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Zygonyx · 09-23-2013, 09:40 AM

Like "pre-announced" on official sites, this K-3 really looks as the long awaited APS-C new DSLR flagship !

**manishved** · 09-23-2013, 09:40 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

It is genuine, google it yourself:

https://www.google.fr/search?q=%22K-3%22+site%3Aricoh-imaging.co.jp

and you'll find what I posted above.

"CXシリーズ; GRシリーズ; GXR; Qシリーズ; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5シリーズ/K-3. 645D" means "CX series; GR series; GXR; Q series; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5 series/K-3; 645D" (pictures taken by Pentax users with... in the framework of contests organised by Ricoh).

Thats not true - google finds K-30 and since it matches the search string "K-3" it flags it.

Mistral75 · 09-23-2013, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by manishved

Thats not true - google finds K-30 and since it matches the search string "K-3" it flags it.

I suggest you re-read the sentence found by Google (second link provided by the search) and quoted in my post page 9:

Originally posted by Mistral75

"CXシリーズ; GRシリーズ; GXR; Qシリーズ; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5シリーズ/K-3. 645D" means "CX series; GR series; GXR; Q series; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5 series/K-3; 645D" (pictures taken by Pentax users with... in the framework of contests organised by Ricoh).

K-3 is put by Ricoh in the same contest group as the K-5 series, K-30 and K-50 are in another group.

rlatjsrud · 09-23-2013, 12:25 PM

K-3 rumor is solve that they nearly announced that K-3 is crop body...

robthebloke · 09-23-2013, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by Clavius

LOL!

What happened to the K-4 anyway? Why's everybody expecting a K-3 and no K-4?

iirc, '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese, so you tend to find house/flat/floor numbers skipping from 3 to 5. It's much the same as with 13 in the us/uk....

Cynog Ap Brychan · 09-23-2013, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by robthebloke

iirc, '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese, so you tend to find house/flat/floor numbers skipping from 3 to 5. It's much the same as with 13 in the us/uk....

Nikon seems not to be so superstitious, having had an F4 and a D4. And I have twice lived in house number 13 with no ill effects (I think)

Clavius · 09-23-2013, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by robthebloke

iirc, '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese, so you tend to find house/flat/floor numbers skipping from 3 to 5. It's much the same as with 13 in the us/uk....

But... but... but then why all the slow lenses with a max aperture of F4? If you're gonna be superstitious, then be thorough about it.

HYS · 09-24-2013, 12:13 AM

" '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese,...."

I am really afraid 3 not to sound same. I mean the market of 24MP APS-C is quite occupied.
It should be something very, very special to break trough.

Vylen · 09-24-2013, 12:51 AM

Nikon and any other Japanese manufacturer like Sony don't care about the superstition if they use Arabic numerals in their product names. D4, PlayStation 4 - they don't pronounce the number "shi" (death) or even "yon" simply cause it is "four" to them as much as it is to us.

gazonk · 09-24-2013, 05:42 AM

"Any other Japanese manufacturer"? Look at Olympus and Panasonic models, they've all skipped the number 4 (E-PL3-> E-PL5, TZ3 -> TZ5, and so on).

Vylen · 09-24-2013, 05:52 AM

Olympus had the OM-4 film camera back in the day. They skipped E-2 and E-4 - guess they just wanted odd numbers?

Panasonic has a Lumix TZ4 and FZ4. They skipped FZ6 for whatever reason.

I think my point still stands.

Fogel70 · 09-24-2013, 06:02 AM

Pentax has skipped more numbers than they used. They started the K-(x) line by skipping 8-9, then skipped 6 when going from K-7 to K-5, so skipping 4 is just business as usual.

gazonk · 09-24-2013, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by Vylen

Olympus had the OM-4 film camera back in the day. They skipped E-2 and E-4 - guess they just wanted odd numbers?

Panasonic has a Lumix TZ4 and FZ4. They skipped FZ6 for whatever reason.

I think my point still stands.

Hmm, I missed the TZ4. But they skipped the 4 for the G-series, and Olympus dropped 4 for both the E-PL and E-P series.

Clavius · 09-24-2013, 06:55 AM

Maybe it has less to do with superstition, but with versions and prototypes. Maybe the K-6 and K-4 are prototypes that never got released?

MouLaG Ôfr · 09-24-2013, 07:16 AM

Originally posted by Clavius

Maybe it has less to do with superstition, but with versions and prototypes. Maybe the K-6 and K-4 are prototypes that never got released?

Imho, not the case.
Prototypes have their own appellation and receives a commercial appellation when they are released.

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09-23-2013, 09:40 AM	#136
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	Like "pre-announced" on official sites, this K-3 really looks as the long awaited APS-C new DSLR flagship !

09-23-2013, 09:40 AM	#137
manishved Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N. Calif Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,652	Originally posted by Mistral75 It is genuine, google it yourself: https://www.google.fr/search?q=%22K-3%22+site%3Aricoh-imaging.co.jp and you'll find what I posted above. "CXシリーズ; GRシリーズ; GXR; Qシリーズ; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5シリーズ/K-3. 645D" means "CX series; GR series; GXR; Q series; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5 series/K-3; 645D" (pictures taken by Pentax users with... in the framework of contests organised by Ricoh). Thats not true - google finds K-30 and since it matches the search string "K-3" it flags it.

09-23-2013, 09:45 AM	#138
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by manishved Thats not true - google finds K-30 and since it matches the search string "K-3" it flags it. I suggest you re-read the sentence found by Google (second link provided by the search) and quoted in my post page 9: Originally posted by Mistral75 "CXシリーズ; GRシリーズ; GXR; Qシリーズ; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5シリーズ/K-3. 645D" means "CX series; GR series; GXR; Q series; K-01; K-30/K-50; K-5 series/K-3; 645D" (pictures taken by Pentax users with... in the framework of contests organised by Ricoh). K-3 is put by Ricoh in the same contest group as the K-5 series, K-30 and K-50 are in another group.

09-23-2013, 12:25 PM	#139
rlatjsrud Guest	K-3 rumor is solve that they nearly announced that K-3 is crop body...

09-23-2013, 05:28 PM	#140
robthebloke Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 844	Originally posted by Clavius LOL! What happened to the K-4 anyway? Why's everybody expecting a K-3 and no K-4? iirc, '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese, so you tend to find house/flat/floor numbers skipping from 3 to 5. It's much the same as with 13 in the us/uk....

09-23-2013, 10:57 PM	#141
Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Originally posted by robthebloke iirc, '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese, so you tend to find house/flat/floor numbers skipping from 3 to 5. It's much the same as with 13 in the us/uk.... Nikon seems not to be so superstitious, having had an F4 and a D4. And I have twice lived in house number 13 with no ill effects (I think)

09-23-2013, 11:55 PM	#142
Clavius Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: De Klundert Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,150	Originally posted by robthebloke iirc, '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese, so you tend to find house/flat/floor numbers skipping from 3 to 5. It's much the same as with 13 in the us/uk.... But... but... but then why all the slow lenses with a max aperture of F4? If you're gonna be superstitious, then be thorough about it.

09-24-2013, 12:13 AM	#143
HYS Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 377	" '4' sounds like 'death' in Japanese,...." I am really afraid 3 not to sound same. I mean the market of 24MP APS-C is quite occupied. It should be something very, very special to break trough.

09-24-2013, 12:51 AM	#144
Vylen Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,262	Nikon and any other Japanese manufacturer like Sony don't care about the superstition if they use Arabic numerals in their product names. D4, PlayStation 4 - they don't pronounce the number "shi" (death) or even "yon" simply cause it is "four" to them as much as it is to us.

09-24-2013, 05:42 AM	#145
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	"Any other Japanese manufacturer"? Look at Olympus and Panasonic models, they've all skipped the number 4 (E-PL3-> E-PL5, TZ3 -> TZ5, and so on).

09-24-2013, 05:52 AM	#146
Vylen Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,262	Olympus had the OM-4 film camera back in the day. They skipped E-2 and E-4 - guess they just wanted odd numbers? Panasonic has a Lumix TZ4 and FZ4. They skipped FZ6 for whatever reason. I think my point still stands.

09-24-2013, 06:02 AM	#147
Fogel70 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Photos: Albums Posts: 3,062	Pentax has skipped more numbers than they used. They started the K-(x) line by skipping 8-9, then skipped 6 when going from K-7 to K-5, so skipping 4 is just business as usual.

09-24-2013, 06:12 AM	#148
gazonk Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oslo area, Norway Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,746	Originally posted by Vylen Olympus had the OM-4 film camera back in the day. They skipped E-2 and E-4 - guess they just wanted odd numbers? Panasonic has a Lumix TZ4 and FZ4. They skipped FZ6 for whatever reason. I think my point still stands. Hmm, I missed the TZ4. But they skipped the 4 for the G-series, and Olympus dropped 4 for both the E-PL and E-P series.

09-24-2013, 06:55 AM	#149
Clavius Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: De Klundert Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,150	Maybe it has less to do with superstition, but with versions and prototypes. Maybe the K-6 and K-4 are prototypes that never got released?

09-24-2013, 07:16 AM	#150
MouLaG Ôfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brussels Posts: 103	Originally posted by Clavius Maybe it has less to do with superstition, but with versions and prototypes. Maybe the K-6 and K-4 are prototypes that never got released? Imho, not the case. Prototypes have their own appellation and receives a commercial appellation when they are released.

What's this - K-3?

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