First pictures of K-r

**Ash** · 09-08-2010, 09:05 PM

Looks good to me too.
DA 35 also looks like a winner for a kit prime lens.
Good choice, Pentax, I say...

Steve Beswick · 09-08-2010, 09:06 PM

Wow, that lens is much longer than I would have expected!

Also. despite my earlier comments, I won't buy one if they only come in pink.

Edit, again: Nevermind the pink comment.

**Ash** · 09-08-2010, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by Rory

Not even a rubber ring for the focus? They really are cutting costs!

Not sure about that - have a look at the front end of the lens - looks like metal/plastic focus ring without distance indicators. Good IQ means more than a distance scale IMO.

**Ash** · 09-08-2010, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by bodhi

Pentax K-r mid-level DSLR announced with brief hands-on: Digital Photography Review

They call it mid-level? So no longer entry-level...
I take it the K-5 will be considered a high-end model?
Then again, in the body of the article, it makes mention of the K-r being an intro-level body...

So the K-r has a similar 12Mp CMOS as the K-x - only with an extra stop of ISO. Hope it's more than just another boost mode...
and the article didn't make mention of the DA 35...

Last edited by Ash; 09-08-2010 at 09:15 PM.

Rory · 09-08-2010, 09:10 PM

Originally posted by Ash

Not sure about that - have a look at the front end of the lens - looks like metal/plastic focus ring without distance indicators. Good IQ means more than a distance scale IMO.

Yeah, I suppose we're not looking at the best examples of the lens, either. However, it just looks really cheap to me. And it does seem a bit long for a 35/2.4.

Slugger · 09-08-2010, 09:10 PM

Is that the mic top right of the mount? (left in pic).

Asahiflex · 09-08-2010, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by Ash

Looks good to me too.
DA 35 also looks like a winner for a kit prime lens.
Good choice, Pentax, I say...

There's even gold, silver and metal brown models of the DA 35/2.4.

creampuff · 09-08-2010, 09:12 PM

Having a maximum aperture of f/2.4 for a kit prime lens of this focal length is a BIG disappointment when you compare that Sony has announced the DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM, Nikon has the AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G and Canon has the EF 35mm f/2 as budget equivalents... Bloody hopeless idiots...

ogl · 09-08-2010, 09:12 PM

So boring camera and lens....No SDXC, adapter for АА is optional...No WR for body.

The price of DA35/2.4 is 20USD higher than Sony and Nikon 35/1.8

Asahiflex · 09-08-2010, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by ogl

So boring camera and lens....

Come on, we don't even know half of the specs right now!

siva.ss.kumar · 09-08-2010, 09:15 PM

Looks like toy cameras. May be because it is simulated images? Waiting for the real product pictures.

JoepLX3 · 09-08-2010, 09:16 PM

On K-x the lenses only come in limitted colors, so this one probably too

Any picture from the LCD, I am curious to see if they made it bigger?
- And also the OVF!!! Is pop-up flash K-x size or more K-7...

bodhi · 09-08-2010, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by ogl

So boring camera and lens....

yes, the only thing I'm curious about is the new AF..

Moosefactory · 09-08-2010, 09:16 PM

K-r Red - Official PENTAX Imaging Web Site

Braddokovik · 09-08-2010, 09:18 PM

Originally posted by creampuff

Having a maximum aperture of f/2.4 for a kit prime lens of this focal length is a BIG disappointment when you compare that Sony has announced the DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM, Nikon has the AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G and Canon has the EF 35mm f/2 as budget equivalents... Bloody hopeless idiots...

Yeah that was my first impression as well. Why 2.4? Sony and Nikon have lenses at 1.8 at similar price points... It may be cheaper but is only a 1/3 stop faster than the 35mm macro!

(didn't do maths on 1/3 stop btw, so please spare me the corrections

)

09-08-2010, 09:12 PM	#24
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382 Original Poster	So boring camera and lens....No SDXC, adapter for АА is optional...No WR for body. The price of DA35/2.4 is 20USD higher than Sony and Nikon 35/1.8 Last edited by ogl; 09-08-2010 at 09:19 PM.

09-08-2010, 09:16 PM	#29
Moosefactory New Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: United States Posts: 13	Full specs on Pentax US K-r Red - Official PENTAX Imaging Web Site

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Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Looks good to me too. DA 35 also looks like a winner for a kit prime lens. Good choice, Pentax, I say...

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Steve Beswick Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,736	Wow, that lens is much longer than I would have expected! Also. despite my earlier comments, I won't buy one if they only come in pink. Edit, again: Nevermind the pink comment.

09-08-2010, 09:08 PM	#18
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by Rory Not even a rubber ring for the focus? They really are cutting costs! Not sure about that - have a look at the front end of the lens - looks like metal/plastic focus ring without distance indicators. Good IQ means more than a distance scale IMO.

09-08-2010, 09:10 PM	#19
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by bodhi Pentax K-r mid-level DSLR announced with brief hands-on: Digital Photography Review They call it mid-level? So no longer entry-level... I take it the K-5 will be considered a high-end model? Then again, in the body of the article, it makes mention of the K-r being an intro-level body... So the K-r has a similar 12Mp CMOS as the K-x - only with an extra stop of ISO. Hope it's more than just another boost mode... and the article didn't make mention of the DA 35... Last edited by Ash; 09-08-2010 at 09:15 PM.

09-08-2010, 09:10 PM	#20
Rory Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chicago Photos: Gallery Posts: 672	Originally posted by Ash Not sure about that - have a look at the front end of the lens - looks like metal/plastic focus ring without distance indicators. Good IQ means more than a distance scale IMO. Yeah, I suppose we're not looking at the best examples of the lens, either. However, it just looks really cheap to me. And it does seem a bit long for a 35/2.4.

09-08-2010, 09:10 PM	#21
Slugger Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 77	Is that the mic top right of the mount? (left in pic).

09-08-2010, 09:11 PM	#22
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by Ash Looks good to me too. DA 35 also looks like a winner for a kit prime lens. Good choice, Pentax, I say... There's even gold, silver and metal brown models of the DA 35/2.4.

09-08-2010, 09:12 PM	#23
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Having a maximum aperture of f/2.4 for a kit prime lens of this focal length is a BIG disappointment when you compare that Sony has announced the DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM, Nikon has the AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G and Canon has the EF 35mm f/2 as budget equivalents... Bloody hopeless idiots...

09-08-2010, 09:14 PM	#25
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by ogl So boring camera and lens.... Come on, we don't even know half of the specs right now!

09-08-2010, 09:15 PM	#26
siva.ss.kumar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chennai, India Photos: Albums Posts: 534	Looks like toy cameras. May be because it is simulated images? Waiting for the real product pictures.

09-08-2010, 09:16 PM	#27
JoepLX3 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 518	On K-x the lenses only come in limitted colors, so this one probably too Any picture from the LCD, I am curious to see if they made it bigger? - And also the OVF!!! Is pop-up flash K-x size or more K-7...

09-08-2010, 09:16 PM	#28
bodhi Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 61	Originally posted by ogl So boring camera and lens.... yes, the only thing I'm curious about is the new AF..

09-08-2010, 09:18 PM	#30
Braddokovik Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 77	Originally posted by creampuff Having a maximum aperture of f/2.4 for a kit prime lens of this focal length is a BIG disappointment when you compare that Sony has announced the DT 35mm f/1.8 SAM, Nikon has the AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G and Canon has the EF 35mm f/2 as budget equivalents... Bloody hopeless idiots... Yeah that was my first impression as well. Why 2.4? Sony and Nikon have lenses at 1.8 at similar price points... It may be cheaper but is only a 1/3 stop faster than the 35mm macro! (didn't do maths on 1/3 stop btw, so please spare me the corrections )