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gazonk · 05-21-2012, 07:33 AM

Weight and size anyone? It looks so small!

Vormulac · 05-21-2012, 07:36 AM

Have there been any pictures of the back of it yet? I may have missed it somewhere in the last 47 pages...

Roberts · 05-21-2012, 07:36 AM

Originally posted by illdefined

SAFOX again? Wonder if Pentax is aware that that term has negative marketing value.

Negative marketing value? I can bet that more than 90% of Pentax users even don't know how Pentax AF system is called.
Name SAFOX has negative value mey be in eyes of some persons who sit in forums 24h/day and 7days/week, not for normal people.

bodhi · 05-21-2012, 07:45 AM

so far the specs looks very well

ogl · 05-21-2012, 08:15 AM

Battery from K-r

sjwaldron · 05-21-2012, 08:28 AM

Originally posted by ogl

Battery from K-r

Yeah, I would have rather seen a K-7/K-5/K-01 battery because that would last longer, but not deal killer. I use a ton of eneloop AAs for flash, so along with that accessory I won't have to buy multiples for the K-30.

Hopefully they made the camera very efficient so it gets decent run time (with video, live-view, and stills)

Given the FPS, I'm assuming the shutter/mirror is very close to the K-r, so I'll miss the quietness of the K-5 and K-7.

This is destined to replace my K-7 and I think it will be worth the upgrade. Looks like the K-5 will stay king for a while.

WerTicus · 05-21-2012, 08:45 AM

so after reading about focus peaking in here i looked up a video and... that is very cool

Needs an EVF / hybrid view finder so you can peak in the view finder now just live view imo.

They better offer kits with WR lens since it seems to come with DA L lenses by default..

frank · 05-21-2012, 08:49 AM

Originally posted by Vormulac

Have there been any pictures of the back of it yet? I may have missed it somewhere in the last 47 pages...

From what we've seen on the front, I'm sure the back would look very nice, better than K-r that's for sure

ogl · 05-21-2012, 09:14 AM

**luftfluss** · 05-21-2012, 09:22 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by illdefined

SAFOX again? Wonder if Pentax is aware that that term has negative marketing value.

.....

WerTicus · 05-21-2012, 09:23 AM

rear button layout is more like a k5 than a kx anyway.... in terms of wheel and af button anyway.

Welfl · 05-21-2012, 09:38 AM

Rice High has just posted the K-30's specs, which were leaked via this Turkish Pentax forum entry. ...

[Update: Okay, I did a search on this thread and the other K-30 thread for "Rice" and "Turk" and found nothing, so I posted the above links. I guess some of the more detailed the specs were already posted here though. Oh well. Even when I'm careful I still miss something.]

french_mike · 05-21-2012, 09:42 AM

RiceHigh's Pentax Blog -> only the blue one with the 18-55 wr ?

illdefined · 05-21-2012, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Party pooper!

Ha apologies. Wasn't trying to trying to kill any enthusiasm, was just genuinely bummed to see more roman numerals after that much maligned name. Who knows, maybe IVI is the charm and it's finally awesome, though if much was changed, marketing-wise, it would've behooved them to rebrand the system.

bobmaxja · 05-21-2012, 09:52 AM

The specs and photo are alreay in this thread

05-21-2012, 09:22 AM - 1 Like	#700
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,628	Originally posted by illdefined SAFOX again? Wonder if Pentax is aware that that term has negative marketing value. ..... Last edited by luftfluss; 06-08-2016 at 08:23 AM.

05-21-2012, 09:38 AM	#702
Welfl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Nebraska Posts: 281	Rice High has just posted the K-30's specs, which were leaked via this Turkish Pentax forum entry. ... [Update: Okay, I did a search on this thread and the other K-30 thread for "Rice" and "Turk" and found nothing, so I posted the above links. I guess some of the more detailed the specs were already posted here though. Oh well. Even when I'm careful I still miss something.] Last edited by Welfl; 05-21-2012 at 10:50 AM.

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Roberts Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Latvia Photos: Gallery Posts: 127	Originally posted by illdefined SAFOX again? Wonder if Pentax is aware that that term has negative marketing value. Negative marketing value? I can bet that more than 90% of Pentax users even don't know how Pentax AF system is called. Name SAFOX has negative value mey be in eyes of some persons who sit in forums 24h/day and 7days/week, not for normal people.

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sjwaldron Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,235	Originally posted by ogl Battery from K-r Yeah, I would have rather seen a K-7/K-5/K-01 battery because that would last longer, but not deal killer. I use a ton of eneloop AAs for flash, so along with that accessory I won't have to buy multiples for the K-30. Hopefully they made the camera very efficient so it gets decent run time (with video, live-view, and stills) Given the FPS, I'm assuming the shutter/mirror is very close to the K-r, so I'll miss the quietness of the K-5 and K-7. This is destined to replace my K-7 and I think it will be worth the upgrade. Looks like the K-5 will stay king for a while.

05-21-2012, 08:45 AM	#697
WerTicus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perth Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,514	so after reading about focus peaking in here i looked up a video and... that is very cool Needs an EVF / hybrid view finder so you can peak in the view finder now just live view imo. They better offer kits with WR lens since it seems to come with DA L lenses by default..

05-21-2012, 08:49 AM	#698
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	Originally posted by Vormulac Have there been any pictures of the back of it yet? I may have missed it somewhere in the last 47 pages... From what we've seen on the front, I'm sure the back would look very nice, better than K-r that's for sure

05-21-2012, 09:14 AM	#699
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05-21-2012, 09:23 AM	#701
WerTicus Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Perth Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 1,514	rear button layout is more like a k5 than a kx anyway.... in terms of wheel and af button anyway.

05-21-2012, 09:42 AM	#703
french_mike Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland and France Posts: 167	RiceHigh's Pentax Blog -> only the blue one with the 18-55 wr ?

05-21-2012, 09:52 AM	#704
illdefined Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 929	Originally posted by Mistral75 Party pooper! Ha apologies. Wasn't trying to trying to kill any enthusiasm, was just genuinely bummed to see more roman numerals after that much maligned name. Who knows, maybe IVI is the charm and it's finally awesome, though if much was changed, marketing-wise, it would've behooved them to rebrand the system.

05-21-2012, 09:52 AM	#705
bobmaxja Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Laval, Quebec Canada Posts: 2,171	The specs and photo are alreay in this thread

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