Yet another APS-C mirrorless system!Credit: Canon Price WatchThe EOS-M seems to be making more sense with a new mount for a much shorter back focus register distance (which I guess to be around 20mm something) than the K-01 such that the body can be made thinner and overall body size and weight can be saved, whilst the sensor could be the same. But then compatibility is not maintained anyway.In
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Canon EOS-M is Around the Corner, How Pentax Could Compete with the K-0x?
Posted on 00:44 by Unknown
Posted in Film Bodies, ILDCs, K-01, Marketing, News, Other Bodies, Ricoh, Sensors, User Friendliness, Video Recording
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Friday, 20 July 2012
Panasonic Tested that K-5's AF is Better than Canon and Nikon's
Posted on 21:15 by Unknown
See this:-Via Photo RumorsOf course their latest G is the best, in term of speed and accuracy! :-)I am sure that P fans must be happy this time, no matter P for Pen or Pana! ;-p
Thursday, 19 July 2012
This is the *True* Flagship! :-o
Posted on 22:35 by Unknown
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgGZtS1RFqc; Credit: Japanese DC WatchAnd look at the high ISO samples in the hands-on review below:-http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=244&t=2850227&last=37244655(Article in Traditional Chinese; Original samples are available for download.)Wow, the ISO 12800 sample is actually less noisy and contains far more details than the ISO 1600 pictures of the
Posted in *ist Dx, Full Frame, Image Quality, K-5, Other Bodies, Other Systems, Reviews, Samples, System Performance, Videos
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The Pentax Sex Party Continues..
Posted on 22:16 by Unknown
At Taiwan:-Credit: http://forum.pentaxfans.net/thread-128292-1-1.html (in Traditional Chinese)Last Related:-Recent Pentax Product Show at Taipei (K-01 Focused)
New Pentax Lithium Rechargeable Format - What's New?
Posted on 09:58 by Unknown
Source: http://tsun2.bbs.coocan.jp/?m=listtop&p=2(in Japanese)Remarks: The new design is used for the K-01, K-30 and the new Silver Edition of the K-5. All older K-5 used the old design. It is also told that the newer 645D units are modified to adopt the new battery as well (and shipped with the new batteries with the new chargers).The difference is the additional "D" contact, which appears in
Posted in 645D, Accessories, Batteries, K-01, K-30, K-5, Other Bodies, Other Systems, Technical Articles
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012
A Not-so-common K-30/K-5/K-01 Comparison of Mine
Posted on 22:45 by Unknown
I am not comparing every parameter of the official published specs, but am doing a concise summary and comparison on what are really different, official or not, and for those more important things that are obvious or not! :-D K-30 K-5 K-01 Body MaterialPlasticMetal Alloy CoverAluminium CoverColoursThree (Nine in Japan, two different finishing, glossy or matte)Two (Black and Silver)Three
New Pentax Circular Lens Aperture Patent
Posted on 16:37 by Unknown
http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-18(in Japanese, Google English Translation Here)Actually, this is a dual 7-blade aperture mechanism, instead of one that is composed of 14, so as to save manufacturing cost. The problem of a traditional 7/8-blade "circular" diaphragm design is that the aperture opening is not always in form of a circle, i.e., at different f-stops the shape may be deformed a
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
DA50/1.8 is to be On Sales on July 20th
Posted on 07:43 by Unknown
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20120706_545396.htmlExpected selling price is at 20,000 Japanese Yens, which is roughly equal to US$250 and is far more expensive than those similar offers from Canon and Nikon or even Sony. Whilst it is just not as cheap and competitive undoubtedly, I think Least is yet better than None!~
Pentax Q Prime Kit Sells for $375 at Amazon
Posted on 02:27 by Unknown
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BG0IWS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=87342-20This is for the prime kit but not dual lens kit, i.e., the heading contains a typo. Just looks at the optional items below and we can see the zoom lens is there.Btw, the Q has been selling cheap recently and so did the K-01. And, the K-5 has been discontinued and thus what is left in the Pentaxland as being current
Posted in 645D, Accessories, Finance and Sales, History, Interviews, Issues, K-01, K-30, K-5, Marketing, Q System
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Friday, 13 July 2012
Pentax Ricoh Digital Camera Products Shuffle
Posted on 02:27 by Unknown
"Noboru Akabane, President of Pentax Imaging Ricoh, announced plans to abolish future Pentax compact digital cameras and focus on DSLRs. All future compact cameras will be under the Ricoh brand while DSLR and mirrorless camera will be under the Pentax name."Japanese Asahi News reports (log-in required to read article).Via Photo Rumors via Digicame Info (Japanese).So, this will soon marks an end
Wednesday, 11 July 2012
How a DSLR is Made? (Video)
Posted on 22:01 by Unknown
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkv0Sc2MxP8This is for the Canon 7D btw.Related:-Videos: Nikon AF-SLR Manufacturing Process (for F70)Leica Lenses Manufacturing ProcessA Virtual Lens Plant!
K-01 AF Inconsistency (Video Demonstration)
Posted on 08:37 by Unknown
URL: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDI1MzA4NTQ0.htmlVia Chinese Xitek ForumWhy the focus had to be different every time? >:-o
Pentax Weapon Used by an US Soldier at Afghanistan
Posted on 03:18 by Unknown
See: http://www.diyphotography.net/are-pentax-cameras-that-weather-proofFull links of the galleries of the soldier posted at Pentax Forums, via Photoblog.hk.
Posted in Build Quality, Camera Hacking, K-5, Lenses, People, Photos, System Reliability, Videos
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Saturday, 7 July 2012
New Ricoh Lens Patents (4/3 and APS-C)
Posted on 06:07 by Unknown
http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-06(in Japanese)The 14mm lens is for 4/3" sized sensors, whilst the 19mm lens is for APS-C. Both are equivalent to roughly about 28mm in field of view of 135 full frame.So, what is Ricoh planning? Are these lenses for GXR or just as the lenses for fixed focal GR new models? Who knows? Nonetheless, there is still no new 135 Full Frame lens patent of any, no
Friday, 6 July 2012
K-30 YouTubes (CDAF Performance and Expanded AF Operation)
Posted on 09:37 by Unknown
1. K-30 CDAF Test:-URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1GwD1XMtnUThe noisy and vigorous double shutter sounds and actions plus the prolonged shutter lag till exposure under the Live View mode are actually exact the same as what we got with the K-r. Much disappointed after all! >:-(2. K-30 Expanded AF Points Operation:-URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWTc7kNlp94The numbers of selectable AF
My Canon EF40mm Pancake Brick Wall Test (on 5DIII FF)
Posted on 08:48 by Unknown
See: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v313/RiceHigh/5Ds/40mm_Pancake/EF40STM/Do note that there is heavy asymmetric vignetting at the right side of my pictures which can be seen even when stopped down, although the effect is not as dominant.A quick comparison to another previous brick wall test by another user of the same pancake lens found that the asymmetricity can be found on his samples, but
Thursday, 5 July 2012
K-01 Limited Kit Set
Posted on 06:02 by Unknown
http://www.pentax.jp/japan/news/2012/20120705_01.htmlThis is the most non-sense and valueless Pentax limited offer ever, I am afraid. What the buyers will get is an ordinary body with an ordinary lens but just also an additional fit-size bag, which is so ordinary in look anyway! Who would eager to be one of those 300 "limited" owners at the end of the day? :-o
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
K-5 is Discontinued and K-01 Price is Dropped
Posted on 13:36 by Unknown
Here is what is shown at the Japanese Yaotomi camera shop's K-5 page, it is described that the K-5 is discontinued and there is only limited stock of it.However, it is checked that this is not told at the official Pentax Japan page.On the other hand, the K-01 price has been dropped below 40,000 Japanese Yens (which is rougly equal to US$500).So, what are all these about? Simple! That is K-5 has
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