New K-01 mirrorless camera coming

Gimbal · 01-29-2012, 12:59 PM

His (the designer) car sort of look like a car drawn by a child. No details, just the basics needed for a car.

And the camera is supposed to be a brick, so I'm guessing he is doing the same thing here.
It will look like a camera drawn by a child. A box/brick, lens in the middle, a couple of dials with as little details as possible. The whole thing might be confused with a toy carved in wood. It will not be a hit, but in 10 years it will be a designers icon and bought by arty people to be a decorating piece on the shelf.

Or maybe am I extrapolating the little info we have to far now...

DaveBlack · 01-29-2012, 01:11 PM

Originally posted by Gimbal

His (the designer) car sort of look like a car drawn by a child. No details, just the basics needed for a car.

And the camera is supposed to be a brick, so I'm guessing he is doing the same thing here.
It will look like a camera drawn by a child. A box/brick, lens in the middle, a couple of dials with as little details as possible. The whole thing might be confused with a toy carved in wood. It will not be a hit, but in 10 years it will be a designers icon and bought by arty people to be a decorating piece on the shelf.

Or maybe am I extrapolating the little info we have to far now...

Sounds like a future Auto 110. Then again I thought the Q was going to take that position of being a shelf camera in ten years.

Dave

Asahiflex · 01-29-2012, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by DaveBlack

Sounds like a future Auto 110. Then again I thought the Q was going to take that position of being a shelf camera in ten years.

Dave

Well, all digital cameras will be shelf cameras in ten years, so that's hardly surprising.

konraDarnok · 01-29-2012, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by Gimbal

Or maybe am I extrapolating the little info we have to far now...

No maybe about it, you are.

Why not look at his Qantas designs. The car was a concept. The Quantas stuff is real.

glanglois · 01-29-2012, 01:19 PM

Seat layout looks good for playing footsie (third image)!

Gimbal · 01-29-2012, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by Asahiflex

Well, all digital cameras will be shelf cameras in ten years, so that's hardly surprising.

Yes, but only a few will be put on the shelf as a piece of art.

Is this the prototype

http://cdn.babble.com/family-style/files/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-25-at-11.44.28-AM.png

Asahiflex · 01-29-2012, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by Gimbal

Yes, but only a few will be put on the shelf as a piece of art.

Oh, I did not quite get that but I think you are correct

It was noted that the camera could stand both vertical and horizontal. That to me means that the bayonet mount is completely at the right side of the camera. Like this (stolen from the Russian Pentaxforum

)

And I mean the left picture; the right one looks too much like a Ricoh GXR

drougge · 01-29-2012, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by Asahiflex

Well, all digital cameras will be shelf cameras in ten years, so that's hardly surprising.

I knew film was making a comeback!

parsons · 01-29-2012, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by Asahiflex

And I mean the left picture; the right one looks too much like a Ricoh GXR

That thing looks pretty bizarre... bit of a weird brick if it looks like a brick

wjjstu · 01-29-2012, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by eurostar

It' s not better, but at least we know that our lenses will work. You talk about an adapter, but seeing that in twenty more years Pentax has not been able to create extension tubes and rear converters working with AF, I have doubts that it would have been able to create a working adapter.

Originally posted by ogl

As for me - I don't want ANY adapter at all. So I think there are tens of thousands of Pentaxian like me....

By the way, we don't have 100% information about new K-01's mount. It seems to me - it's modified K-mount.

Speaking for myself here, even though my lenses are AF (primes), I use manual focus most of the time... so lack of AF with an adapter is not something I particularly care about. Were you going to attach a 50-135 to your K-01?

johnmflores · 01-29-2012, 03:37 PM - **1 Like**

If the K-01 is a smallish, rangerfinder-inspired mirrorless body with three nice pancake primes, it will be well received.

If it is APS-C and priced at 50%-60% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then Pentax may have a genuine hit on their hands.

If it is full-frame and priced at 80%-100% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then PentaxForums is about to get a whole lot of new members.

I'm predicting a cube-shaped camera with a flip-twist screen on the top like a modern waist-level VF.

mecrox · 01-29-2012, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by johnmflores

If the K-01 is a smallish, rangerfinder-inspired mirrorless body with three nice pancake primes, it will be well received.

If it is APS-C and priced at 50%-60% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then Pentax may have a genuine hit on their hands.

If it is full-frame and priced at 80%-100% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then PentaxForums is about to get a whole lot of new members.

I'm predicting a cube-shaped camera with a flip-twist screen on the top like a modern waist-level VF.

+10, fab ideas, all of them.

parsons · 01-29-2012, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by johnmflores

If it is full-frame and priced at 80%-100% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then PentaxForums is about to get a whole lot of new members.

I doubt very much that it will be full frame...

Originally posted by johnmflores

I'm predicting a cube-shaped camera with a flip-twist screen on the top like a modern waist-level VF.

that would be cool

pcarfan · 01-29-2012, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by wjjstu

..... Were you going to attach a 50-135 to your K-01?

Why not?

But more like one of these which doesn't even include the pancake lens DA 40

gaddigad · 01-29-2012, 04:14 PM

Originally posted by wjjstu

. Were you going to attach a 50-135 to your K-01?

What if this K-01 replaces SDM support (via powerzoom contacts) with a new interface? Dual-drive lenses would still AF using the screw drive motor..

01-29-2012, 02:06 PM	#1176
Gimbal Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,106	Originally posted by Asahiflex Well, all digital cameras will be shelf cameras in ten years, so that's hardly surprising. Yes, but only a few will be put on the shelf as a piece of art. Is this the prototype http://cdn.babble.com/family-style/files/2011/02/Screen-shot-2011-02-25-at-11.44.28-AM.png Last edited by Gimbal; 01-29-2012 at 02:14 PM.

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01-29-2012, 12:59 PM	#1171
Gimbal Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,106	His (the designer) car sort of look like a car drawn by a child. No details, just the basics needed for a car. And the camera is supposed to be a brick, so I'm guessing he is doing the same thing here. It will look like a camera drawn by a child. A box/brick, lens in the middle, a couple of dials with as little details as possible. The whole thing might be confused with a toy carved in wood. It will not be a hit, but in 10 years it will be a designers icon and bought by arty people to be a decorating piece on the shelf. Or maybe am I extrapolating the little info we have to far now...

01-29-2012, 01:11 PM	#1172
DaveBlack Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky Posts: 441	Originally posted by Gimbal His (the designer) car sort of look like a car drawn by a child. No details, just the basics needed for a car. And the camera is supposed to be a brick, so I'm guessing he is doing the same thing here. It will look like a camera drawn by a child. A box/brick, lens in the middle, a couple of dials with as little details as possible. The whole thing might be confused with a toy carved in wood. It will not be a hit, but in 10 years it will be a designers icon and bought by arty people to be a decorating piece on the shelf. Or maybe am I extrapolating the little info we have to far now... Sounds like a future Auto 110. Then again I thought the Q was going to take that position of being a shelf camera in ten years. Dave

01-29-2012, 01:13 PM	#1173
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by DaveBlack Sounds like a future Auto 110. Then again I thought the Q was going to take that position of being a shelf camera in ten years. Dave Well, all digital cameras will be shelf cameras in ten years, so that's hardly surprising.

01-29-2012, 01:17 PM	#1174
konraDarnok Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Albums Posts: 969	Originally posted by Gimbal Or maybe am I extrapolating the little info we have to far now... No maybe about it, you are. Why not look at his Qantas designs. The car was a concept. The Quantas stuff is real.

01-29-2012, 01:19 PM	#1175
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Seat layout looks good for playing footsie (third image)!

01-29-2012, 02:14 PM	#1177
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by Gimbal Yes, but only a few will be put on the shelf as a piece of art. Oh, I did not quite get that but I think you are correct It was noted that the camera could stand both vertical and horizontal. That to me means that the bayonet mount is completely at the right side of the camera. Like this (stolen from the Russian Pentaxforum ) And I mean the left picture; the right one looks too much like a Ricoh GXR

01-29-2012, 02:14 PM	#1178
drougge Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Malmö Photos: Gallery Posts: 787	Originally posted by Asahiflex Well, all digital cameras will be shelf cameras in ten years, so that's hardly surprising. I knew film was making a comeback!

01-29-2012, 03:24 PM	#1179
parsons Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 389	Originally posted by Asahiflex And I mean the left picture; the right one looks too much like a Ricoh GXR That thing looks pretty bizarre... bit of a weird brick if it looks like a brick

01-29-2012, 03:32 PM	#1180
wjjstu Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 181	Originally posted by eurostar It' s not better, but at least we know that our lenses will work. You talk about an adapter, but seeing that in twenty more years Pentax has not been able to create extension tubes and rear converters working with AF, I have doubts that it would have been able to create a working adapter. Originally posted by ogl As for me - I don't want ANY adapter at all. So I think there are tens of thousands of Pentaxian like me.... By the way, we don't have 100% information about new K-01's mount. It seems to me - it's modified K-mount. Speaking for myself here, even though my lenses are AF (primes), I use manual focus most of the time... so lack of AF with an adapter is not something I particularly care about. Were you going to attach a 50-135 to your K-01?

01-29-2012, 03:37 PM - 1 Like	#1181
johnmflores Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Somerville, NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,361	If the K-01 is a smallish, rangerfinder-inspired mirrorless body with three nice pancake primes, it will be well received. If it is APS-C and priced at 50%-60% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then Pentax may have a genuine hit on their hands. If it is full-frame and priced at 80%-100% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then PentaxForums is about to get a whole lot of new members. I'm predicting a cube-shaped camera with a flip-twist screen on the top like a modern waist-level VF.

01-29-2012, 04:00 PM	#1182
mecrox Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oxford, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,375	Originally posted by johnmflores If the K-01 is a smallish, rangerfinder-inspired mirrorless body with three nice pancake primes, it will be well received. If it is APS-C and priced at 50%-60% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then Pentax may have a genuine hit on their hands. If it is full-frame and priced at 80%-100% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then PentaxForums is about to get a whole lot of new members. I'm predicting a cube-shaped camera with a flip-twist screen on the top like a modern waist-level VF. +10, fab ideas, all of them.

01-29-2012, 04:11 PM	#1183
parsons Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 389	Originally posted by johnmflores If it is full-frame and priced at 80%-100% of the Fuji X1-Pro, then PentaxForums is about to get a whole lot of new members. I doubt very much that it will be full frame... Originally posted by johnmflores I'm predicting a cube-shaped camera with a flip-twist screen on the top like a modern waist-level VF. that would be cool

01-29-2012, 04:11 PM	#1184
pcarfan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,978	Originally posted by wjjstu ..... Were you going to attach a 50-135 to your K-01? Why not? But more like one of these which doesn't even include the pancake lens DA 40

01-29-2012, 04:14 PM	#1185
gaddigad Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 48	Originally posted by wjjstu . Were you going to attach a 50-135 to your K-01? What if this K-01 replaces SDM support (via powerzoom contacts) with a new interface? Dual-drive lenses would still AF using the screw drive motor..