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nirVaan · 04-19-2012, 06:52 AM

well pentax said they are trying to fill a gap in the camera market. i think they will come up with a Crop sensor range finder with a k mount
what are your thoughts on this

KeithM2 · 04-19-2012, 08:54 AM

It's not possible with a k-mount because it would be the same thing as the k-01. Actual rangefinders don't have a mirror so their flange distance is much shorter. The parallax focusing system of rangefinders wouldn't work either for pentax lenses.

Wheatfield · 04-19-2012, 09:07 AM

You are talking about a K-01 with even more design stupidity.

RioRico · 04-19-2012, 10:56 AM

Won't happen. PK SLR lenses don't have RF index bits. A digital RF would require yet ANOTHER new line of Pentax lenses. And I suspect there's not much customer demand. Yes, Leicas are too costly to be mass-market, but if RFs promised a viable consumer market, somebody would be making cheaper digi-RFs already.

That said, Pentax-Ricoh *could* produce a GXR-LTM mountor, an RF module to use existing (and new?) LTM lenses. Id hope it would use better rangefinding technologies -- maybe IR or ultrasonic. Would be interesting, eh?

04-19-2012, 06:52 AM	#1
nirVaan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Tokyo Posts: 115	here is a thought well pentax said they are trying to fill a gap in the camera market. i think they will come up with a Crop sensor range finder with a k mount what are your thoughts on this

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04-19-2012, 08:54 AM	#2
KeithM2 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 49	It's not possible with a k-mount because it would be the same thing as the k-01. Actual rangefinders don't have a mirror so their flange distance is much shorter. The parallax focusing system of rangefinders wouldn't work either for pentax lenses.

04-19-2012, 09:07 AM	#3
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,987	You are talking about a K-01 with even more design stupidity.

04-19-2012, 10:56 AM	#4
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Won't happen. PK SLR lenses don't have RF index bits. A digital RF would require yet ANOTHER new line of Pentax lenses. And I suspect there's not much customer demand. Yes, Leicas are too costly to be mass-market, but if RFs promised a viable consumer market, somebody would be making cheaper digi-RFs already. That said, Pentax-Ricoh could produce a GXR-LTM mountor, an RF module to use existing (and new?) LTM lenses. Id hope it would use better rangefinding technologies -- maybe IR or ultrasonic. Would be interesting, eh?

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