Pentax K1, or other recommendations?

>>2935140
if you're buying used canikon, pentax K-1 might end up not being that much of a good deal, but you are buying into unique pentax stuff such as godlike ergonomics, legit weather sealing and built like a tank, pixel shift (if you're doing still stuff like landscape or taking hi-res of paintings/architecture/food/misc macro), and being the only hipster within a 100-mile radius that actually owns a digital pentacks camera

it's hard to give you an actual recommendation without knowing what the fuck you need/want from a full frame dslr

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I do a lot of travel photography, but also tend to take lots of architectural photography, like pic related.

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>>2935176
also people

>>2935140

I own a Pentax K5ii (cropped sensor) and I couldn't be happier, looking to upgrade to the K1 as quickly as possible. Great in low light even with ISO jacked up and with the K1 having astrotracer I'm totally sold as I mainly do nightscape photography. Weather sealing is unreal especially with a DA WR lens.

Downside to Pentax DSLR is there aren't many lenses (compared to canon or nikon) and if you want a decent one they are very expensive.

K-Mount is great for using old Pentax SLR lenses though if you're into that.

Nothing hipster or shameful about buying a Pentax.

>>2935140
All the good features of the K-1 coupled with some godlike FA primes like the 31mm Limited or the 43mm Limited are the actual selling points.
Pentax K-mount is designed over the years to adapt the older lenses without any hassle or adapters, be it screwdrive AF or manual focus. You put on a manual aperture lens and it automatically switches into Av mode and meters without any interaction.
Meanwhile the modern AF lens directory is getting expanded with many great third party lenses coming or available already.
What the K-1 is not good for is professional sports photography but some users reported decent tracking performance on some tele lenses. Still tracking is behind the competitions standards.

If you don't really need FF then getting a K-3II is also a good option, even better lens directory with the full DA crop lens line.
Same toughness and sealing as the K-1 but smaller and lighter. My K-3 is performing superbly and I've been shooting it in thick rain with the sealed kit lens. Also for the price of a good pro canikony lens you can by a trio of superb DA Limited pancakes.

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>>2935177
What you do is called tourists pictures. Just because there are buildings and humans in it doesn't mean you are doing architectural and people work.

>>2935336
it is what 99.999% of Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fuji etc... owners do. Also with FF where the brand offers.
Cameras are not exclusively for professional photographers. If anon thinks he needs a new camera he will go out and buy one, no matter what you think about it. Because what you think is insignificant.

I agree with the anon above. The Pentax limited primes are why you want to buy the K1. Besides, the K1 is really well priced compared with canikon FF pro bodies. I have no regrets switching from Nikon to Pentax.

>>2935336
sounds like you're jelly m8

>>2935140
>>2935176
>>2935177
By all means the K-1 is an amazing camera, but if you are traveling you might want to think about one of the crop sensors for weight/size reasons. Pentax K-1 with the 24-70 fast zoom weighs 4 pounds (1.8kg) and is pretty hefty, whereas the K-70 with the 16-85 zoom (which is one of the best crop sensor lenses they offer) is going to be physically smaller, less conspicuous, and weigh only ~2.5lb (1.2kg). But if you want small and inconspicuous you might as well just buy a mirrorless.