size (no mirrorles back then). Then I had all my gear stolen and seeing that Olympus was slow at developing pro bodies it promised I went for Pentax. At some point I will probably arrive full circle back at Nikon after Pentax gives up. Pentax glass is really nice, I wasn't bothered about sigma. The more annoying thing is flash support always sucks for Pentax.
- BeetleB 6y ago
  > Pentax glass is really nice, I wasn't bothered about sigma. Pentax glass is great. It's also expensive! I want medium quality options.
akincisor 6y ago
I love my Ricoh GR and bought it nearly 6 years ago. The camera is an amazing combination of an APS-C sized sensor in a pocketable form factor combined with a fixed focal length lens (which is superb) that is perfect for an everyday carry. They only just came out with the GR III (the II was almost no change and didn't do well). Their design choices are baffling. You could set up the GR to have tactile physical controls for all the things you may want to change on the fly, but the GR III has a touchscreen instead. It also has a 30% lower battery life (which wasn't exceptional to begin with). Though I suppose the USB-C port is an improvement.