Retro the K-01

jkomp316 · 04-17-2013, 02:20 AM

With the ample supply of manual 50mm lenses and their usefulness. I'd like to see a retro bare bones body. With even less features than the K-01. Basically a box with a sensor and a k-mount. No autofocus, no external LCD - just a viewfinder LCD with focus peaking. Make it look retro like the K1000.

Na Horuk · 04-17-2013, 03:01 AM

That would be pretty cool, actually. A camera built around the sensor with no bells and whistles, just maximum image quality at smallest size and lowest price. Not sure if there is a wider market for it, though. Pentax wants to sell cameras to everybody, not only die hard Pentaxians and hardcore photographers

Transit · 04-17-2013, 03:32 AM

I want a wooden one.
Be nice to make a large dovetailed oak box with a cloth hood for head

ChrisJ · 04-17-2013, 04:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Transit

I want a wooden one.
Be nice to make a large dovetailed oak box with a cloth hood for head

You mean like this? Prime lens, rear screen for focus and composition, possibly the Mk1 version of the K-01? LOL

[IMG]

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The more I look at this old camera of mine, the more the K-01 comes to mind, what goes around comes around.

Chris

**THoog** · 04-17-2013, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by Na Horuk

That would be pretty cool, actually. A camera built around the sensor with no bells and whistles, just maximum image quality at smallest size and lowest price. Not sure if there is a wider market for it, though. Pentax wants to sell cameras to everybody, not only die hard Pentaxians and hardcore photographers

I'm not even sure that it would appeal much to the hardcore crowd, since the folks who want manual-everything usually hate EVFs, and also wouldn't settle for a crop sensor - they'd want their old glass to work as designed. And, as it's been said many times, most of the features being thrown out are software and already written, so there isn't much cost savings (I'm going to assume the gear to uncripple the K-mount would offset removing the AF motor).

Transit · 04-17-2013, 05:20 AM

Originally posted by ChrisJ

You mean like this? Prime lens, rear screen for focus and composition, possibly the Mk1 version of the K-01? LOL

....

Yep more or less that one !
bloody great brass green button close at hand too

mrNewt · 04-17-2013, 05:42 AM

I`d be game for a striped down camera with no LCD view

!

As a matter of fact Holga has something within those lines but no K mount - not an actual product ... cool concept nonetheless.
http://www.saikatbiswas.com/web/Projects/Holga_D.htm

Last edited by mrNewt; 04-17-2013 at 05:48 AM.

Na Horuk · 04-17-2013, 10:26 AM

Originally posted by mrNewt

I`d be game for a striped down camera with no LCD view

!

As a matter of fact Holga has something within those lines but no K mount - not an actual product ... cool concept nonetheless.
Holga D - Holga Digtal Camera - Saikat Biswas

Thats a really great concept! Imagine that, but in Pentax quality, with K-mount. Slap a nice pancake prime on there... mmm

mrNewt · 04-17-2013, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by Na Horuk

Thats a really great concept! Imagine that, but in Pentax quality, with K-mount. Slap a nice pancake prime on there... mmm

Too good to ever be true ...

...

JinDesu · 04-17-2013, 12:03 PM

I don't think it'd get cheaper than the current price of a K-01... albeit it's out of production, but put it into manual focus mode and it's pretty much what you are envisioning.

**Tony Belding** · 04-17-2013, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by JinDesu

I don't think it'd get cheaper than the current price of a K-01... albeit it's out of production, but put it into manual focus mode and it's pretty much what you are envisioning.

I'd love something like a digital ZX-5. It's relatively small and lightweight, and the controls are perfect: Dial on the left for ISO and exposure compensation. Dial on the right for shutter speed. Aperture ring on the lens. No LCD, no menus. No menus means no preference settings, which means you couldn't set the white balance or any JPEG processing options. Thus it would make sense for it to shoot only RAW, and set everything else in post-processing. Let the camera do only camera work, and save the computer work for your computer.

I don't think a camera like that would be cheaper to manufacture, though. It wouldn't be about saving money, it would just be a difference in philosophy.

jkomp316 · 04-17-2013, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by Tony Belding

Thus it would make sense for it to shoot only RAW, and set everything else in post-processing.

I agree. Bring in some nostalgia of film, but with a digital finish. Even without an EVF memory cards are so large and cheap just fillem up and sort it out later. I often feel distracted by all the previews and what not I do in camera. The old way was stricter and more focused - you simply took pictures - the rest came later.

JinDesu · 04-18-2013, 08:49 AM

Originally posted by Tony Belding

I don't think a camera like that would be cheaper to manufacture, though. It wouldn't be about saving money, it would just be a difference in philosophy.

Ah - in that case, you are right.

04-17-2013, 02:20 AM	#1
jkomp316 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 227	Retro the K-01 With the ample supply of manual 50mm lenses and their usefulness. I'd like to see a retro bare bones body. With even less features than the K-01. Basically a box with a sensor and a k-mount. No autofocus, no external LCD - just a viewfinder LCD with focus peaking. Make it look retro like the K1000.

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04-17-2013, 03:01 AM	#2
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	That would be pretty cool, actually. A camera built around the sensor with no bells and whistles, just maximum image quality at smallest size and lowest price. Not sure if there is a wider market for it, though. Pentax wants to sell cameras to everybody, not only die hard Pentaxians and hardcore photographers

04-17-2013, 03:32 AM	#3
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	I want a wooden one. Be nice to make a large dovetailed oak box with a cloth hood for head

04-17-2013, 04:57 AM - 1 Like	#4
ChrisJ Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eckington, Derbyshire UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 316	Originally posted by Transit I want a wooden one. Be nice to make a large dovetailed oak box with a cloth hood for head You mean like this? Prime lens, rear screen for focus and composition, possibly the Mk1 version of the K-01? LOL [IMG] [/IMG] The more I look at this old camera of mine, the more the K-01 comes to mind, what goes around comes around. Chris

04-17-2013, 04:57 AM	#5
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	Originally posted by Na Horuk That would be pretty cool, actually. A camera built around the sensor with no bells and whistles, just maximum image quality at smallest size and lowest price. Not sure if there is a wider market for it, though. Pentax wants to sell cameras to everybody, not only die hard Pentaxians and hardcore photographers I'm not even sure that it would appeal much to the hardcore crowd, since the folks who want manual-everything usually hate EVFs, and also wouldn't settle for a crop sensor - they'd want their old glass to work as designed. And, as it's been said many times, most of the features being thrown out are software and already written, so there isn't much cost savings (I'm going to assume the gear to uncripple the K-mount would offset removing the AF motor).

04-17-2013, 05:20 AM	#6
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Originally posted by ChrisJ You mean like this? Prime lens, rear screen for focus and composition, possibly the Mk1 version of the K-01? LOL .... Yep more or less that one ! bloody great brass green button close at hand too

04-17-2013, 05:42 AM	#7
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	I`d be game for a striped down camera with no LCD view ! As a matter of fact Holga has something within those lines but no K mount - not an actual product ... cool concept nonetheless. http://www.saikatbiswas.com/web/Projects/Holga_D.htm Last edited by mrNewt; 04-17-2013 at 05:48 AM.

04-17-2013, 10:26 AM	#8
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Originally posted by mrNewt I`d be game for a striped down camera with no LCD view ! As a matter of fact Holga has something within those lines but no K mount - not an actual product ... cool concept nonetheless. Holga D - Holga Digtal Camera - Saikat Biswas Thats a really great concept! Imagine that, but in Pentax quality, with K-mount. Slap a nice pancake prime on there... mmm

04-17-2013, 12:00 PM	#9
mrNewt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ON, RH Posts: 2,181	Originally posted by Na Horuk Thats a really great concept! Imagine that, but in Pentax quality, with K-mount. Slap a nice pancake prime on there... mmm Too good to ever be true ... ...

04-17-2013, 12:03 PM	#10
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	I don't think it'd get cheaper than the current price of a K-01... albeit it's out of production, but put it into manual focus mode and it's pretty much what you are envisioning.

04-17-2013, 09:35 PM	#11
Tony Belding Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hamilton, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 779	Originally posted by JinDesu I don't think it'd get cheaper than the current price of a K-01... albeit it's out of production, but put it into manual focus mode and it's pretty much what you are envisioning. I'd love something like a digital ZX-5. It's relatively small and lightweight, and the controls are perfect: Dial on the left for ISO and exposure compensation. Dial on the right for shutter speed. Aperture ring on the lens. No LCD, no menus. No menus means no preference settings, which means you couldn't set the white balance or any JPEG processing options. Thus it would make sense for it to shoot only RAW, and set everything else in post-processing. Let the camera do only camera work, and save the computer work for your computer. I don't think a camera like that would be cheaper to manufacture, though. It wouldn't be about saving money, it would just be a difference in philosophy.

04-17-2013, 10:14 PM	#12
jkomp316 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 227 Original Poster	Originally posted by Tony Belding Thus it would make sense for it to shoot only RAW, and set everything else in post-processing. I agree. Bring in some nostalgia of film, but with a digital finish. Even without an EVF memory cards are so large and cheap just fillem up and sort it out later. I often feel distracted by all the previews and what not I do in camera. The old way was stricter and more focused - you simply took pictures - the rest came later.

04-18-2013, 08:49 AM	#13
JinDesu Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New York City Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,638	Originally posted by Tony Belding I don't think a camera like that would be cheaper to manufacture, though. It wouldn't be about saving money, it would just be a difference in philosophy. Ah - in that case, you are right.