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This First Impressions Review was originally posted here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/203-pentax-kp/414294-kp-first-impressions-non-pentaxian.html
I copied it here as recommended by other members. Updated slightly to fix typos and wording.
Introduction
The KP is my first Pentax, though I’ve been a casual shutterbug for decades, since film. I’ve owned many brands but I am not loyal to any one. In terms of DSLRs I’ve had the most experience with Canon and Nikon. I felt that sharing my first impressions may be of interest to the community here because of my “outsider” non-Pentaxian (yet) point of view. I can’t immediately dub myself as a Pentaxian just because I own a single Pentax body with a single lens.
I feel it’s worth noting that this is the first photography related forum that I’ve joined and posted in. I’ve lurked for a while and there’s something about you passionate people that gravitated me here.
As I have posted in the new members section, I was attracted to the KP mainly because of the hipster appeal, to me at least. I say that with the risk of some eyeballs rolling. Also the pandemic made me so bored that I wanted a new “world” to learn and explore. Anyway, enough of the rambling and on to the meat of the review.
Body and Design
It’s worth saying again that I absolutely adore the retro-modern design. I’m still on a honeymoon, so I find myself mostly staring at the camera when I should be taking photos with it instead. It’s definitely... |
