New PENTAX K-50

**geomez** · 06-05-2013, 01:58 PM

And is it just me or does it look like that lens has no distance scale?

IchabodCrane · 06-05-2013, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by gazonk

Personally I think I prefer this design, but is there really nothing else new?

Agree -- seems to be a K-30 in a mag alloy body.

Wired · 06-05-2013, 01:59 PM

begs the question... where is the true K5 followup?

Cannikin · 06-05-2013, 02:01 PM

Originally posted by geomez

And is it just me or does it look like that lens has no distance scale?

No DAL lens has a distance scale.

Fogel70 · 06-05-2013, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by EarlVonTapia

Also, is the brightness range better (1-18EV)?.

It's lower AF sensitivity range than on K-30, which has -1 - 18EV.

RonakG · 06-05-2013, 02:03 PM

I don't mind this at all. I was planning to upgrade my K-x to K-30 anyway. Magnesium alloy body, stereo mic are welcome additions. I still hope they release an entry level DSLR like K-x.

Apapukas · 06-05-2013, 02:06 PM

I don't want to spoil the discussion, but isn't it a little too early to talk since there is absolutely no official news, threads on the web about it?

aleonx3 · 06-05-2013, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by RonakG

I don't mind this at all. I was planning to upgrade my K-x to K-30 anyway. Magnesium alloy body, stereo mic are welcome additions. I still hope they release an entry level DSLR like K-x.

I honestly don't believe that there is going to be a model lower than K-30 or K-50 (as it is just a tad more than K-30)... since both are already priced at the entry level price anyway. Anything lower would be like the X-5 which is a bridge camera.

RonakG · 06-05-2013, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Apapukas

I don't want to spoil the discussion, but isn't it a little too early to talk since there is absolutely no official news, threads on the web about it?

This is most likely an error from the seller. Pentax would've give them these images and description and some stock which sellers can list after some date. Seller looks like has listed the new camera before announcement.

**7samurai** · 06-05-2013, 02:13 PM

I don't see a stereo input jack listed. Did I miss it?

Kobayashi.K · 06-05-2013, 02:13 PM

It's a fantasy from someone who has looked too much to the plastic blobs from Nikon and Canon.
Pentax abandoned this design since the K-x.

Apapukas · 06-05-2013, 02:16 PM

Originally posted by Kobayashi.K

It's a fantasy from someone who has looked too much to the plastic blobs from Nikon an Canon. Pentax abandoned this design since the K-x.

I agree, the design is very canon'ish.
I much more prefer the strict-spartan design of the K-5.

Quicksand · 06-05-2013, 02:19 PM - **4 Likes**

At this point I have to think that, back around 2010, someone at Pentax accidentally placed an order for Sony 16MP sensors with an extra zero on the quantity. Ha ha, oops!

MouLaG Ôfr · 06-05-2013, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by RonakG

I don't mind this at all. I was planning to upgrade my K-x to K-30 anyway. Magnesium alloy body, stereo mic are welcome additions. I still hope they release an entry level DSLR like K-x.

I think there is no room in the range for an entry level body

The K-30 / K-50 are definitively the entry-level bodies!

**geomez** · 06-05-2013, 02:22 PM

The picture looks like it could be legit to me.

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geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	And is it just me or does it look like that lens has no distance scale?

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IchabodCrane Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,728	Originally posted by gazonk Personally I think I prefer this design, but is there really nothing else new? Agree -- seems to be a K-30 in a mag alloy body.

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Wired Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Edmonton, AB Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,519	begs the question... where is the true K5 followup?

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Cannikin Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SW Washington Posts: 833	Originally posted by geomez And is it just me or does it look like that lens has no distance scale? No DAL lens has a distance scale.

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Fogel70 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Photos: Albums Posts: 3,062	Originally posted by EarlVonTapia Also, is the brightness range better (1-18EV)?. It's lower AF sensitivity range than on K-30, which has -1 - 18EV.

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RonakG Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 603	I don't mind this at all. I was planning to upgrade my K-x to K-30 anyway. Magnesium alloy body, stereo mic are welcome additions. I still hope they release an entry level DSLR like K-x.

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Apapukas Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lietuva, Vilnius Posts: 627	I don't want to spoil the discussion, but isn't it a little too early to talk since there is absolutely no official news, threads on the web about it?

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aleonx3 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brampton, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,996	Originally posted by RonakG I don't mind this at all. I was planning to upgrade my K-x to K-30 anyway. Magnesium alloy body, stereo mic are welcome additions. I still hope they release an entry level DSLR like K-x. I honestly don't believe that there is going to be a model lower than K-30 or K-50 (as it is just a tad more than K-30)... since both are already priced at the entry level price anyway. Anything lower would be like the X-5 which is a bridge camera.

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RonakG Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 603	Originally posted by Apapukas I don't want to spoil the discussion, but isn't it a little too early to talk since there is absolutely no official news, threads on the web about it? This is most likely an error from the seller. Pentax would've give them these images and description and some stock which sellers can list after some date. Seller looks like has listed the new camera before announcement.

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7samurai Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 474	I don't see a stereo input jack listed. Did I miss it?

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Apapukas Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Lietuva, Vilnius Posts: 627	Originally posted by Kobayashi.K It's a fantasy from someone who has looked too much to the plastic blobs from Nikon an Canon. Pentax abandoned this design since the K-x. I agree, the design is very canon'ish. I much more prefer the strict-spartan design of the K-5.

06-05-2013, 02:19 PM - 4 Likes	#28
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	At this point I have to think that, back around 2010, someone at Pentax accidentally placed an order for Sony 16MP sensors with an extra zero on the quantity. Ha ha, oops!

06-05-2013, 02:20 PM	#29
MouLaG Ôfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brussels Posts: 103 Original Poster	Originally posted by RonakG I don't mind this at all. I was planning to upgrade my K-x to K-30 anyway. Magnesium alloy body, stereo mic are welcome additions. I still hope they release an entry level DSLR like K-x. I think there is no room in the range for an entry level body The K-30 / K-50 are definitively the entry-level bodies!

06-05-2013, 02:22 PM	#30
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	The picture looks like it could be legit to me.