Hi all,
Old guy, former Pentax user in the process of switching to Nikon. I literally had used Pentax gear since I started shooting film in the late 1970's.
Most recently I had been using the Pentax K-1 MkII and had a very nice assortment of lenses. I loved the K-1 in most ways, and I mainly shoot landscapes and some people for fun and occasionally for events (unpaid).
From day one when I started shooting, while Pentax was my first gear choice for various reasons, Nikon was a close second. After the latest Pentax product development vague "update", it was clear to me that there was no path forward for me from the K-1. I will likely need one more camera in my life, so I made the difficult decision to pack up my Pentax gear and trade it in on a Nikon D850 body and a couple of lenses.
I am not sold on mirrorless at this point, but at least with Nikon there is a path forward and many lenses will continue to work with the Z bodies in the future.
The D850 is quite a beast, larger then the K-1 but about the same weight.
I have the body initial setup done in ways I think will work for me, but time will tell about that as there are lots of setup choices to get the body working in the most efficient ways for me.
I will miss the Pentax IBIS and the associated star tracking feature the most, but I will not miss the slow autofocus performance.
I can't wait to get out and put some clicks on the D850.
Old guy, former Pentax user in the process of switching to Nikon. I literally had used Pentax gear since I started shooting film in the late 1970's.
Most recently I had been using the Pentax K-1 MkII and had a very nice assortment of lenses. I loved the K-1 in most ways, and I mainly shoot landscapes and some people for fun and occasionally for events (unpaid).
From day one when I started shooting, while Pentax was my first gear choice for various reasons, Nikon was a close second. After the latest Pentax product development vague "update", it was clear to me that there was no path forward for me from the K-1. I will likely need one more camera in my life, so I made the difficult decision to pack up my Pentax gear and trade it in on a Nikon D850 body and a couple of lenses.
I am not sold on mirrorless at this point, but at least with Nikon there is a path forward and many lenses will continue to work with the Z bodies in the future.
The D850 is quite a beast, larger then the K-1 but about the same weight.
I have the body initial setup done in ways I think will work for me, but time will tell about that as there are lots of setup choices to get the body working in the most efficient ways for me.
I will miss the Pentax IBIS and the associated star tracking feature the most, but I will not miss the slow autofocus performance.
I can't wait to get out and put some clicks on the D850.
