Pentax K-S1!

Uluru · 08-19-2014, 03:44 AM - **2 Likes**

K-01 design was at least consistent and modern, from top to bottom.

But this is the tertiary adjunct S1 to the K-unimatrix zero.
Which in human language means it is totally weird; two spaceships from different eras collided and the wreckage is one ambivalent shape that fluctuates in the space-time continuum.
This is the Borg design; organic remains of the past body meets inorganic implant. No aesthetics, just the pure thought that it does some function. Green lights and accents add to the Borg charm.

It is so weird and visually dyslexic the audience it was aimed to will love it to death. I mean, they will be assimilated. Even more so if the kit lenses are redesigned to match this. Then the resistance will be futile.

Last edited by Uluru; 08-19-2014 at 03:53 AM.

Alcazar · 08-19-2014, 03:52 AM - **1 Like**

i think they are going for small and light...

k-s1 vs k500 size comparison

konraDarnok · 08-19-2014, 03:52 AM

I must say, i'm underwhelmed with the design aesthetic. Very curious as to what's going on in-house. They scraped the eccentric K-30 for the very conventional lookijg K-50. . .and now this?

Uluru · 08-19-2014, 03:56 AM

They must redesign a pair of kit lenses to match this Borg design. Then it will have more appeal.
It is pity there is no picture with a SDM DA40 on it; the green ring on the lens, its smooth look will look perfect on this!

Asahiflex · 08-19-2014, 03:57 AM

I suppose there are colored versions in the works. Maybe black is actually the ugliest color; I'll reserve my judgment until the actual camera arrives

konraDarnok · 08-19-2014, 04:01 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Uluru

Borg design.

More like:

O-S1 . . . K-S1. . .can an entry level 645-S1 be far behind?

Uluru · 08-19-2014, 04:06 AM

Originally posted by Asahiflex

I suppose there are colored versions in the works. Maybe black is actually the ugliest color; I'll reserve my judgment until the actual camera arrives

Q-S1 colour scheme may be the colour scheme for the next 2015 season for Pentax products.

I can say they only need to redesign a couple of kit lenses to match this thing, and it will be perfect. Extra LEDs around filter threads are a must!

---------- Post added 08-19-2014 at 09:09 PM ----------

Anyone noticed the LED around the shutter release button is in one picture green colour, and in the second red colour.
This means camera will communicate when it establishes a focus lock/confirmation through LEDs?

Asahiflex · 08-19-2014, 04:09 AM

Originally posted by Uluru

Q-S1 colour scheme may be the colour scheme for the next 2015 season for Pentax products.

I can say they only need to redesign a couple of kit lenses to match this thing, and it will be perfect. Extra LEDs around filter threads are a must!

Great idea; finally good "macro" photos with the kit lens

(Actually see the Optio WG-1 which incorporated the same idea).

Mistral75 · 08-19-2014, 04:17 AM

Originally posted by Uluru

Anyone noticed the LED around the shutter release button is in one picture green colour, and in the second red colour.
This means camera will communicate when it establishes a focus lock/confirmation through LEDs?

Green in photographic mode and red in video mode.

Focus lock is signalled by the grip's LEDs flashing when one takes a selfie.

squallvalentine · 08-19-2014, 04:24 AM

What the purpose of the Green LED stripe?
Magic moment when u grab the camera, dang....the green light gone...

Mistral75 · 08-19-2014, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by squallvalentine

What the purpose of the Green LED stripe?
Magic moment when u grab the camera, dang....the green light gone...

Please have a look at the post just preceding yours

.

NickLarsson · 08-19-2014, 04:38 AM

Looks like a DSLR who wanted to be a bridge camera.

banep · 08-19-2014, 04:49 AM

Originally posted by squallvalentine

What the purpose of the Green LED stripe?
Magic moment when u grab the camera, dang....the green light gone...

Purpose could be:

1. Lightyear counter to fullframe release
2. Likes counter on social networks
3. Klingon stealth mode activation
4. Selphie timer counter
5. Polar light simulator for long night exposures
6. WiFi router

jcdoss · 08-19-2014, 04:56 AM - **2 Likes**

I don't know... I might hold out for the prestige edition.

Mistral75 · 08-19-2014, 04:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by banep

Purpose could be:

1. Lightyear counter to fullframe release
2. Likes counter on social networks
3. Klingon stealth mode activation
4. Selphie timer counter

from photoroumors.com

You forgot the one I think is the best

:

"OK, since I'm not under NDA this time, here's the truth about the LED lights and the lit-up 'OK' at the back. The 'S' in the name stands for 'Social Networking'. This camera is for the social networking crowd. The grip is thinner so you can hold it backwards more easily. When you take a photo, it will automatically be uploaded to the social site(s) of your choice. Every time you get a 'like' or 'upvote' a green LED lights up. This gives you an indication whether you should take more of the same or try something new, like showing more cleavage. 5 green LEDs mean you're obviously popular and a great poseographer (or half naked), but now everyone can see this while you take the pictures. This in turn will encourage your friends to join you in your selfies, making you even more popular. If you get too many down-votes, the LEDs go red. If you get 5 red LEDs the camera shuts down for 8 hours."

08-19-2014, 03:52 AM - 1 Like	#92
Alcazar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 210	i think they are going for small and light... k-s1 vs k500 size comparison Attached Images

08-19-2014, 04:49 AM	#103
banep Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 360	Originally posted by squallvalentine What the purpose of the Green LED stripe? Magic moment when u grab the camera, dang....the green light gone... Purpose could be: 1. Lightyear counter to fullframe release 2. Likes counter on social networks 3. Klingon stealth mode activation 4. Selphie timer counter 5. Polar light simulator for long night exposures 6. WiFi router Last edited by banep; 08-20-2014 at 10:47 PM.

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08-19-2014, 03:44 AM - 2 Likes	#91
Uluru Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Back to my Walkabout Creek Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,535	K-01 design was at least consistent and modern, from top to bottom. But this is the tertiary adjunct S1 to the K-unimatrix zero. Which in human language means it is totally weird; two spaceships from different eras collided and the wreckage is one ambivalent shape that fluctuates in the space-time continuum. This is the Borg design; organic remains of the past body meets inorganic implant. No aesthetics, just the pure thought that it does some function. Green lights and accents add to the Borg charm. It is so weird and visually dyslexic the audience it was aimed to will love it to death. I mean, they will be assimilated. Even more so if the kit lenses are redesigned to match this. Then the resistance will be futile. Last edited by Uluru; 08-19-2014 at 03:53 AM.

08-19-2014, 03:52 AM	#93
konraDarnok Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Albums Posts: 969	I must say, i'm underwhelmed with the design aesthetic. Very curious as to what's going on in-house. They scraped the eccentric K-30 for the very conventional lookijg K-50. . .and now this?

08-19-2014, 03:56 AM	#94
Uluru Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Back to my Walkabout Creek Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,535	They must redesign a pair of kit lenses to match this Borg design. Then it will have more appeal. It is pity there is no picture with a SDM DA40 on it; the green ring on the lens, its smooth look will look perfect on this!

08-19-2014, 03:57 AM	#95
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	I suppose there are colored versions in the works. Maybe black is actually the ugliest color; I'll reserve my judgment until the actual camera arrives

08-19-2014, 04:01 AM - 1 Like	#96
konraDarnok Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Albums Posts: 969	Originally posted by Uluru Borg design. More like: O-S1 . . . K-S1. . .can an entry level 645-S1 be far behind?

08-19-2014, 04:06 AM	#97
Uluru Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Back to my Walkabout Creek Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,535	Originally posted by Asahiflex I suppose there are colored versions in the works. Maybe black is actually the ugliest color; I'll reserve my judgment until the actual camera arrives Q-S1 colour scheme may be the colour scheme for the next 2015 season for Pentax products. I can say they only need to redesign a couple of kit lenses to match this thing, and it will be perfect. Extra LEDs around filter threads are a must! ---------- Post added 08-19-2014 at 09:09 PM ---------- Anyone noticed the LED around the shutter release button is in one picture green colour, and in the second red colour. This means camera will communicate when it establishes a focus lock/confirmation through LEDs?

08-19-2014, 04:09 AM	#98
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	Originally posted by Uluru Q-S1 colour scheme may be the colour scheme for the next 2015 season for Pentax products. I can say they only need to redesign a couple of kit lenses to match this thing, and it will be perfect. Extra LEDs around filter threads are a must! Great idea; finally good "macro" photos with the kit lens (Actually see the Optio WG-1 which incorporated the same idea).

08-19-2014, 04:17 AM	#99
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by Uluru Anyone noticed the LED around the shutter release button is in one picture green colour, and in the second red colour. This means camera will communicate when it establishes a focus lock/confirmation through LEDs? Green in photographic mode and red in video mode. Focus lock is signalled by the grip's LEDs flashing when one takes a selfie.

08-19-2014, 04:24 AM	#100
squallvalentine New Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 15	What the purpose of the Green LED stripe? Magic moment when u grab the camera, dang....the green light gone...

08-19-2014, 04:27 AM	#101
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by squallvalentine What the purpose of the Green LED stripe? Magic moment when u grab the camera, dang....the green light gone... Please have a look at the post just preceding yours .

08-19-2014, 04:38 AM	#102
NickLarsson Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,390	Looks like a DSLR who wanted to be a bridge camera.

08-19-2014, 04:56 AM - 2 Likes	#104
jcdoss Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,794	I don't know... I might hold out for the prestige edition.

08-19-2014, 04:57 AM - 1 Like	#105
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by banep Purpose could be: 1. Lightyear counter to fullframe release 2. Likes counter on social networks 3. Klingon stealth mode activation 4. Selphie timer counter from photoroumors.com You forgot the one I think is the best : "OK, since I'm not under NDA this time, here's the truth about the LED lights and the lit-up 'OK' at the back. The 'S' in the name stands for 'Social Networking'. This camera is for the social networking crowd. The grip is thinner so you can hold it backwards more easily. When you take a photo, it will automatically be uploaded to the social site(s) of your choice. Every time you get a 'like' or 'upvote' a green LED lights up. This gives you an indication whether you should take more of the same or try something new, like showing more cleavage. 5 green LEDs mean you're obviously popular and a great poseographer (or half naked), but now everyone can see this while you take the pictures. This in turn will encourage your friends to join you in your selfies, making you even more popular. If you get too many down-votes, the LEDs go red. If you get 5 red LEDs the camera shuts down for 8 hours."