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05-13-2020, 05:47 AM - 2 Likes   #91
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QuoteOriginally posted by gatorguy Quote
Oh you can guarantee English translations of the reveal will be posted here the same day, and a 25 page discussion will follow.
But the main question might remain unanswered: will they write Ricoh on it?

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QuoteOriginally posted by Kunzite Quote
But the main question might remain unanswered: will they write Ricoh on it?
And if they do, will people put black tape over it?
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QuoteOriginally posted by gatorguy Quote
Oh you can guarantee English translations of the reveal will be posted here the same day, and a 25 page discussion will follow.
I am betting on Google Translate absolutely butchering the nuance of Japanese expressions, followed by at least 10 pages of heated approval/disapproval about something that actually had nothing to do with the actual statements by Ricoh . Then we'll get a proper translation, collectively go "aaaah" and promptly return to heated approval/disapproval for 20 more pages, but at least this time it will be about something real .
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QuoteOriginally posted by Larrymc Quote
How in the heck do you know that the K-New doesn't have some sort of articulated screen??
If the K-new does have an articulated screen no one is going to believe the amount of effort I'm going to put into calling these guys out. "I been rebuked and I been scorned" and they're going to pay big time.

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The "official" translation on the Ricoh website is here:
CP+2020 | RICOH IMAGING

For those who are too lazy to click the link:

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Video broadcast introducing PENTAX products currently in development

PENTAX will broadcast a video to introduce a selection of the new products currently in development, which were originally scheduled to be showcased at the RICOH IMAGING booth at the now-cancelled CP+ 2020.

In this video, members of PENTAX’s Product Planning Department will describe a range of models now in development, including the next flagship model of the PENTAX APS-C-format digital SLR series and new interchangeable lenses. A great chance to witness the future of PENTAX!

Date and time: 12:00 noon on Friday, May 15, 2020 (Japan time)

Please note that, due to the coronavirus outbreak, PENTAX has decided to broadcast a pre-recorded web conference.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Ricoh Imaging:
(...) new interchangeable lenses (...)
Note the plural.
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Also note Japan Time

QuoteOriginally posted by Mistral75 Quote
Note the plural.
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Date and time: 12:00 noon on Friday, May 15, 2020 (Japan time)


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QuoteOriginally posted by Mistral75 Quote
Note the plural.
I can't wait to find out which of my lens concepts they're building! D-FA 17 f3.5 Ltd with straight aperture blades? D-FA 25 f2.5 with light weight build?? Getting my popcorn ready.

Also, I hate to suggest that Pentax need to keep up with the market vs. going their own way, but I can't imaging them not having some kind of movable screen on the K-new. I personally don't think I would use it very often but to not have it all seems like a weird thing to do. But if they give it a fixed screen instead, that's fine with me. Just happy to see some new product news.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Not a Number Quote
Also note Japan Time
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QuoteOriginally posted by Mistral75 Quote
There is no mention of GMT in the Japanese text, which simply states:

配信開始:2020年5月15日(金)  12:00

'Available from the 15th of May, 2020 (Friday) at 12 o'clock.'

This being a Japanese press release, the time is obviously 12:00 JST (Japan Standard Time), not GMT/UTC.
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QuoteOriginally posted by pres589 Quote
I can't wait to find out which of my lens concepts they're building! D-FA 17 f3.5 Ltd with straight aperture blades? D-FA 25 f2.5 with light weight build?? Getting my popcorn ready.

Also, I hate to suggest that Pentax need to keep up with the market vs. going their own way, but I can't imaging them not having some kind of movable screen on the K-new. I personally don't think I would use it very often but to not have it all seems like a weird thing to do. But if they give it a fixed screen instead, that's fine with me. Just happy to see some new product news.
Weeell... (17+25)/2=21 mm, so you were, on average, right on the money . Ltd, check. DC motor (KAF-4 it looks like), check. WR, also check!
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QuoteOriginally posted by Kunzite Quote
But the main question might remain unanswered: will they write Ricoh on it?
Not once was Ricoh mentioned, but Pentax was in every other sentence... I think RI just confirmed Pentax SLRs have a rosy future - and serious trouble for my bank account!!!
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QuoteOriginally posted by Serkevan Quote
So Pentax cameras should never have any kind of movable screens?
Ricoh Imaging clearly disagreed when the K-1 actually innovated in that regard, though

I mean, if we want to remove features, why even have auto focus.
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While I don't mind a tilt-screen that much on a smallish camera like the KP, which I do have & occasionally do use the tilting feature, I don't want a tilting screen mechanism on a bigger/heavier camera. Mainly because of added bulk. Why can't those of us that prefer to have a fixed rear screen have a least one Pentax model that has a fixed screen ?

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QuoteOriginally posted by BryantCP Quote
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While I don't mind a tilt-screen that much on a smallish camera like the KP, which I do have & occasionally do use the tilting feature, I don't want a tilting screen mechanism on a bigger/heavier camera. Mainly because of added bulk. Why can't those of us that prefer to have a fixed rear screen have a least one Pentax model that has a fixed screen ?
disliking tilting shift of K1? I find it not that bulky and quite clever, better than the KP one actually
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My preference is honestly whatever everyone else wants, the most, so that it appeals to the most people that might be sitting on the fence. The K-1's twist & tilt boogie would probably be my favorite solution. Couple that with a good cell phone clamping mount for the hotshoe and I think we're good?
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Not so sure.
Look at the fuji's X-T4 articulated screen : even selfie compliant.
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