Happy Birthday to the K-01!

rmalbers · 02-27-2019, 12:01 PM

I was just thinking, I do have one regret on my K01 purchase, that I didn't get the 40mm lens along with it, it wasn't that much more money but at the time I didn't think I would use it, now I wish I would have bought it long with the body.

**THoog** · 02-02-2020, 07:45 AM - **5 Likes**

**luftfluss** · 02-02-2020, 09:06 AM - **3 Likes**

Woo!

I'm on my 2nd K-01 - first was the Bumblebee, current is the Black Widow...

Doundounba · 02-02-2020, 05:19 PM

I'd still use mine occasionally if the internal battery hadn't died (so I have to reset the date every time I turn it on).... Happy birthday Brick!

LensBeginner · 02-03-2020, 06:32 AM

More than 350 shots on my Panda during last weekend.
Still going strong and still handling beautifully.

@Doundounba my internal battery has died, so what?
I always sync my camera and smartphone clock anyway before going out shooting, so that all pictures fall in their correct place in the timeline, and I can geotag easily with a GPX file.

jporos · 02-06-2020, 03:06 PM - **2 Likes**

My K-01 with my Marc Newson designed Ikepod watch. K-01 is still going strong, Happy 8th birthday!

**jimmm18** · 02-06-2020, 08:39 PM

I am on my second one as well. My white one has a stuck shutter so I picked up a black one with less than 1000 clicks!

Ergonomically this is one of my favorite cameras. I don't have any trouble with the controls and once set up it works great for me. It just feels to me. Though not the latest sensor or technology I love the pics I get out of it.

Not my only Pentax but I still use it. I take it on trips as a backup to my DSLR.

**MiguelATF** · 02-22-2020, 02:38 AM

Damn. Looking at all these K-01's makes me wonder why I never got one way back when. Then, conversely, it also makes me wish I was in Japan ... so I could get a blue-and-white 'Smurf' K-01. Double damn.

I'm only curious about one thing - someone mentioned the (dreaded?) internal-battery-dying-phenomenon - which (apparently) forces one to reset the date & time, every time one turns it on --- has this happened to a lot of K-01axians? And....if-and-when-it-happens....is there any known cure?

**Rondec** · 02-22-2020, 08:03 AM

Originally posted by MiguelATF

Damn. Looking at all these K-01's makes me wonder why I never got one way back when. Then, conversely, it also makes me wish I was in Japan ... so I could get a blue-and-white 'Smurf' K-01. Double damn.

I'm only curious about one thing - someone mentioned the (dreaded?) internal-battery-dying-phenomenon - which (apparently) forces one to reset the date & time, every time one turns it on --- has this happened to a lot of K-01axians? And....if-and-when-it-happens....is there any known cure?

It isn't the end of the world. My internal battery (or is it a capacitor?) will hold the date as long as I change the battery in about twenty seconds, but I wouldn't spend money to replace that part on this old a camera.

sundown · 02-22-2020, 09:10 AM

Originally posted by luftfluss

Woo!

I'm on my 2nd K-01 - first was the Bumblebee, current is the Black Widow...

Very cute, show us more angles, please.

rmalbers · 02-23-2020, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

It isn't the end of the world. My internal battery (or is it a capacitor?) will hold the date as long as I change the battery in about twenty seconds, but I wouldn't spend money to replace that part on this old a camera.

Ya, the date reset once when I left a battery out the whole time I was charging it. I usually just swap another battery in when charging a spare and then there is no issue.

**THoog** · 02-02-2021, 07:50 AM - **3 Likes**

It's that time again! (yes, I'm reusing old pictures - I blame 2020).

Khalid · 02-02-2021, 08:31 AM - **2 Likes**

Happy Birthday for my Pentax K-01 inspiring and beautiful camera

**seventysixersfan** · 02-02-2021, 11:38 AM - **3 Likes**

Love the K-01 + DA 20-40mm Limited Lens combination for silent shooting with awesome image quality!

LensBeginner · 02-04-2021, 12:41 PM - **3 Likes**

My K-30 is seeing more use recently, but I still use my K-01 a lot.
And guess what? Six years and almost-a-half later, the infamous "rubber flap" is still good as new.

02-02-2020, 07:45 AM - 5 Likes	#122
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685 Original Poster	Happy EIGHTH Birthday to the K-01!

02-23-2020, 08:47 AM	#131
rmalbers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 104	Originally posted by Rondec It isn't the end of the world. My internal battery (or is it a capacitor?) will hold the date as long as I change the battery in about twenty seconds, but I wouldn't spend money to replace that part on this old a camera. Ya, the date reset once when I left a battery out the whole time I was charging it. I usually just swap another battery in when charging a spare and then there is no issue. Last edited by rmalbers; 02-23-2020 at 08:53 AM.

02-02-2021, 07:50 AM - 3 Likes	#132
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685 Original Poster	Happy NINTH Birthday to the K-01! It's that time again! (yes, I'm reusing old pictures - I blame 2020).

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02-27-2019, 12:01 PM	#121
rmalbers Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 104	I was just thinking, I do have one regret on my K01 purchase, that I didn't get the 40mm lens along with it, it wasn't that much more money but at the time I didn't think I would use it, now I wish I would have bought it long with the body.

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luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,618	Woo! I'm on my 2nd K-01 - first was the Bumblebee, current is the Black Widow...

02-02-2020, 05:19 PM	#124
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	I'd still use mine occasionally if the internal battery hadn't died (so I have to reset the date every time I turn it on).... Happy birthday Brick!

02-03-2020, 06:32 AM	#125
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	More than 350 shots on my Panda during last weekend. Still going strong and still handling beautifully. @Doundounba my internal battery has died, so what? I always sync my camera and smartphone clock anyway before going out shooting, so that all pictures fall in their correct place in the timeline, and I can geotag easily with a GPX file.

02-06-2020, 08:39 PM	#127
jimmm18 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 288	I am on my second one as well. My white one has a stuck shutter so I picked up a black one with less than 1000 clicks! Ergonomically this is one of my favorite cameras. I don't have any trouble with the controls and once set up it works great for me. It just feels to me. Though not the latest sensor or technology I love the pics I get out of it. Not my only Pentax but I still use it. I take it on trips as a backup to my DSLR.

02-22-2020, 02:38 AM	#128
MiguelATF Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Somewhere in Southern Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 464	Damn. Looking at all these K-01's makes me wonder why I never got one way back when. Then, conversely, it also makes me wish I was in Japan ... so I could get a blue-and-white 'Smurf' K-01. Double damn. I'm only curious about one thing - someone mentioned the (dreaded?) internal-battery-dying-phenomenon - which (apparently) forces one to reset the date & time, every time one turns it on --- has this happened to a lot of K-01axians? And....if-and-when-it-happens....is there any known cure?

02-22-2020, 08:03 AM	#129
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,650	Originally posted by MiguelATF Damn. Looking at all these K-01's makes me wonder why I never got one way back when. Then, conversely, it also makes me wish I was in Japan ... so I could get a blue-and-white 'Smurf' K-01. Double damn. I'm only curious about one thing - someone mentioned the (dreaded?) internal-battery-dying-phenomenon - which (apparently) forces one to reset the date & time, every time one turns it on --- has this happened to a lot of K-01axians? And....if-and-when-it-happens....is there any known cure? It isn't the end of the world. My internal battery (or is it a capacitor?) will hold the date as long as I change the battery in about twenty seconds, but I wouldn't spend money to replace that part on this old a camera.

02-22-2020, 09:10 AM	#130
sundown Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 588	Originally posted by luftfluss Woo! I'm on my 2nd K-01 - first was the Bumblebee, current is the Black Widow... Very cute, show us more angles, please.

02-02-2021, 11:38 AM - 3 Likes	#134
seventysixersfan Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 2,054	Love the K-01 + DA 20-40mm Limited Lens combination for silent shooting with awesome image quality!

02-04-2021, 12:41 PM - 3 Likes	#135
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	My K-30 is seeing more use recently, but I still use my K-01 a lot. And guess what? Six years and almost-a-half later, the infamous "rubber flap" is still good as new.

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