>>3279208>can't comment on a Pentax lens without insulting Canon and Nikon usersWhy are Pentax babies so insecure?
>>3279217>Pentax>being used by prosThe problem with the K-1 has, predictably, been the lenses, but it hasn't panned out at all how I thought it would. They are pricing themselves out of the market by introducing only expensive lenses which are much larger than their current userbase has any interest in carrying. Instead of introducing overpriced f/2.8 zooms to market to pros who won't switch to a platform with such outdated autofocus and deficient lens options, they should have gotten a trio of f/4 zooms, 16-35mm f/4, 24-105mm f/4 and 70-200mm f/4, to appeal to their current users. The $1700 body with 36 MP and IBIS is an easy upgrade path for current users, but not if the entire mid range of FF compatible lenses is a cavernous hole in their lens roadmap. They only have one current production zoom lens under $1000 and a few current production primes under $500 - all of them either from the film era (43mm Ltd) or else somewhat newer but utilizing outdated screwdrive AF (like the 100mm macro). Non-professional enthusiasts spend a lot of money on camera equipment, but they don't always like to put all their eggs in one basket. Even lots of pros who aren't doing portraiture will appreciate the
tl;dr, Ricoh thinks they can win over professional users of other platforms but doesn't bother to market to their current Pentax userbase.
