Originally posted by iaeaix Totally agree.
I just want a nice Pentax cool digital camera, equipped with a APSC or even better a FF sensor. Then I can enjoy using the old M and K lens on it.
The cameras on the market now are not perfectly equipped for those nice manual focus lens, which is reasonable, they want to sell the digital lens at high price. Pentax should have the same thought, but they should do it since they are not market leader of the camera body anyway.
I love my Leica and shooting the Rangefinder style so I too would love this to happen. I think a K-01 with a simple RF or an OVF would kill it! If they added a FF and weather sealing then that truly would garner some amazing fans, not to mention a powerhouse of a shooter. I shot this to show a friend the size difference in both cameras and how small the " Me " truly was. And now I'll share it with everyone here......
you can def see that the difference between the cameras are pretty nominal. maybe this is why Pentax never made a RF. They are already had cameras that matched the size of Leica and they always had amazing lenses. And maybe they just don't feel connected to the rangefinder feel of shooting, so this is why it was never released.
Again, a new K-01 with an OVF/EVF would be amazing. Paired with whatever sensor, my preference being a FF but from what I have been shooting with the current sensor...I truly don't care. I can't wait to purchase more lenses ( 77mm ltd and 15mm ltd )because I think this would be a killer compact killer!
So yes...I thought I would share those images and I agree a move for a K-01 that grows into a new mirrorless RF would be spectacular.