K-1 wins TIPA 2016 "Best Full-Frame DSLR Expert"

i83N · 04-18-2016, 04:29 AM - **2 Likes**

http://bokeh.digitalrev.com/article/winners-of-the-technical-image-press-ass...on-awards-2016

i5_david · 04-18-2016, 04:38 AM - **2 Likes**

Pentax is BOOOOMED. Haha awesome !

starjedi · 04-18-2016, 04:57 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by i83N

http://bokeh.digitalrev.com/article/winners-of-the-technical-image-press-ass...on-awards-2016

These awards almost covered all the new products in photo industry...

**fs999** · 04-18-2016, 04:59 AM

...and everybrand is happy...

Winder · 04-18-2016, 05:01 AM

Originally posted by fs999

...and everybrand is happy...

TIPA seems to always try to give an award to everyone.

wed7 · 04-18-2016, 05:12 AM - **1 Like**

Did TIPA tried the camera before they gave their rating? Which other cameras did it compete against?

Kunzite · 04-18-2016, 05:24 AM - **1 Like**

Since they started creating one category per product, they ceased saying which were the competitors

By the way, I notice the Canon 5Ds/5Ds R, which were announced last year, in February.

totsmuyco · 04-18-2016, 05:34 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by wed7

Did TIPA tried the camera before they gave their rating? Which other cameras did it compete against?

That's what came into my mind. Have they used the camera before making/giving the award? I'm not trying to spoil the fun or to say that the k-1 isn't a capable camera but, it would be nice to receive an award based on performance and not on something that you've read. I mean, this is a new camera and we've barely had any reviews and tests done using the production system.

zburatoru · 04-18-2016, 05:43 AM

Wonderful news! I've knew it that they gonna make it! Proud to be a Pentaxian!

pathdoc · 04-18-2016, 06:03 AM

Originally posted by totsmuyco

Have they used the camera before making/giving the award?

Maybe they'll give it the Nobel Peace Prize next?

Yeah, I'd rather know that it had been judged against fierce competition than just handed a door prize. I mean, good for Pentax and we all want the best for the K-1, but let's be sure the award actually means something. If they didn't use it themselves, at least let them have considered reports from people like Kenspo, who've taken it out and shot the blazes out of it.

**clackers** · 04-18-2016, 06:06 AM - **1 Like**

Flattering, but a mockery when it's a product still not released in its final configuration.

pathdoc · 04-18-2016, 06:11 AM

Originally posted by clackers

but a mockery when it's a product still not released in its final configuration.

You can argue both ways. I see your point, but there's also the possibility that the pre-production model was simply that good, and worthy of the award.

normhead · 04-18-2016, 06:18 AM - **1 Like**

No one has a clue how they made their decision. Maybe the pre-production model was good enough to be the DSLR of the year, without the final release of the software.

We have some real negative thinkers here. Here you have a camera that with it's pixel short improbably capable of competing in IQ with any DSLR on the planet including the 51MP Canon, as in pixel shift mode it's sample size is 144 MP, for $1000 less than it's closest competitor, and some of us can't imagine why it might win an award for that.

I gotta say, the negativity says more about the posters, thank it does about the awards.

I swear some people have short circuits in their brains that prevent them from having a positive thought, ever.

All of this type of awards are in some ways bogus, but that doesn't mean it means absolutely nothing when you get one. It means you're worthy of recognition. and for shoppers, definitely worth taking a look at. At this point the K-1 meets the criteria, final production unit or not.

**EssJayEff** · 04-18-2016, 06:26 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by totsmuyco

That's what came into my mind. Have they used the camera before making/giving the award? I'm not trying to spoil the fun or to say that the k-1 isn't a capable camera but, it would be nice to receive an award based on performance and not on something that you've read. I mean, this is a new camera and we've barely had any reviews and tests done using the production system.

According to the linked-to article, "awards are only given to products that have been reviewed by the collective" of TIPA magazines, so one may presume they reviewed cameras made available to them before general market availability.

D1N0 · 04-18-2016, 06:26 AM

All full frame DSLRs that came out in 2015/16 got an award. They probably invented the high res FF category especially for Canon

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starjedi Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 932	Originally posted by i83N http://bokeh.digitalrev.com/article/winners-of-the-technical-image-press-ass...on-awards-2016 These awards almost covered all the new products in photo industry...

04-18-2016, 04:59 AM	#4
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,639	...and everybrand is happy...

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Winder Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,617	Originally posted by fs999 ...and everybrand is happy... TIPA seems to always try to give an award to everyone.

04-18-2016, 05:12 AM - 1 Like	#6
wed7 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,421	Did TIPA tried the camera before they gave their rating? Which other cameras did it compete against?

04-18-2016, 05:24 AM - 1 Like	#7
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Since they started creating one category per product, they ceased saying which were the competitors By the way, I notice the Canon 5Ds/5Ds R, which were announced last year, in February.

04-18-2016, 05:34 AM - 1 Like	#8
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Originally posted by wed7 Did TIPA tried the camera before they gave their rating? Which other cameras did it compete against? That's what came into my mind. Have they used the camera before making/giving the award? I'm not trying to spoil the fun or to say that the k-1 isn't a capable camera but, it would be nice to receive an award based on performance and not on something that you've read. I mean, this is a new camera and we've barely had any reviews and tests done using the production system.

04-18-2016, 05:43 AM	#9
zburatoru Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 266	Wonderful news! I've knew it that they gonna make it! Proud to be a Pentaxian!

04-18-2016, 06:03 AM	#10
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by totsmuyco Have they used the camera before making/giving the award? Maybe they'll give it the Nobel Peace Prize next? Yeah, I'd rather know that it had been judged against fierce competition than just handed a door prize. I mean, good for Pentax and we all want the best for the K-1, but let's be sure the award actually means something. If they didn't use it themselves, at least let them have considered reports from people like Kenspo, who've taken it out and shot the blazes out of it.

04-18-2016, 06:06 AM - 1 Like	#11
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Flattering, but a mockery when it's a product still not released in its final configuration.

04-18-2016, 06:11 AM	#12
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by clackers but a mockery when it's a product still not released in its final configuration. You can argue both ways. I see your point, but there's also the possibility that the pre-production model was simply that good, and worthy of the award.

04-18-2016, 06:18 AM - 1 Like	#13
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	No one has a clue how they made their decision. Maybe the pre-production model was good enough to be the DSLR of the year, without the final release of the software. We have some real negative thinkers here. Here you have a camera that with it's pixel short improbably capable of competing in IQ with any DSLR on the planet including the 51MP Canon, as in pixel shift mode it's sample size is 144 MP, for $1000 less than it's closest competitor, and some of us can't imagine why it might win an award for that. I gotta say, the negativity says more about the posters, thank it does about the awards. I swear some people have short circuits in their brains that prevent them from having a positive thought, ever. All of this type of awards are in some ways bogus, but that doesn't mean it means absolutely nothing when you get one. It means you're worthy of recognition. and for shoppers, definitely worth taking a look at. At this point the K-1 meets the criteria, final production unit or not.

04-18-2016, 06:26 AM - 1 Like	#14
EssJayEff Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: near Saxapahaw, NC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 969	Originally posted by totsmuyco That's what came into my mind. Have they used the camera before making/giving the award? I'm not trying to spoil the fun or to say that the k-1 isn't a capable camera but, it would be nice to receive an award based on performance and not on something that you've read. I mean, this is a new camera and we've barely had any reviews and tests done using the production system. According to the linked-to article, "awards are only given to products that have been reviewed by the collective" of TIPA magazines, so one may presume they reviewed cameras made available to them before general market availability.

04-18-2016, 06:26 AM	#15
D1N0 Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: --- Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,802	All full frame DSLRs that came out in 2015/16 got an award. They probably invented the high res FF category especially for Canon