[ogl]

where is announcement?

[sjwaldron]

Wow. Just checked on eBay. You can buy it for $500 new. Sold!!

I remember buying a 100mm f2.8 WR Macro from ProDigital2000. Got hit with a currency conversion fee, but otherwise it was still a good price at the time.

[sjwaldron]

where is announcement?

You had that email too? He must have sent it before going to sleep or something. I assume he wrote a timer on the site to have the article display in however many hours until the official time, but sent out the email early.

[darrenleow]

Some PS jobs I just did

[bennygoerlach]

You have WAAAY too much time dude ... Glad I sparked your imagination though

[Asahiflex]

I must admit that the DA40XS kills the looks of the camera; it looks indeed WAY better with a more normal lens on it. I'll buy it!

[shim]

That looks better..... proper lens...... sod the size!

[darrenleow]

Yes, that would do nicely... now someone photoshop a DA10-17 FE or a DA 12-24 on it.. I'm sure there'll be a few who could epoxy a DA15 Ltd to it as well..

There you go!

[ionutmar]

some info

KEY FEATURES:

• Contemporary styling by world renowned designer Marc Newson

• Durable aluminum frame with stylish exterior in a selection of colors

• Mirorrless body design is compatible with PENTAX K-mount lenses.

• Exceptional 16 Megapixel APS-C sized CMOS image sensor with low noise image capture and multiple aspect ratios.

• Bright high resolution 3 inch LCD with 920,000 dots

• Full HD 1080p video capture at 30 FPS with h.264 compression (60 FPS at 720p) features outstanding video capture flexibility.

• Sensor-shift PENTAX Shake and Dust Reduction system is compatible with every mounted PENTAX lens.

• Fast 6 FPS burst mode is ideal for fast-action photography.

• Shutter speeds from 1/4000 to 30 seconds and bulb with a silent shutter action.

• Flexible ISO range of 100-25,600 ensures gorgeous noise-free imaging in any lighting environment.

• Shooting modes include P, Av,Tv, and M, as well as powerful automatic modes, creative filters and finishing options.

• Focus peaking mode provides fast and accurate manual focusing for critical focus applications.

• In-Camera HDR mode combines bracketed user-specified exposures into a single, perfectly blended still image.

• Built-in popup flash and external hotshoe compatible with modern PENTAX digital flash units.

• Captures JPG still images as well as open standard DNG RAW.

PENTAX Announces the K-01?a More Powerful Mirrorless Camera

[TOUGEFC]

Looks awesome with the FA77!

[Laurentiu Cristofor]

The MFT's is a nice system but their sensor can't match the K-5 sensor and the lenses don't match the DA limiteds.

Yes, the MFT sensors cannot match the K-5 one, but a camera is not just about a sensor and the K-01 cannot redeem itself just by reusing the very good sensor of the K-5. As for the lenses, I am more intrigued by what is available for MFT than by the DA Limiteds.

[Laurentiu Cristofor]

PENTAX Announces the K-01?a More Powerful Mirrorless Camera

All the links are dead though.

[yusuf]

some info

KEY FEATURES:

So it's almost confirm that there is no viewfinder, I will be sad.

[Unsinkable II]

Looks rather nice with the other lenses. Thanks for mocking them up!

It's the lack of a viewfinder that will stop me getting one. While I'm tempted to get one for my wife, she wouldn't be happy limited to a prime, and she'd find it too big to carry with a zoom.

Still, BRAVO Pentax. The only APS-C mirrorless with in-body SR. Plus the mirrorless with the broadest lens choice.

[wjjstu]

Looking at that list, it's clear that the K-01 isn't a mirrorless camera but a K-5 without a mirror.