Pentax K-01 was one of my first cameras to look for replacement oldie but goldie -Ricoh Gx200.
I do care ( a lot ) about size of cameras, and in many ways I found Bigger is not better, quite opposite is true for most shooting cases.
If you have important client, and just must deliver perfect tack sharp images with much more MP and Dynamic Range, then usual, you can go and shoot with any new bulky camera to satisfie that - other than that - this is just not needed - and pottentialy, bigger bulky camera can get you away from taking pictures. It's a well known, I believe.
So, when I saw IQ from K-01, I wasn't that much imppresed, and I give a chance to Olympus Pen to be my second camera.
My Oly is quite a beast - 1/8000 per sec, 200.000 shutter actuations test, 8 fps rate, Live View mode, X-sync 1/320, Radio flash trigger inside, Tiltable and Touch screen, Built in Pop Up flash ( and it's a good one ) - Sensor and battery from bigger ( and also legendary ) OMD-EM-1, all this and much more packed in small body with interchangeable lens, and microfourthird mount. and that was in 2013
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almost 4 years from now.
Poor K-01 had no any chance then.
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But, once more, I decide to make my gear more heavier with DSLR , and K3 was choosen because of best price for delivered quality ( I was innitially want Omd-Em II, but it came just a few days ago - and Oh, did you see that beast motherf--r ?? ). K3 was not so much bigger then OMD-Em1. so I hit the target, and get it. It's a very good camera, but I don't ennjoy shooting so much anymore, with it.
It's just not convient for all arround camera, but it's very good for bussines
Now, when I have coupled few good lenses, I would love to see Pentax MILC . After all - MILC are future, dumb is everyone who don't get it yet. Not just future - they are here already, and they absolutelly rocks, so far.
Yes, I would definitelly love K-02 ( no matter who will designed it ) and I would love to be on K mount.
I saw some thread on dp review, with post from someone, who said, that would be possible to get smaller camera with K mount, with backward protrusion of lens mount into the bodyitself, and maybe this will happen.
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PENTAX DO YOU LISTEN HERE ?
If you dont get me new ( AND GOOD ) MILC, I will go away ( again ) to the microfour - it's a capable system, and I want to enjoy shooting - not carrying arround heavy lenses. Camera size must be almost pocketable with pancake,
and must have pop up flash.