Originally posted by riff YAWN, have you shot with one yet?
Have you jumped off a ten story building without a parachute yet? Maybe it isn't as bad as people say?
I do not need to contort my index finger in real life to know that the placement of the exposure compensation button sucks. I can observe the design violations without holding a K-01 myself.
Trust me, I really looked and looked and looked at the K-01 time and again, waiting for the moment where it clicks and an inner voice says "It is beautiful". But it doesn't happen.
Originally posted by bobmaxja WE are talking about personal taste.
I'm glad you like it, but good design is not about personal taste.
Originally posted by Basset I think this is your 5th post in the past 5 days disparaging the "snorkel" design as you call it?
What did you expect when you clicked on my post?
Also, this time it wasn't me complaining about the "snorkel". I just put forward the notion that a real design icon (Dieter Rams) would most likely disapprove, based on his design principles.
In general, I'm expressing my frustration with the K-01 design because I want Pentax to do well and I feel that a designer's ambitions to create yet another pretentious museum showpiece will hurt Pentax. I'm frustrated because high-quality materials are wasted on a design that does not work visually for many people and creates the impression of a cheap toy. Not what I want for Pentax.
Maybe the K-01 will be a great success and I will eventually have to thank Marc Newson for his input, but as far as good design principles are concerned, the K-01 will forever be a failure.