What's this - K-3?

**jatrax** · 09-27-2013, 09:48 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mistral75

Aren't they?

Sigh......................

Mistral75 · 09-27-2013, 09:48 AM

**PJ1** · 09-27-2013, 08:44 PM

I am working through some very boring paperwork and I logged on for some diversion. You guys crack me up. Best diversion I could have!
Now we need an in depth discussion about why they called it the U mount if it didn't exist

prime.partisan · 09-27-2013, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by PJ1

Now we need an in depth discussion about why they called it the U mount if it didn't exist

Well I don't have a degree in optical engineering so I'm not exactly qualified to discuss the image quality effects of the new U mount. But I can surely draw some parallel with the success of the U-Haul brand.

tclausen · 09-28-2013, 05:31 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....

Eh....that is not universally true, and while there may be some relationship, afaik it's not as simple as "sounds like death"...

Either way...

The 3 hotels I stay at when in Japan all have floors 4 (and 14).
Incidentally, my favorite lunch restaurant in Shinju-ku is on the 4th floor.
As I most often go to Japan for work, the office I occupy when in Tokyo is on the 4th floor.

Perhaps the Japanese is trying to cause my "death" by sticking me in contexts with 4 being prominent - but I really doubt it

I also think that there's a Japanese camera company that has released cameras with the labels both F4 and D4 .... and I think I remember the same company having a F404 at some point (without the company "dying twice" from that)

On the other hand....in South Korea, I have so far not seen the digit "4" in or around Seoul. I was staying at a hotel there a few weeks back, and the floors went "1-2-3-F-5-6-7-8-...", for example.....that said, I do not spend as much time in Korea as I do in Japan....

Cynog Ap Brychan · 09-28-2013, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by tclausen

I also think that there's a Japanese camera company that has released cameras with the labels both F4 and D4 .... and I think I remember the same company having a F404 at some point (without the company "dying twice" from that)

Olympus had an OM4, but I can't recall if Canon ever had an EOS4 or any other with "4" in its model number. Nor can I recall a Pentax numbered 4. Perhaps its an aversion, maybe just a coincidence. The mystery deepens...

thibs · 09-29-2013, 02:19 AM

Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan

Olympus had an OM4, but I can't recall if Canon ever had an EOS4 or any other with "4" in its model number. Nor can I recall a Pentax numbered 4. Perhaps its an aversion, maybe just a coincidence. The mystery deepens...

Panasonic also tends to avoid the 4. LX3 -> LX5, GF3->GF5->GF6...

tclausen · 09-29-2013, 03:58 AM

Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan

Olympus had an OM4, but I can't recall if Canon ever had an EOS4 or any other with "4" in its model number. Nor can I recall a Pentax numbered 4. Perhaps its an aversion, maybe just a coincidence. The mystery deepens...

Embarrassing that I forgot the OM4, what, given that I have had one and all

The digit 4 can't be all tabu for Pentax, though....two 40mm lenses, a 43mm lens, several f/4 lenses, all in the current line-up

Oh, and by the way...I think that this is proof that we no /officially/ have run out of things to talk about on this forum.....

Col · 09-29-2013, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by tclausen

Embarrassing that I forgot the OM4, what, given that I have had one and all

The digit 4 can't be all tabu for Pentax, though....two 40mm lenses, a 43mm lens, several f/4 lenses, all in the current line-up

Oh, and by the way...I think that this is proof that we no /officially/ have run out of things to talk about on this forum.....

Well may be not, as we've been here before... like, say, December 2010
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-k-5/127039-how-long-k6.html

tclausen · 09-29-2013, 05:07 AM

Originally posted by Col

Well may be not, as we've been here before... like, say, December 2010
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-k-5/127039-how-long-k6.html

So you're saying the official date where we ran out was already in 2010

wpompen · 10-01-2013, 08:48 AM

This one appeared on the Dutch forum this afternoon...

Na Horuk · 10-01-2013, 09:34 AM

Originally posted by wpompen

This one appeared on the Dutch forum this afternoon...

Wow, that is a pretty hefty camera. Looks much more serious, even threatening; not as stylish as the latest Pentax cameras. Hope this means it comes with pro tier features, going above the K-5

**Pål Jensen** · 10-01-2013, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by KX5

Pentax K-3 Leaked Image « NEW CAMERA

So disappointing, it s not a FF (only the successor of K5).

Disappointing? Hardly, we knew that for over a year....

**nitehntr** · 10-03-2013, 06:49 PM

has anyone tried calling pentax and just asking them ?

MouLaG Ôfr · 10-04-2013, 02:30 AM

Asking them what ?

09-28-2013, 05:31 PM	#215
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	What's this - K-3? 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.... Eh....that is not universally true, and while there may be some relationship, afaik it's not as simple as "sounds like death"... Either way... The 3 hotels I stay at when in Japan all have floors 4 (and 14). Incidentally, my favorite lunch restaurant in Shinju-ku is on the 4th floor. As I most often go to Japan for work, the office I occupy when in Tokyo is on the 4th floor. Perhaps the Japanese is trying to cause my "death" by sticking me in contexts with 4 being prominent - but I really doubt it I also think that there's a Japanese camera company that has released cameras with the labels both F4 and D4 .... and I think I remember the same company having a F404 at some point (without the company "dying twice" from that) On the other hand....in South Korea, I have so far not seen the digit "4" in or around Seoul. I was staying at a hotel there a few weeks back, and the floors went "1-2-3-F-5-6-7-8-...", for example.....that said, I do not spend as much time in Korea as I do in Japan....

10-01-2013, 08:48 AM	#221
wpompen Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 64	This one appeared on the Dutch forum this afternoon... Attached Images

10-01-2013, 10:44 AM	#223
Pål Jensen Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 4,371	Originally posted by KX5 Pentax K-3 Leaked Image « NEW CAMERA So disappointing, it s not a FF (only the successor of K5). Disappointing? Hardly, we knew that for over a year.... Last edited by Pål Jensen; 10-01-2013 at 10:53 AM.

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09-27-2013, 09:48 AM - 1 Like	#211
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	Originally posted by Mistral75 Aren't they? Sigh......................

09-27-2013, 09:48 AM	#212
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09-27-2013, 08:44 PM	#213
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,484	I am working through some very boring paperwork and I logged on for some diversion. You guys crack me up. Best diversion I could have! Now we need an in depth discussion about why they called it the U mount if it didn't exist

09-27-2013, 09:50 PM	#214
prime.partisan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 198	Originally posted by PJ1 Now we need an in depth discussion about why they called it the U mount if it didn't exist Well I don't have a degree in optical engineering so I'm not exactly qualified to discuss the image quality effects of the new U mount. But I can surely draw some parallel with the success of the U-Haul brand.

09-28-2013, 11:16 PM	#216
Cynog Ap Brychan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gloucester Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,199	Originally posted by tclausen I also think that there's a Japanese camera company that has released cameras with the labels both F4 and D4 .... and I think I remember the same company having a F404 at some point (without the company "dying twice" from that) Olympus had an OM4, but I can't recall if Canon ever had an EOS4 or any other with "4" in its model number. Nor can I recall a Pentax numbered 4. Perhaps its an aversion, maybe just a coincidence. The mystery deepens...

09-29-2013, 02:19 AM	#217
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan Olympus had an OM4, but I can't recall if Canon ever had an EOS4 or any other with "4" in its model number. Nor can I recall a Pentax numbered 4. Perhaps its an aversion, maybe just a coincidence. The mystery deepens... Panasonic also tends to avoid the 4. LX3 -> LX5, GF3->GF5->GF6...

09-29-2013, 03:58 AM	#218
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by Cynog Ap Brychan Olympus had an OM4, but I can't recall if Canon ever had an EOS4 or any other with "4" in its model number. Nor can I recall a Pentax numbered 4. Perhaps its an aversion, maybe just a coincidence. The mystery deepens... Embarrassing that I forgot the OM4, what, given that I have had one and all The digit 4 can't be all tabu for Pentax, though....two 40mm lenses, a 43mm lens, several f/4 lenses, all in the current line-up Oh, and by the way...I think that this is proof that we no /officially/ have run out of things to talk about on this forum.....

09-29-2013, 04:57 AM	#219
Col Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stansted Essex Photos: Gallery Posts: 614	Originally posted by tclausen Embarrassing that I forgot the OM4, what, given that I have had one and all The digit 4 can't be all tabu for Pentax, though....two 40mm lenses, a 43mm lens, several f/4 lenses, all in the current line-up Oh, and by the way...I think that this is proof that we no /officially/ have run out of things to talk about on this forum..... Well may be not, as we've been here before... like, say, December 2010 https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-k-5/127039-how-long-k6.html

09-29-2013, 05:07 AM	#220
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	Originally posted by Col Well may be not, as we've been here before... like, say, December 2010 https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-k-5/127039-how-long-k6.html So you're saying the official date where we ran out was already in 2010

10-01-2013, 09:34 AM	#222
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Originally posted by wpompen This one appeared on the Dutch forum this afternoon... Wow, that is a pretty hefty camera. Looks much more serious, even threatening; not as stylish as the latest Pentax cameras. Hope this means it comes with pro tier features, going above the K-5

10-03-2013, 06:49 PM	#224
nitehntr Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rivesville West Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 238	has anyone tried calling pentax and just asking them ?

10-04-2013, 02:30 AM	#225
MouLaG Ôfr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brussels Posts: 103	Asking them what ?