Originally posted by sjwaldron Then why are the Canon 5D MKII and 7D so popular for video? I think the question would be better as "Why would most people need an EVF for video when they have an LCD screen and HDMI out?"
5DmkII (and partly 7D) are used with external EVFs mounted to a rig via HDMI. But this is expensive, clumsy, heavy and not anymore state of the art. Pentax wouldn't be able to compete in this pro market, except if the camera excels at something else. So, a better comparison are µFT cameras seriously used for video and they all feature an EVF.
Originally posted by Adam I wonder if the Q's OVF will work with the K-01. Same hotshoe, after all, and same corresponding FOV as the kit lens.
The Q's VF is a hot-shoe mounted OVF.
Such items are compatible across all brands.
There even is a Leica/Samsung branded one (for the LX3 clone). And some old German products too, designed decades ago. I know somebody who wanted to solve the "unusable in sunlight" problem for the LX3 and used it with external OVF. The person returned it and is now using a hoodman loupe to watch the rear LCD in sunlight. It works, but it is very ugly. You really don't want a camera w/o an eye-level VF above $150 ...
Originally posted by 1shot I wonder (after trying to reconcile all the various rumors into one cohesive idea) if this K-01 might have some sort of wide converter/ telecompressor in the mirror box space that would restore FOV/DOF characteristics of FA lenses. My understanding is that what held this up before was a Kodak patent.
Clever idea, but would compromise the image quality. It is known from astro photography where the long scope focal lengths are reduced and FoV widened, typically by 0.7x/1.4x. It's called "focal reducer" and hardly protected by patents. The idea is as old and universal as a tele converter is.
I am 99.9% sure the K-01 doesn't have this.
Originally posted by TAP What if flange focal distance were something that could be changed by a simple [perhaps even automatic] adjustment?
Another clever idea. I am 99.9% sure the K-01 doesn't have this.
Are we already so desparate to assume such fancy features to rescue our hopes?
Originally posted by mclarenman01 There is nothing to say that Pentax can’t have several mirror less cameras (with and without EVF) like Panasonic and Nikon do. This may be a starting point for a range of bodies
You're right if this is the story which Pentax will tell upon launch.
But this is not what Pentax as we know it will do.
So, what remains is Pentax' first shot to enter the mirrorless market. And normally, a company only has one shot to enter a new market. After this shot, it is an accepted player, or ruled out for a long time.
IMHO, the dSLR-sized K-01 w/o an EVF is something a serious manager should have never allowed to happen as Pentax first (and maybe only) shot.
So, let's just be optimistic that the market listens when Pentax tries next time. But wait, it's already the second time, after the Q ...
Originally posted by Asahiflex If it's successful there may be a K-02 with EVF right around the corner...
If hope for the successor is the association, then this is no good sign ...