I’ve been boundering over the K1 for quite some time now. It’s a great camera for a relatively low price.
Compared to a7rIII and D850, the Pentax actually shoots cleaner files and does so with smaller filesizes. (according to „Cameraville” on youtube). It has a much better implementation of Pixel-Shift than Sony, features an astrotracer and sensor stabilization like the Sony. And that’s where the benefits end :P
I don’t like the inferior AF on this camera. It’s not suited for fast paced action. Therefore wildlife and sports are not very viable. It's weird that they lag behind so much.
Obviously compared to the Sony, this is still an DSLR and it’s heavy ~1kg.
There aren’t many lenses available either, both Pentax’s own and third party. There’s always the claim that there is a plethora of old vintage glass for Pentax, but these lenses are all manual focusing and most of them aren’t suited to cover 36MP. It’s really bad in that sense.
Where this camera shines is it’s price. It’s half of the competitions price.
I want to stick to Pentax, because I own a Pentax right now and I'm used to how these cameras handle. But the "bad" AF and missing lenses really don't make me feel confident I'll be happy with this camera as I like to shoot all kinds of photography.
But do I actually need to buy a new camera, well... that’s up for debate too :P
What do you think of the K1? What camera would you buy if you had the chance?
My photography gear:
Camera: Pentax K-50
Lenses: DA*50-135 / DA-L 18-55 WR / Cosinon 1.8 50mm
Flash: Yongnuo YN660
Tripod: Zomei Q555
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