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**monochrome** · 02-09-2016, 01:11 PM

I'm taking my LX for a walk this afternoon.

Now that's a viewfinder.

Kunzite · 02-09-2016, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by LilithBaerchen

And while torturing us he is singing "Am I evil, yes I am" :P

Btw. it's time for a littlie bit of information before we go depressed to bed

?!?

He couldn't get sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads... teasing us being his next option.

stevebrot · 02-09-2016, 01:18 PM

Well, it early 2016...where is the camera? In only a few weeks it will be Q2 and not "early" any more.

Steve

Kunzite · 02-09-2016, 01:21 PM

The Japanese spring barely started. Patience, a few more days.
AAAARGH! The waiting is killing me!

**RobA_Oz** · 02-09-2016, 01:29 PM - **2 Likes**

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normhead · 02-09-2016, 01:31 PM

You haven't been here long have you? For years we've been hearing, "its'never going to happen". I suspect kenspo has something in his itchy little hands or will soon. That is just so many miles ahead of where we have been for the last 8 years. ( I joined in 2007). We have endless number of idiots coming on here with the "we have a full frame and you don't" routine. I don't really want a full frame. I just want those guys to shut up. I'll be able to say, "I could put it on my credit card tomorrow if I wanted one."

This is about getting back in the faces of those who have been in our faces for years, at this point. And if some day I can afford a second hand full frame, that will be bonus.

**RobA_Oz** · 02-09-2016, 01:53 PM

Nobody's been around as long as you, Norm (except maybe Rupert, and he's not counting anymore). My comment was in reference to the bright viewfinder posts…

Anyway, with deference to the original thread topic, I also recall people asking why every thread had to turn into a full-frame discussion …

thibs · 02-09-2016, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

Nobody's been around as long as you, Norm

I beg to differ, sir (not that I care lol).

Kunzite · 02-09-2016, 03:04 PM

Mathematically speaking, I haven't been around as long as Norm: I registered earlier.

Oh, well. Now I feel old. Can someone share K-1's specs with me to make me feel better?

normhead · 02-09-2016, 03:25 PM

IN all fairness, I didn't really start posing much until 2009. Used to turn up for Pentax day and post a few photos, but that was about it.

RockvilleBob · 02-09-2016, 04:17 PM

This thread could hit 500 pages before we see a APSC follow-on to the K-3. With say 2 to 3 technical suggestions per page this thread could catalog one thousand to maybe two thousand suggestions for features we want in the K-3 follow on. Great late night reading.

I am not sure saying "The avalanche has already started" is adequate. I think it could be an earthtsunami a 9.5 earthquake with a 300 meter tsunami

reh321 · 02-09-2016, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by RockvilleBob

This thread could hit 500 pages before we see a APSC follow-on to the K-3. With say 2 to 3 technical suggestions per page this thread could catalog one thousand to maybe two thousand suggestions for features we want in the K-3 follow on. Great late night reading.

I am not sure saying "The avalanche has already started" is adequate. I think it could be an earth-tsunami, a 9.5 earthquake with a 300 meter tsunami

No, this thread will end as soon as the announcement is made, and will be followed by a dozen threads, each complaining about a separate feature of the new camera, and that is where suggestions for the next APS-C camera will be found (along with those in the corresponding threads that followed announcement of the K-3ii)

JPT · 02-09-2016, 05:59 PM

If we see two APS-C cameras this year, I guess the first would be a K-S1 successor in early summer. Pentax/Ricoh has been making compact lightweight models (K-m, K-x, K-r, K-01, K-S1) for years and they are the models I see most often in use in Japan. I think they'll shake up the formula again and produce something along those lines in summer.

The other one would be an APS-C version of the K-1 to compete directly with the D500. That might be a suitable camera to have ready for Photokina.

I think the K-S2 and K-3 II will remain on the market for the rest of the year.

totsmuyco · 02-09-2016, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by JPT

If we see two APS-C cameras this year, I guess the first would be a K-S1 successor in early summer. Pentax/Ricoh has been making compact lightweight models (K-m, K-x, K-r, K-01, K-S1) for years and they are the models I see most often in use in Japan. I think they'll shake up the formula again and produce something along those lines in summer.

The other one would be an APS-C version of the K-1 to compete directly with the D500. That might be a suitable camera to have ready for Photokina.

That would be something worth looking into for me particularly, if it can give noise free photos at ISO 3200 or more. I would really love to have one.

Shanti · 02-09-2016, 07:24 PM

Originally posted by kenspo

The viewfinder will be a bit different compared to K-3/K-3 II...The rest you'll have to wait until releaseday to see

yes it has an eye scanner that can read our minds,so the K1 knows before us what subject to shoot..just a bit diff.

but back on planet earth..its a hybrid I bet!!

02-09-2016, 01:15 PM	#512
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by LilithBaerchen And while torturing us he is singing "Am I evil, yes I am" :P Btw. it's time for a littlie bit of information before we go depressed to bed ?!? He couldn't get sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads... teasing us being his next option. Last edited by Kunzite; 02-09-2016 at 01:19 PM. Reason: making sense

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02-09-2016, 01:11 PM	#511
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	I'm taking my LX for a walk this afternoon. Now that's a viewfinder.

02-09-2016, 01:18 PM	#513
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Well, it early 2016...where is the camera? In only a few weeks it will be Q2 and not "early" any more. Steve

02-09-2016, 01:21 PM	#514
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	The Japanese spring barely started. Patience, a few more days. AAAARGH! The waiting is killing me!

02-09-2016, 01:31 PM	#516
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	You haven't been here long have you? For years we've been hearing, "its'never going to happen". I suspect kenspo has something in his itchy little hands or will soon. That is just so many miles ahead of where we have been for the last 8 years. ( I joined in 2007). We have endless number of idiots coming on here with the "we have a full frame and you don't" routine. I don't really want a full frame. I just want those guys to shut up. I'll be able to say, "I could put it on my credit card tomorrow if I wanted one." This is about getting back in the faces of those who have been in our faces for years, at this point. And if some day I can afford a second hand full frame, that will be bonus.

02-09-2016, 01:53 PM	#517
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Nobody's been around as long as you, Norm (except maybe Rupert, and he's not counting anymore). My comment was in reference to the bright viewfinder posts… Anyway, with deference to the original thread topic, I also recall people asking why every thread had to turn into a full-frame discussion …

02-09-2016, 02:21 PM	#518
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Originally posted by RobA_Oz Nobody's been around as long as you, Norm I beg to differ, sir (not that I care lol).

02-09-2016, 03:04 PM	#519
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Mathematically speaking, I haven't been around as long as Norm: I registered earlier. Oh, well. Now I feel old. Can someone share K-1's specs with me to make me feel better?

02-09-2016, 03:25 PM	#520
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	IN all fairness, I didn't really start posing much until 2009. Used to turn up for Pentax day and post a few photos, but that was about it.

02-09-2016, 04:17 PM	#521
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	This thread could hit 500 pages before we see a APSC follow-on to the K-3. With say 2 to 3 technical suggestions per page this thread could catalog one thousand to maybe two thousand suggestions for features we want in the K-3 follow on. Great late night reading. I am not sure saying "The avalanche has already started" is adequate. I think it could be an earthtsunami a 9.5 earthquake with a 300 meter tsunami

02-09-2016, 04:35 PM	#522
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by RockvilleBob This thread could hit 500 pages before we see a APSC follow-on to the K-3. With say 2 to 3 technical suggestions per page this thread could catalog one thousand to maybe two thousand suggestions for features we want in the K-3 follow on. Great late night reading. I am not sure saying "The avalanche has already started" is adequate. I think it could be an earth-tsunami, a 9.5 earthquake with a 300 meter tsunami No, this thread will end as soon as the announcement is made, and will be followed by a dozen threads, each complaining about a separate feature of the new camera, and that is where suggestions for the next APS-C camera will be found (along with those in the corresponding threads that followed announcement of the K-3ii)

02-09-2016, 05:59 PM	#523
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,821	If we see two APS-C cameras this year, I guess the first would be a K-S1 successor in early summer. Pentax/Ricoh has been making compact lightweight models (K-m, K-x, K-r, K-01, K-S1) for years and they are the models I see most often in use in Japan. I think they'll shake up the formula again and produce something along those lines in summer. The other one would be an APS-C version of the K-1 to compete directly with the D500. That might be a suitable camera to have ready for Photokina. I think the K-S2 and K-3 II will remain on the market for the rest of the year.

02-09-2016, 06:13 PM	#524
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Originally posted by JPT If we see two APS-C cameras this year, I guess the first would be a K-S1 successor in early summer. Pentax/Ricoh has been making compact lightweight models (K-m, K-x, K-r, K-01, K-S1) for years and they are the models I see most often in use in Japan. I think they'll shake up the formula again and produce something along those lines in summer. The other one would be an APS-C version of the K-1 to compete directly with the D500. That might be a suitable camera to have ready for Photokina. That would be something worth looking into for me particularly, if it can give noise free photos at ISO 3200 or more. I would really love to have one.

02-09-2016, 07:24 PM	#525
Shanti Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Western Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 927	Originally posted by kenspo The viewfinder will be a bit different compared to K-3/K-3 II...The rest you'll have to wait until releaseday to see yes it has an eye scanner that can read our minds,so the K1 knows before us what subject to shoot..just a bit diff. but back on planet earth..its a hybrid I bet!!

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