[redpit]

Always with you::>_<::

I love this message! Very well done Ricoh-Pentax! The K-1 will be part of our lives indeed and form some important moments

[jonlg]

I like the 'always with you' slogan - very cool!

Jonlg - mine's on its way from French distribution UPS Express to the UK so hopefully this week.

[funktionsfrei]

... in Berlin, Germany.

Hey mate, German is a funny language. Maybe you have a little misspelling

"diekameradieallegetränkewiderstehenkann"

<nitpicking>
Actually, "correct" in some ways would be "diekameradieallengetränkenwiederstehenkann" (the camera that can resist all kind of beverages), but not as a compound word. In fact, that won't be compounded at all, even though german is the great language of compounding.
We've invented that! Or sue anyone saying different.

And, to be really annoyingly precise, SLR stands for "Einäugige Spiegelreflexkamera" (one-eyed mirror-reflex camera), whilst TLR is a "Zweiäugige Spiegelregflexkamera" (double- or two-eyed mirror reflex camera) and DSLR is a "digitale Spiegelreflexkamera", without discerning eyedness (no wonder, a DTLR would be some kind of invisible pink elephant).

But we're less precise when talking about banks and benches. Same word ("Bank") in german, except in the plural ("Bänke" - benches, "Banken" - banks).
</nitpicking>

Yep. Enough of that, back to fiddling and thumbing all the knobs and wheels ... new toy, won't be heard of for the next weeks to come ...

[i5_david]

oh richtig, da hab ich wohl dicke finger gehabt

I got report from my pre-order shop and they said that maybe the shipment will arrive today... but certainly tomorrow and then on the way to me. So a shipping til this weekend is not off the table!!! fingers: crossed haha

[davidsladek]

THey arrived in the UK at SRSMicrosystems, grips still in transit. Cameras will ship first regardless f bundles
https://www.facebook.com/SRSMicrosystems/photos/a.175234832869.119875.168859...61782368134601

[pete-tarmigan]

Looks like Canada and the U.S. will be the last Northern Hemisphere countries to receive the K-1.

[Nicolas06]

Maybe they prioritized by market size? Pentax not so present in US/Canada

[jatrax]

Might be customs as well. I hear the head of US customs is a Nikon guy................... (just joking)

[fromunderthebridge]

Off-topic while I wait for the unicorn to reach the periphery that is Finland.

... even though german is the great language of compounding.
We've invented that! Or sue anyone saying different.

I take exception to that. You may say German is a great language to compounding, but don't you dare to put down Finnish :P.

Here is one of the shorter ones: "peruspalveluliikelaitoskuntayhtymä" translates to "Municipal consortium health and social services utility". And that's normal mind you (and without the numerous inflected forms that often add to the word length in Finnish). There are longer ones and if you go for the more contrived ones you get something like "atomiydinenergiareaktorigeneraattorilauhduttajaturbiiniratasvaihde", which is basically a turbine transmission part in a nuclear power plant (it really exists, not made up).

EDIT:
For brownie points, the longest non-compound, constructed word in Finnish is: "kumarreksituteskenteleentuvaisehkollaismaisekkuudellisenneskenteluttelemattomammuuksissansakaankopahan ". Not that it actually was used or usable, but it's still a grammatically valid word.

[todd]

Might be customs as well. I hear the head of US customs is a Nikon guy................... (just joking)

Well if that's the case, he would only need to steal one to replace his Nikon, right? (more joking)

[c.a.m]

Maybe they prioritized by market size? Pentax not so present in US/Canada

I heard that the one unit destined for Canada is on it's way.

On another note, is the picture in post # 1209 the first cat taken with a K-1?

Hope everyone enjoys their K-1!

- Craig

[MattCard]

There is a rumor another guy ordered it !

[gaweidert]

There is this Welsh village with this name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

All hail Owain Glyndwr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[funktionsfrei]

I take exception to that. You may say German is a great language to compounding, but don't you dare to put down Finnish :P.

I'm tremendously sorry and can but admit my complete and utter ignorance of that beautiful language. No offence meant in any way.

[southlander]

Played with a K-1 in the Ricoh/Pentax offical showroom in Shinjuku, Tokyo on Monday. It's real and not just a figment of our fevered imaginations!

The 15-30 was there as well to use.