Originally posted by DennisH What does "controls of a point and shoot" mean? You've used it twice.
The control layout on the back of that camera looks just like what you see on a manual control point and shoot. No front and real dials that allow quick changes to aperture and shutter etc. They even market the control scheme for people switching to this from a smartphone. One of the big advantages to a DSLR is more space for controls. Pentax K series are one of the best in that regard. This looks like a huge step back.
You can pick up a K500 with standard controls and not much bigger in size for 529 dollars with two lenses. This costs @ 250 more with no lens. It's going to be heavily discounted shortly after launch unless that 20mp sensor is revolutionary but I doubt that. Maybe there is a huge untapped market of smart phone users looking for a DSLR with easy controls.
Would you pick this over a K500? or the for it's price s K5II, Fuji XE2, Sony A6000, D5300, Honestly?
Not trying to troll the forum , I'm just not impressed with this.
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Originally posted by dcshooter Wait. you complain over price, then compare it to the XT-1 which has a street price (~$1300 for the body) of nearly 70% more than the K-S1's MSRP ($750, not $800 as you state)? And as far as I can tell, this has all the same controls as any of the other Pentax entry to mid-level SLRs, just with a streamlined layout. How is that "Point and shoot controls?"
Not comparing prices at all. I used that as an example of good innovation. The XT-1 is competition for the K3. The XE-2 would be direct competition for the KS1 (I would go XE2 over KS1).