Originally posted by monochrome Does the Digilux fail a design principles test as well?
I don't know, I haven't looked at it.
My interest with the K-01 was due to wishing Pentax doing well and as there was a debate about the K-01's design and a trend of "de gustibus non est disputandum" emerged, I wanted to start a more objective discussion back then.
However, since you brought up the
Steve Huff K-01 Review, here's a quote from the review:
"I am not a fan of the design at all. In use it is very boxy, not ergonomic, and feels like I am shooting with one of those toy cameras you see in the little kid isle at a toy store. "
Another quote:
"It seems the biggest feature of this camera is the design, and that is a shame really."
Final one
"...the design is a fail. It’s too bulky, too fat, looks like a toy and is not comfortable to shoot. It doesn’t feel like a camera I can “connect” with."
While Steve Huff stresses that his comments are his opinion only, I don't think that wide-spread but independently held views on a camera (the TCS also criticised ergonomics, etc.) coincide that much unless there is more than just opinions at play.
Let's not forget that the K-01 was short-lived and while it had other problems (slow AF, no EVF) and I have no information how much the looks and ergonomic shortcomings hurt it, I think it is fair to say that the latter two issues certainly did not help.