Why no dpreview review of the K-01?

DaveHolmes · 03-21-2012, 01:00 PM

I'd have thought Ricoh-Pentax would have sent them a copy to play with... But no review on site...

?

JinDesu · 03-21-2012, 01:02 PM

They are busy looking through the dictionary for more bad words to use on the camera. Give them a few.

Docrwm · 03-21-2012, 01:20 PM

It came out at a time of a large array of new cameras which makes it hard to fault them for not getting to it immediately. Also, in their defense, its a weird one to place into a category and will require some out of the box thinking to do it right (which will take more time and effort).

**monochrome** · 03-21-2012, 01:34 PM

They hope if they ignore the K-01 it will just go away?

Jean Poitiers · 03-21-2012, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

They hope if they ignore the K-01 it will just go away?

Ditto

einstrigger · 03-21-2012, 02:06 PM

Could be demand. I'm sure there's a bigger crowd out there who want to see the Canon 5D MKIII, Nikon D800, Nikon D4, and Fuji X-Pro 1 reviewed first. In any case, they've got a bunch of cameras to go through.

Giklab · 03-21-2012, 02:06 PM

AFAIK they take quite some time to test any camera. No offense, but do us a favor: don't go asking questions like this since it creates an air of uneasiness

If you look at DP® you can see gazillions of questions like yours asking why the yesterday-released camera xyz doesn't have a preview/review. No wonder so many people leave and don't come back.

Giklab · 03-21-2012, 02:10 PM

Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review

JinDesu · 03-21-2012, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by Giklab

Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review

Looks like DP Review doesn't know how Pentax does stop down metering.

Jean Poitiers · 03-21-2012, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by Giklab

Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review

Pentax K-01 Hands-on Preview: Digital Photography Review

" ... First impressions

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, reactions to the Pentax K-01 are mixed here in our Seattle office. We've no doubt that the camera will attract its share of ardent admirers and passionate detractors. Yet these are secondary concerns when evaluating a camera as a photographic tool, rather than an avatar of modern design. And there's no escaping that fact that the K-01 is a heavy camera that is not particularly comfortable to hold without using a second hand supporting the lens.

We certainly applaud Pentax's rather bold decision to develop a camera that is natively compatible with its vast range of K-mount lenses. Yet the potential downside of using a camera with a contrast-detect AF system on legacy lenses designed to work with a phase-detection AF gives us pause. One would reasonably expect relatively slow AF performance. And in our relatively limited handling with an admittedly pre-production model, we find nothing to suggest AF times are going to be very rapid.

For exisiting Pentax users the trump card of the K-01 may very well lie in its from-the-ground-up live view implementation. With its mirrorless design and MF peaking capability, the K-01 has the potential to offer significantly better shooting experience with legacy manual focus lenses than the K-5. Of course,we await the chance to put a production model through our studio tests and thoroughly evaluate operational speed and image quality."

**monochrome** · 03-21-2012, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by John Poitiers

For exisiting Pentax users the trump card of the K-01 may very well lie in its from-the-ground-up live view implementation. With its mirrorless design and MF peaking capability, the K-01 has the potential to offer significantly better shooting experience with legacy manual focus lenses than the K-5. Of course,we await the chance to put a production model through our studio tests and thoroughly evaluate operational speed and image quality."

For dpreview this was a decidedly fair preview, excepting the error about aperture coupling and stop-down metering pre-KA lenses. I'm just a schmuck from St. Louis and I figured that out the second day. without help from the manual, which help doesn't exist - more's the pity.

Jean Poitiers · 03-21-2012, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

For dpreview this was a decidedly fair preview, excepting the error about aperture coupling and stop-down metering pre-KA lenses. I'm just a schmuck from St. Louis and I figured that out the second day. without help from the manual, which help doesn't exist - more's the pity.

If you're a "schmuck", I hate to think what I might be ... J

wombat2go · 03-21-2012, 02:29 PM

What is the difference between lenses designed for phase detection AF and for Contrast detection AF?

Docrwm · 03-21-2012, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by Giklab

Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review

Interesting take on it. Their choice of lens for the GX1 was a mistake - the new 14-42 compact zoom is getting SLAMMED in all the user reviews - lots of glitches with it.

pinholecam · 03-21-2012, 03:36 PM

I don't think DPR will appreciate a camera like the K-01.
Its strongest point is the K-mount compatibility and better size for the APS-C format MILC.
The first point, DPR will just glance over since they can't conceptualize the many DA/FA/etc lenses avaliable to Pentax.
The 2nd point they will list as a negative for somehow not being like the NEX with a small body.
If Pentax had released that mystery recessed lens with the K-01, it may still make up for point#2, but then its not out yet.

03-21-2012, 01:00 PM	#1
DaveHolmes Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1,501	Why no dpreview review of the K-01? I'd have thought Ricoh-Pentax would have sent them a copy to play with... But no review on site... ?

03-21-2012, 02:04 PM	#5
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Good one there ... Originally posted by monochrome They hope if they ignore the K-01 it will just go away? Ditto Last edited by Jean Poitiers; 03-21-2012 at 02:16 PM.

03-21-2012, 02:20 PM	#10
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	End quote ... Originally posted by Giklab Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review Pentax K-01 Hands-on Preview: Digital Photography Review " ... First impressions From a purely aesthetic standpoint, reactions to the Pentax K-01 are mixed here in our Seattle office. We've no doubt that the camera will attract its share of ardent admirers and passionate detractors. Yet these are secondary concerns when evaluating a camera as a photographic tool, rather than an avatar of modern design. And there's no escaping that fact that the K-01 is a heavy camera that is not particularly comfortable to hold without using a second hand supporting the lens. We certainly applaud Pentax's rather bold decision to develop a camera that is natively compatible with its vast range of K-mount lenses. Yet the potential downside of using a camera with a contrast-detect AF system on legacy lenses designed to work with a phase-detection AF gives us pause. One would reasonably expect relatively slow AF performance. And in our relatively limited handling with an admittedly pre-production model, we find nothing to suggest AF times are going to be very rapid. For exisiting Pentax users the trump card of the K-01 may very well lie in its from-the-ground-up live view implementation. With its mirrorless design and MF peaking capability, the K-01 has the potential to offer significantly better shooting experience with legacy manual focus lenses than the K-5. Of course,we await the chance to put a production model through our studio tests and thoroughly evaluate operational speed and image quality."

03-21-2012, 02:28 PM	#12
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Mon dieu ... Originally posted by monochrome For dpreview this was a decidedly fair preview, excepting the error about aperture coupling and stop-down metering pre-KA lenses. I'm just a schmuck from St. Louis and I figured that out the second day. without help from the manual, which help doesn't exist - more's the pity. If you're a "schmuck", I hate to think what I might be ... J

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03-21-2012, 01:02 PM	#2
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	They are busy looking through the dictionary for more bad words to use on the camera. Give them a few.

03-21-2012, 01:20 PM	#3
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	It came out at a time of a large array of new cameras which makes it hard to fault them for not getting to it immediately. Also, in their defense, its a weird one to place into a category and will require some out of the box thinking to do it right (which will take more time and effort).

03-21-2012, 01:34 PM	#4
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	They hope if they ignore the K-01 it will just go away?

03-21-2012, 02:06 PM	#6
einstrigger Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 728	Could be demand. I'm sure there's a bigger crowd out there who want to see the Canon 5D MKIII, Nikon D800, Nikon D4, and Fuji X-Pro 1 reviewed first. In any case, they've got a bunch of cameras to go through.

03-21-2012, 02:06 PM	#7
Giklab Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,182	AFAIK they take quite some time to test any camera. No offense, but do us a favor: don't go asking questions like this since it creates an air of uneasiness If you look at DP® you can see gazillions of questions like yours asking why the yesterday-released camera xyz doesn't have a preview/review. No wonder so many people leave and don't come back.

03-21-2012, 02:10 PM	#8
Giklab Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,182	Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review

03-21-2012, 02:16 PM	#9
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Originally posted by Giklab Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review Looks like DP Review doesn't know how Pentax does stop down metering.

03-21-2012, 02:25 PM	#11
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by John Poitiers For exisiting Pentax users the trump card of the K-01 may very well lie in its from-the-ground-up live view implementation. With its mirrorless design and MF peaking capability, the K-01 has the potential to offer significantly better shooting experience with legacy manual focus lenses than the K-5. Of course,we await the chance to put a production model through our studio tests and thoroughly evaluate operational speed and image quality." For dpreview this was a decidedly fair preview, excepting the error about aperture coupling and stop-down metering pre-KA lenses. I'm just a schmuck from St. Louis and I figured that out the second day. without help from the manual, which help doesn't exist - more's the pity.

03-21-2012, 02:29 PM	#13
wombat2go Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Michigan Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,207	What is the difference between lenses designed for phase detection AF and for Contrast detection AF?

03-21-2012, 02:40 PM	#14
Docrwm Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Somewhere in the Southern US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,285	Originally posted by Giklab Oh hey, guess what Digital Photography Review Interesting take on it. Their choice of lens for the GX1 was a mistake - the new 14-42 compact zoom is getting SLAMMED in all the user reviews - lots of glitches with it.

03-21-2012, 03:36 PM	#15
pinholecam Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,706	I don't think DPR will appreciate a camera like the K-01. Its strongest point is the K-mount compatibility and better size for the APS-C format MILC. The first point, DPR will just glance over since they can't conceptualize the many DA/FA/etc lenses avaliable to Pentax. The 2nd point they will list as a negative for somehow not being like the NEX with a small body. If Pentax had released that mystery recessed lens with the K-01, it may still make up for point#2, but then its not out yet.