Pentax K-01, Ugliest Camera Ever

Here is Newson's Ford... I like it, so there!

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Several people here spending an awful lot of time slating a camera they know little about, care nothing for and have no wish to buy. There are plenty of forums for bitching about cameras from a position of ignorance. Check them out. You'll love them.

Meanwhile we have a camera with one of the best sensors yet developed that can natively mount more lenses than any other camera ever produced. Sounds good to me.
 
The design has started to grow on me as well. Now it's just a matter of waiting for actual images and videos as well as user reports over ergonomics.

It's fascinating seeing that the K-01 kit is basically my old DSLR setup of choice (before moving to rangefinders), consisted of the *istDS and the DA40. I bet it's more or less the same shape, just with an even better sensor, in-body lens stabilization, and sans mirror.
 
btgc said:
K-5 - $1,349.00with 18-55mm lens
k-01 - around $749 body-only and $899 with the 'XS' version of the 40mm lens
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it wouldnt be $749 if it had an evf built in.

and come to think of it the k5 has all those pro features like weather sealing so I guess a k-r or something would probably be a better comparison.
 
Spyro said:
so basically a k5 with an EVF instead of an OVF plus some funky colours.

...why?
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Exactly, focus peaking. The SLR style of focusing is not foolproof, calibration errors are really problematic, if you are using AF lenses, fine, but if not, it can cause trouble.
 
"Ugliest camera ever"? Nope. Not even close.
I sort of want to see this offered in the color combinations that Pentax offered for the K-x in Japan...
Rob
 
j j said:
Meanwhile we have a camera with one of the best sensors yet developed that can natively mount more lenses than any other camera ever produced. Sounds good to me.
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Natively, but I don't see the significance. It has the K mount lens register so you can mount anything that's 45.46mm or longer. Which leaves out Canon, Minolta, Konica, and every type of RF lens. I'll take a NEX plus adapter any time.
 
The significance is usability. AF lenses that AF. No fiddling with adapters and shims. Infinity focus assured. Contact between lens and camera. Thousands of K mount lenses and plenty of good ones at reasonable prices. Of course, these may not be concerns for you and some people like the DIY approach, but this camera is not limited in the lens choice department.
 
Jamie123 said:
If you look at the comparison picture posted by gavinlg it looks like it's only marginally smaller than a DSLR and it uses the exact same lenses. And at almost the same size it doesn't have a viewfinder. I guess it's just not clear why someone who doesn't like DSLRs would like this one.
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Even a little bit smaller than a DSLR is worth plenty for me.
 
j j said:
Of course, these may not be concerns for you and some people like the DIY approach, but this camera is not limited in the lens choice department.
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I just explained that I do find the choices very limited, and I don't know what's "DIY" about a commercially made adapter. Different priorities, I guess.
 
charjohncarter said:
Even a little bit smaller than a DSLR is worth plenty for me.
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I understand that but then I would assume that a lot smaller is worth even more for you which would certainly make other mirrorless cameras a more obvious choice.
But I'm really not trying to change anyone's mind here, just wondering what market segment the camera is aimed at. They say it's aimed at 'design and fashion' people but then I don't really know why these people would be particularly invested in the K-mount.
 
The looks are growing on me.

Look at what we've got:

1) Mirrorless for whatever that's worth
2) APS-C Sensor
3) Compatibility with a ton of lenses
4) $750 body only

Really that's not too bad. $1000 cheaper than the Fuji X-1 with way more lenses. Not quite as elegant but really not that bad. And K-mounts are generally pretty small lenses relative to most DSLR lenses.

I'm not in the market but if I were I'd probably consider this over an m4/3 and probably the Fuji offerings just due to price.

I think some sort of flip out or rotating screen would have made it a lot more appealing for not much more cost from Pentax's standpoint.
 
I took the girlfriend to Coast, a swish Mayfair restaurant designed by Newson for one of her birthdays in the mid 90s.

I reckon, accounting for inflation, the bill for a average-to-decent meal, wasn't far off the price of the K-01. On that basis, it's a bargain!!!
 
nightfly said:
The looks are growing on me.

Look at what we've got:

1) Mirrorless for whatever that's worth
2) APS-C Sensor
3) Compatibility with a ton of lenses
4) $750 body only

Really that's not too bad. $1000 cheaper than the Fuji X-1 with way more lenses. Not quite as elegant but really not that bad. And K-mounts are generally pretty small lenses relative to most DSLR lenses.

I'm not in the market but if I were I'd probably consider this over an m4/3 and probably the Fuji offerings just due to price.

I think some sort of flip out or rotating screen would have made it a lot more appealing for not much more cost from Pentax's standpoint.
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Why does everybody assume this is meant to compete with the X-Pro? I really don't see that at all. Pentax needs to have their eyes on the NEX-5, first and foremost, and they're not winning with this thing.

And of course, lens adapters will appear for the Fuji.
 
To me this makes more sense than the Sony tiny body/giant lenses approach and it actually appears to have controls that aren't on a touchscreen which puts it into the Fuji realm rather than the Sony one.

But I just don't get the Sony or the whole adapted lenses appeal.

100s of K Mounts ready to go seems like a much better approach.
 
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