Pentax K-3 Prestige Edition Announced

DennisH · 07-24-2014, 04:11 PM

Originally posted by elpolodiablo

I actually like the this Gunmetal look better than the Silver...

Blasphemy.

jeff knight · 07-24-2014, 05:03 PM

It just occurred to me that those funky retro F-series lenses might look pretty cool on the K-3 gunmetal camera. The F-series lenses are gray.

**WillWeaverRVA** · 07-24-2014, 05:27 PM

I think the gunmetal finish looks great. I'm not planning to buy one (when I get a K-3 it'll be black or silver), but hey, I'm glad they announced it now and not at photokina.

Quicksand · 07-24-2014, 05:37 PM

I like this and I want this BUT I DO NOT WANT A GRIP! GAAAAAAH!

**7samurai** · 07-24-2014, 05:47 PM

Nice looking, need another backup for the K-3 Silver and this might be a good option if they don't release anything new at Photokina.

MarkJerling · 07-24-2014, 05:50 PM

Originally posted by bossa

I think that this camera is an effort to squeeze a few more sales out of the K-3 before they release their new Full Frame at Photokina.

Every year, we wait for Photokina, and every year, we're disappointed. I'll believe they've made a FF when I see it!

**monochrome** · 07-24-2014, 06:18 PM

FF will be a single Titanium Edition run of 5000 units with the Golden Section focusing screen and a special leather strap. It will be offered in a presentation box complete with a Titanium colored grip and 540FGZ flash.

Amazon will get 300 B&H will get 250. Adorama 200. All 47 remaining B&M Dealers in the USA will get one each. Pentax Webstore will get 3.

Canada will get 500. Henry's will get 400 of them. EU will get 1195. Austrailia will get 5.

Rest of world will get 500.

Japan will get 2000 and sell out by pre-order.

Six months later, outside Japan, B&H and Adorama will offer 2-day specials packaged with a free Pentax FluCard-II and a Titanium O-RC2 Remote with a tablet mouse pointer control feature.

PF will offer a presentation kit as the annual photo contest prize. 167 members will post a photo to the thread.

Uluru · 07-24-2014, 06:29 PM

Wow! 8 pages long thread about a new K-3 colour. But we are Pentaxians, after all

Alcazar · 07-24-2014, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

Every year, we wait for Photokina

Only half true

Photokina takes place every two years

**ak_kiwi** · 07-24-2014, 06:53 PM

Maybe we are missing the point of this K-3 prestige release.
Earlier a couple of posts touched on fact that there is possibly other news coming........
Anyone checked on the popcorn orders going into Ricoh?

Arjay Bee · 07-24-2014, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by Sorver

Please make sure you do I imagine we will get a certain number distributed

Responded with update on P3 or so - Clem Kennedy from the CR Kennedy co responded to me within 20 mins or so to say that it was going to be posted on the pentax site within 2-3 days. Not there yet just checked.

---------- Post added 07-25-14 at 12:17 PM ----------

Originally posted by DennisH

I actually don't like it as much in these photos, assuming they're legit

When you scroll to the last body picture on that Japanese web page there is a picture of the black body next to the grey. The black looks dark grey and the grey is a lighter tone. Seems like the lighting setup is making the image very light - a "black balance" issue.

SpecialK · 07-24-2014, 08:38 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Alcazar

Only half true

Photokina takes place every two years

That's why we are disappointed twice as often.

MarkJerling · 07-24-2014, 08:42 PM

Originally posted by Alcazar

Only half true

Photokina takes place every two years

Indeed. So, it just feels like it's every year!

So, if I've been waiting for four Photokina's for Pentax to announce a FF, then I've been waiting eight bloody years!

**geomez** · 07-25-2014, 12:14 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

FF will be a single Titanium Edition run of 5000 units with the Golden Section focusing screen and a special leather strap. It will be offered in a presentation box complete with a Titanium colored grip and 540FGZ flash.

Amazon will get 300 B&H will get 250. Adorama 200. All 47 remaining B&M Dealers in the USA will get one each. Pentax Webstore will get 3.

Canada will get 500. Henry's will get 400 of them. EU will get 1195. Austrailia will get 5.

Rest of world will get 500.

Japan will get 2000 and sell out by pre-order.

Six months later, outside Japan, B&H and Adorama will offer 2-day specials packaged with a free Pentax FluCard-II and a Titanium O-RC2 Remote with a tablet mouse pointer control feature.

PF will offer a presentation kit as the annual photo contest prize. 167 members will post a photo to the thread.

That crystal ball of yours offers incredible specificity.

VisualDarkness · 07-25-2014, 02:14 AM

Originally posted by Quicksand

I like this and I want this BUT I DO NOT WANT A GRIP! GAAAAAAH!

That is the thing with these limited bundles, they can sell grips (probably a really high markup) to people that would never have bought one separately.

---------- Post added 07-25-14 at 11:15 AM ----------

Originally posted by Alcazar

Only half true

Photokina takes place every two years

Well, you can still wait every year.

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07-24-2014, 04:11 PM	#91
DennisH Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stratford, CT Photos: Gallery Posts: 730	Originally posted by elpolodiablo I actually like the this Gunmetal look better than the Silver... Blasphemy.

07-24-2014, 05:03 PM	#92
jeff knight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 261	It just occurred to me that those funky retro F-series lenses might look pretty cool on the K-3 gunmetal camera. The F-series lenses are gray.

07-24-2014, 05:27 PM	#93
WillWeaverRVA Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Richmond, VA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,071	I think the gunmetal finish looks great. I'm not planning to buy one (when I get a K-3 it'll be black or silver), but hey, I'm glad they announced it now and not at photokina.

07-24-2014, 05:37 PM	#94
Quicksand Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Ohio (formerly SF Bay Area) Posts: 1,519	I like this and I want this BUT I DO NOT WANT A GRIP! GAAAAAAH!

07-24-2014, 05:47 PM	#95
7samurai Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 474	Nice looking, need another backup for the K-3 Silver and this might be a good option if they don't release anything new at Photokina.

07-24-2014, 05:50 PM	#96
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by bossa I think that this camera is an effort to squeeze a few more sales out of the K-3 before they release their new Full Frame at Photokina. Every year, we wait for Photokina, and every year, we're disappointed. I'll believe they've made a FF when I see it!

07-24-2014, 06:18 PM	#97
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	FF will be a single Titanium Edition run of 5000 units with the Golden Section focusing screen and a special leather strap. It will be offered in a presentation box complete with a Titanium colored grip and 540FGZ flash. Amazon will get 300 B&H will get 250. Adorama 200. All 47 remaining B&M Dealers in the USA will get one each. Pentax Webstore will get 3. Canada will get 500. Henry's will get 400 of them. EU will get 1195. Austrailia will get 5. Rest of world will get 500. Japan will get 2000 and sell out by pre-order. Six months later, outside Japan, B&H and Adorama will offer 2-day specials packaged with a free Pentax FluCard-II and a Titanium O-RC2 Remote with a tablet mouse pointer control feature. PF will offer a presentation kit as the annual photo contest prize. 167 members will post a photo to the thread.

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Uluru Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Back to my Walkabout Creek Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,535	Wow! 8 pages long thread about a new K-3 colour. But we are Pentaxians, after all

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Alcazar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 210	Originally posted by MarkJerling Every year, we wait for Photokina Only half true Photokina takes place every two years

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ak_kiwi Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Posts: 328	Maybe we are missing the point of this K-3 prestige release. Earlier a couple of posts touched on fact that there is possibly other news coming........ Anyone checked on the popcorn orders going into Ricoh?

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07-24-2014, 07:09 PM	#101
Arjay Bee Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Horn Island, Torres Straits, Q Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,713	Originally posted by Sorver Please make sure you do I imagine we will get a certain number distributed Responded with update on P3 or so - Clem Kennedy from the CR Kennedy co responded to me within 20 mins or so to say that it was going to be posted on the pentax site within 2-3 days. Not there yet just checked. ---------- Post added 07-25-14 at 12:17 PM ---------- Originally posted by DennisH I actually don't like it as much in these photos, assuming they're legit When you scroll to the last body picture on that Japanese web page there is a picture of the black body next to the grey. The black looks dark grey and the grey is a lighter tone. Seems like the lighting setup is making the image very light - a "black balance" issue.

07-24-2014, 08:38 PM - 1 Like	#102
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,480	Originally posted by Alcazar Only half true Photokina takes place every two years That's why we are disappointed twice as often.

07-24-2014, 08:42 PM	#103
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,402	Originally posted by Alcazar Only half true Photokina takes place every two years Indeed. So, it just feels like it's every year! So, if I've been waiting for four Photokina's for Pentax to announce a FF, then I've been waiting eight bloody years!

07-25-2014, 12:14 AM	#104
geomez Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,760	Originally posted by monochrome FF will be a single Titanium Edition run of 5000 units with the Golden Section focusing screen and a special leather strap. It will be offered in a presentation box complete with a Titanium colored grip and 540FGZ flash. Amazon will get 300 B&H will get 250. Adorama 200. All 47 remaining B&M Dealers in the USA will get one each. Pentax Webstore will get 3. Canada will get 500. Henry's will get 400 of them. EU will get 1195. Austrailia will get 5. Rest of world will get 500. Japan will get 2000 and sell out by pre-order. Six months later, outside Japan, B&H and Adorama will offer 2-day specials packaged with a free Pentax FluCard-II and a Titanium O-RC2 Remote with a tablet mouse pointer control feature. PF will offer a presentation kit as the annual photo contest prize. 167 members will post a photo to the thread. That crystal ball of yours offers incredible specificity.

07-25-2014, 02:14 AM	#105
VisualDarkness Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,439	Originally posted by Quicksand I like this and I want this BUT I DO NOT WANT A GRIP! GAAAAAAH! That is the thing with these limited bundles, they can sell grips (probably a really high markup) to people that would never have bought one separately. ---------- Post added 07-25-14 at 11:15 AM ---------- Originally posted by Alcazar Only half true Photokina takes place every two years Well, you can still wait every year.