how long for the K6?

gybp · 12-26-2010, 03:37 PM - **1 Like**

Hi, i was waitning for the K5 to upgrade my k20d, i see everything the K5 have and i like it, but the need of tethering shooting, and a more professional video feature set will set me away from it for a while...

So... How long until ther next camera comes along? 1 year? 2 years? K6 maybe?

Rick Clark · 12-26-2010, 03:47 PM

Maybe 3-4 years as the will fix any problems with K5 and sell lots of them, so when the K 6-or what ever they call will be far Superior then the K5.

gybp · 12-26-2010, 03:53 PM

and do you think they´ll fix tethering and video in the k5?

RawheaD · 12-26-2010, 03:55 PM

There already is a tethering option for the K-5.

https://sites.google.com/a/pentax.org.pl/tomaszkos/en

zackspeed · 12-26-2010, 05:50 PM

k-6 will never come

PixleFish · 12-26-2010, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by zackspeed

k-6 will never come

Yeah, as far as pentax labeling goes, it will be a lower number if its Superior. So it will be the K4..or the K1

zackspeed · 12-26-2010, 06:10 PM

right direction,but no k-4

FullertonImages · 12-26-2010, 06:12 PM

If Pentax added manual video controls in a FW update, and AF was improved by future lenses, I wouldn't care when the K-whatever came out. The k-5 is just about everything I could ever want in a camera. That being said, if the K-whatever came out, I'm sure I would want it...

dankoBanana · 12-26-2010, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by zackspeed

right direction,but no k-4

yup, japanese companies dont use number 4 in their product labeling

to quote wikipedia
There are several unlucky numbers in Japanese. Traditionally, 4 and 9 are unlucky. Four is sometimes pronounced shi, which is also the word for death.

as for the newer model... considering all the problems with it, seems to me the K5 isn't finished yet so no point in speculating on a next model ... let's get this one working!

kevinschoenmakers · 12-26-2010, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by dankoBanana

as for the newer model... considering all the problems with it, seems to me the K5 isn't finished yet so no point in speculating on a next model ... let's get this one working!

Blow things out of proportion much?

Steve.Ledger · 12-26-2010, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by dankoBanana

considering all the problems with it, seems to me the K5 isn't finished yet

?? Like to elaborate on all the problems with it?

They skipped 6 so they'll skip 4. K-3 f'sure

Spock · 12-26-2010, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by dankoBanana

yup, japanese companies dont use number 4 in their product labeling

Orly?

dexmus · 12-26-2010, 10:38 PM

Originally posted by gybp

Hi, i was waitning for the K5 to upgrade my k20d, i see everything the K5 have and i like it, but the need of tethering shooting, and a more professional video feature set will set me away from it for a while...

So... How long until ther next camera comes along? 1 year? 2 years? K6 maybe?

k-7 came in May 2009. k-5 in Nov 2010. By this rate, there would be a K-3(or 4) in less than 2 years. But it would really depend on Sony. Unlike Nikon with D7000, where they are likely to release a 400 next year, k-5 is Pentax's top model. There will not be any upgrade model until Sony comes up with the next rev of the sensor.

buaobao · 12-26-2010, 11:03 PM

Originally posted by Spock

Quote Originally posted by dankoBanana Quote yup, japanese companies dont use number 4 in their product labeling Orly?

Maybe they allow 4 in nikon F4 becoz the designer is not japanese.
Giorgetto_Giugiaro

kevinschoenmakers · 12-27-2010, 01:06 AM

Originally posted by dexmus

k-7 came in May 2009. k-5 in Nov 2010. By this rate, there would be a K-3(or 4) in less than 2 years. But it would really depend on Sony. Unlike Nikon with D7000, where they are likely to release a 400 next year, k-5 is Pentax's top model. There will not be any upgrade model until Sony comes up with the next rev of the sensor.

The K-7 didn't wait for a new sensor

Originally posted by buaobao

Maybe they allow 4 in nikon F4 becoz the designer is not japanese.
Giorgetto_Giugiaro

Or perhaps Japanese are not as superstitious as we like to think they are.

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gybp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 165	how long for the K6? Hi, i was waitning for the K5 to upgrade my k20d, i see everything the K5 have and i like it, but the need of tethering shooting, and a more professional video feature set will set me away from it for a while... So... How long until ther next camera comes along? 1 year? 2 years? K6 maybe?

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12-26-2010, 03:47 PM	#2
Rick Clark Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Provo, Utah Posts: 128	Maybe 3-4 years as the will fix any problems with K5 and sell lots of them, so when the K 6-or what ever they call will be far Superior then the K5.

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gybp Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 165 Original Poster	and do you think they´ll fix tethering and video in the k5?

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RawheaD Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 831	There already is a tethering option for the K-5. https://sites.google.com/a/pentax.org.pl/tomaszkos/en

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zackspeed Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 527	k-6 will never come

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PixleFish Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 44	Originally posted by zackspeed k-6 will never come Yeah, as far as pentax labeling goes, it will be a lower number if its Superior. So it will be the K4..or the K1

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zackspeed Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 527	right direction,but no k-4

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FullertonImages Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 883	If Pentax added manual video controls in a FW update, and AF was improved by future lenses, I wouldn't care when the K-whatever came out. The k-5 is just about everything I could ever want in a camera. That being said, if the K-whatever came out, I'm sure I would want it...

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dankoBanana Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 533	Originally posted by zackspeed right direction,but no k-4 yup, japanese companies dont use number 4 in their product labeling to quote wikipedia There are several unlucky numbers in Japanese. Traditionally, 4 and 9 are unlucky. Four is sometimes pronounced shi, which is also the word for death. as for the newer model... considering all the problems with it, seems to me the K5 isn't finished yet so no point in speculating on a next model ... let's get this one working!

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kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509	Originally posted by dankoBanana as for the newer model... considering all the problems with it, seems to me the K5 isn't finished yet so no point in speculating on a next model ... let's get this one working! Blow things out of proportion much?

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Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Originally posted by dankoBanana considering all the problems with it, seems to me the K5 isn't finished yet ?? Like to elaborate on all the problems with it? They skipped 6 so they'll skip 4. K-3 f'sure

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Spock Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by dankoBanana yup, japanese companies dont use number 4 in their product labeling Orly?

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dexmus Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United States Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 392	Originally posted by gybp Hi, i was waitning for the K5 to upgrade my k20d, i see everything the K5 have and i like it, but the need of tethering shooting, and a more professional video feature set will set me away from it for a while... So... How long until ther next camera comes along? 1 year? 2 years? K6 maybe? k-7 came in May 2009. k-5 in Nov 2010. By this rate, there would be a K-3(or 4) in less than 2 years. But it would really depend on Sony. Unlike Nikon with D7000, where they are likely to release a 400 next year, k-5 is Pentax's top model. There will not be any upgrade model until Sony comes up with the next rev of the sensor.

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buaobao Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: des veoux rd west, kennedy town Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51	Originally posted by Spock Quote Originally posted by dankoBanana Quote yup, japanese companies dont use number 4 in their product labeling Orly? Maybe they allow 4 in nikon F4 becoz the designer is not japanese. Giorgetto_Giugiaro

12-27-2010, 01:06 AM	#15
kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509	Originally posted by dexmus k-7 came in May 2009. k-5 in Nov 2010. By this rate, there would be a K-3(or 4) in less than 2 years. But it would really depend on Sony. Unlike Nikon with D7000, where they are likely to release a 400 next year, k-5 is Pentax's top model. There will not be any upgrade model until Sony comes up with the next rev of the sensor. The K-7 didn't wait for a new sensor Originally posted by buaobao Maybe they allow 4 in nikon F4 becoz the designer is not japanese. Giorgetto_Giugiaro Or perhaps Japanese are not as superstitious as we like to think they are.