[wuschti]

I love this thread. I hate this thread.

[Not a Number]

Jaw droppers eh?

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[kenspo]

Just remember, what i say is making my jaw drop, doesn't mean it will give you guys the same effect. But I'm shure you will agree, that Pentax like to do stuff their own way

[starjedi]

Just remember, what i say is making my jaw drop, doesn't mean it will give you guys the same effect. But I'm shure you will agree, that Pentax like to do stuff their own way

5 stop stabilization is good enough. The price is also very competitive comparing to Canon/Nikon/Sony...

[Mistral75]

I found 3 that made me go "Sweeeeeeeeeet!!!!"

- LCD overlay in the viewfinder - check
- concave secondary mirror to enlarge coverage of AF points - check
- improved usability of Pixel Shift Resolution - check.
- LED assistance to mounting a lens in the dark - check

That makes 4

[jcdoss]

Just remember, what i say is making my jaw drop, doesn't mean it will give you guys the same effect. But I'm shure you will agree, that Pentax like to do stuff their own way

You had me at "full frame."

[starjedi]

- LCD overlay in the viewfinder - check
- concave secondary mirror to enlarge coverage of AF points - check
- improved usability of Pixel Shift Resolution - check.
- LED assistance to mounting a lens in the dark - check

That makes 4

Pure Speculation?

[jaad75]

- LCD overlay in the viewfinder - check

It's pretty common, so not a jaw dropper.

- concave secondary mirror to enlarge coverage of AF points - check

It is possible, but judging by focusing screen marks not that effective this time.

- improved usability of Pixel Shift Resolution - check.

Not possible with a slow sensor.

- LED assistance to mounting a lens in the dark - check

Nice, but still nothing to make my jaw drop...

[Mistral75]

(...)
It is possible, but judging by focusing screen marks not that effective this time.
(...)

Are you certain?

K-1: AF points coverage with standard secondary mirror.

[Mistral75]

K-1: AF points coverage with concave secondary mirror.

Which one would you prefer?

[Kunzite]

The technical solution is just a supposition; same effect can be achieved by redesigned optics. Perhaps to an even greater extent than the second image.

[screwdriver222]

Just remember, what i say is making my jaw drop, doesn't mean it will give you guys the same effect. But I'm shure you will agree, that Pentax like to do stuff their own way

Zoom function in OVF

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[awaldram]

It's pretty common, so not a jaw dropper.
It is possible, but judging by focusing screen marks not that effective this time.
Not possible with a slow sensor.
Nice, but still nothing to make my jaw drop...

Any feature or function I want is potentially Jaw dropping.
Any feature or function I have no use for is boring however clever.

i,e in-built GPS, Pixel Shift boring
virtual AA filter impressive
unable to disable horizontal SR whilst Panning ludicrous when everyone else has gone auto switch of in direction of pan and even the 3rd parties offer at least on axis off (Sigma Mode 2)

Some one at Pentax needs to prioitize function/feature based on applicability to basic photography Vs gimmick or limited use

[Mistral75]

As a reminder: Nikon D5's AF point coverage.

[jaad75]

Are you certain?

I mean, it looks better, but not that much better, to make my jaw drop.
I still hope, those outer brackets are for 3-points columns and outer single points are further away, BTW... Even if it is against logic and past use of bracket marks...