>>4466035I meant to say that they sold a lot more Nikons than Pentaxes. I can find probably 20 D750/850s sold locally and maybe 1 K1. And for me the Mark II upgrade was extremely important since sometimes I shoot planes/cars like the pics above
>>4462023Mine was a 2016 build era K1 that was converted to a Mark II by Ricoh when it came out.
>>4466041I don't have to microadjust a mirrorless and you can find stuff like Z6IIs, R8s, and A73/A7Cs for $1000-1200. Best argument for DSLRs is the cost though. Most of the upgrades in the last 10 years are for Youtube influencers. I love lurking ebay for cheap lenses. I just bought a Sigma 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS HSM for $40 shipped/taxed (might be for APSC tho, worst case I'll slap it on my K200D) and I'm waiting on a (possibly lost in the mail) Tamron 572D 70-300mm f4-5.6 LD I paid $26 shipped/taxed for.
I bet Nikon F/Canon EF will probably let you do the same imo. Definitely F since those cameras still had the screw drive AF motors in them.