K-1 Mark II!

cpysz123 · 02-10-2018, 04:49 AM

I prefer 645D Mark II or 67 Digital than K1-2. K1 is good enough now, we need more FF lens

Pål Jensen · 02-10-2018, 04:51 AM

Originally posted by JPT

Good point. That must be it.

It does look quite like a K-70 around the mount and prism, but the top deck is different. There's a control to the right of the prism and the shutter button is different.

Looks more like a miniature K-3 to me. What is that red dot near the mount?

beholder3 · 02-10-2018, 05:10 AM

Could as well be a FF GR in a DSLR like shell though that would not make a lot of sense with the lens release button.
Less than 18 days to go and you'll know.

**ffking** · 02-10-2018, 05:24 AM

I'm a little intrigued by the rationale for producing a teaser that you don't put on your website - unless Asahiman has taken up piracy

**monochrome** · 02-10-2018, 05:37 AM

Originally posted by ffking

I'm a little intrigued by the rationale for producing a teaser that you don't put on your website - unless Asahiman has taken up piracy

I sometimes wonder whether asahiman is an outsourced viral marketing contractor sitting is a cubby somewhere.

The ultimate irony would be if ‘somewhere’ is in Georgia now.

**LensBeginner** · 02-10-2018, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by Pål Jensen

Looks more like a miniature K-3 to me. What is that red dot near the mount?

...the usual lens insertion point guide? you should have one on each of your Pentax cameras.

Pål Jensen · 02-10-2018, 05:50 AM

Originally posted by LensBeginner

...the usual lens insertion point guide? you should have one on each of your Pentax cameras.

But it is so big...

**LensBeginner** · 02-10-2018, 05:52 AM

Originally posted by Pål Jensen

But it is so big...

Either it's jpeg compression artifact that make it look this way, or... the camera in really small!

...maybe it's a FF Q

**monochrome** · 02-10-2018, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by LensBeginner

...the usual lens insertion point guide? you should have one on each of your Pentax cameras.

I remember people arguing about the markings on what turned out to be the Mode Dial cropped out of of the K-7 teaser image. So now we know it is a K-mount camera.

.:

Pål Jensen · 02-10-2018, 05:56 AM

Provided it is genuine and not just a hoax based on the K-3, it is definitely an APS body. It has the bulge at the aperture attenuator not found on the K-1 (too big and fat). The prism seems APS sized and K-3 styled. It has the dial layout of the K-3 - not that of the K-70.

**Doundounba** · 02-10-2018, 06:37 AM - **1 Like**

The plot thickens...

awscreo · 02-10-2018, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by Zygonyx

I'm ready to believe it when i see it

Feel free to check these images. Note the sharpness difference in the range of 1/30 to 1/200, images are sharp 1/8 to 1/25, and anything above 1/250. I believe others have provided their images too, you can search forum to find the big thread a lot of folks participated in.

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**Rondec** · 02-10-2018, 07:08 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by monochrome

I sometimes wonder whether asahiman is an outsourced viral marketing contractor sitting is a cubby somewhere.

The ultimate irony would be if ‘somewhere’ is in Georgia now.

I thought Asahiman was based in Germany. Maybe Berlin? Certainly he has mastered the art of the cryptic, non-English speaker, English comment that can both encourage and disappoint simultaneously.

But these sorts of images are more like Rorschach Ink Blots where what people see says more about them than about the coming camera.

I'm waiting for someone to say they see a mirrorless full frame...

Tatouzou · 02-10-2018, 07:10 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Fujifilm's Electronic Imaging division of their Imaging Solutions segment, the division that is made of the Fujifilm X cameras (including the medium format GFX) and their lenses, was 2.4 times bigger than Ricoh's Smart Vision in 2016 and 4.6 times bigger in 2017.

Fujifilm's Imaging Solution segment also includes the Photo Imaging division: films, photosensitive papers, on-demand photo printing activities and, above all, the Instax ecosystem, the cash cow of the Imaging Solution segment. This division is 2.9 times bigger than their Imaging Solutions division and 13.5 times bigger than Ricoh's Smart Vision.

The 2017 9-month operating profit of the whole Fujifilm's Imaging Solution segment is 3.6 times bigger than the sales of Ricoh's Smart Vision.

Operating profit on Fujifilm's side, sales on Ricoh's side, the former being 3.6 times bigger than the latter: that gives quite a leverage to spend some sensible money on the development of cameras and lenses!

Not to mention that, with the Instax series, Fuji is earning a lot of money in a segment where it stands alone.

Larrymc · 02-10-2018, 08:36 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by JPT

That image doesn't look like a K-1, but it isn't quite like any other camera either. If it's full frame, it's tiny. Actually, it looks more like a K-70 than anything else.

Feb 18 would be a Sunday - unlikely. So what else could it mean?

I downloaded the photo and compared it with my K-3 sans lens and around the mirror box its very similar to the K-3. The raised area where the AF/MF switch is located on the K-3 is clearly seen. There are two "mode" dials similar to the KP also and the "bump" 3/4 the way up the grip side of the mirror box is similar to the K-3. So its not a K-3 and not a K-1 and certainly not a K-70 or a KP. What ever it is its not something that is out right now.

Larry

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02-10-2018, 04:49 AM	#646
cpysz123 New Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 5	I prefer 645D Mark II or 67 Digital than K1-2. K1 is good enough now, we need more FF lens

02-10-2018, 04:51 AM	#647
Pål Jensen Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 3,346	Originally posted by JPT Good point. That must be it. It does look quite like a K-70 around the mount and prism, but the top deck is different. There's a control to the right of the prism and the shutter button is different. Looks more like a miniature K-3 to me. What is that red dot near the mount?

02-10-2018, 05:10 AM	#648
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,925	Could as well be a FF GR in a DSLR like shell though that would not make a lot of sense with the lens release button. Less than 18 days to go and you'll know.

02-10-2018, 05:24 AM	#649
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Poole Posts: 3,811	I'm a little intrigued by the rationale for producing a teaser that you don't put on your website - unless Asahiman has taken up piracy

02-10-2018, 05:37 AM	#650
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kirkwood (St. Louis) MO USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,005	Originally posted by ffking I'm a little intrigued by the rationale for producing a teaser that you don't put on your website - unless Asahiman has taken up piracy I sometimes wonder whether asahiman is an outsourced viral marketing contractor sitting is a cubby somewhere. The ultimate irony would be if ‘somewhere’ is in Georgia now.

02-10-2018, 05:45 AM	#651
LensBeginner Resident fiddler Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,479	Originally posted by Pål Jensen Looks more like a miniature K-3 to me. What is that red dot near the mount? ...the usual lens insertion point guide? you should have one on each of your Pentax cameras.

02-10-2018, 05:50 AM	#652
Pål Jensen Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 3,346	Originally posted by LensBeginner ...the usual lens insertion point guide? you should have one on each of your Pentax cameras. But it is so big...

02-10-2018, 05:52 AM	#653
LensBeginner Resident fiddler Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,479	Originally posted by Pål Jensen But it is so big... Either it's jpeg compression artifact that make it look this way, or... the camera in really small! ...maybe it's a FF Q

02-10-2018, 05:54 AM	#654
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kirkwood (St. Louis) MO USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,005	Originally posted by LensBeginner ...the usual lens insertion point guide? you should have one on each of your Pentax cameras. I remember people arguing about the markings on what turned out to be the Mode Dial cropped out of of the K-7 teaser image. So now we know it is a K-mount camera. .:

02-10-2018, 05:56 AM	#655
Pål Jensen Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 3,346	Provided it is genuine and not just a hoax based on the K-3, it is definitely an APS body. It has the bulge at the aperture attenuator not found on the K-1 (too big and fat). The prism seems APS sized and K-3 styled. It has the dial layout of the K-3 - not that of the K-70.

02-10-2018, 06:37 AM - 1 Like	#656
Doundounba Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,068	The plot thickens...

02-10-2018, 06:41 AM	#657
awscreo Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 2,073	Originally posted by Zygonyx I'm ready to believe it when i see it Feel free to check these images. Note the sharpness difference in the range of 1/30 to 1/200, images are sharp 1/8 to 1/25, and anything above 1/250. I believe others have provided their images too, you can search forum to find the big thread a lot of folks participated in. Update your browser to use Google Drive - Google Drive Help

02-10-2018, 07:08 AM - 1 Like	#658
Rondec Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,593	Originally posted by monochrome I sometimes wonder whether asahiman is an outsourced viral marketing contractor sitting is a cubby somewhere. The ultimate irony would be if ‘somewhere’ is in Georgia now. I thought Asahiman was based in Germany. Maybe Berlin? Certainly he has mastered the art of the cryptic, non-English speaker, English comment that can both encourage and disappoint simultaneously. But these sorts of images are more like Rorschach Ink Blots where what people see says more about them than about the coming camera. I'm waiting for someone to say they see a mirrorless full frame...

02-10-2018, 07:10 AM	#659
Tatouzou Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 171	Originally posted by Mistral75 Fujifilm's Electronic Imaging division of their Imaging Solutions segment, the division that is made of the Fujifilm X cameras (including the medium format GFX) and their lenses, was 2.4 times bigger than Ricoh's Smart Vision in 2016 and 4.6 times bigger in 2017. Fujifilm's Imaging Solution segment also includes the Photo Imaging division: films, photosensitive papers, on-demand photo printing activities and, above all, the Instax ecosystem, the cash cow of the Imaging Solution segment. This division is 2.9 times bigger than their Imaging Solutions division and 13.5 times bigger than Ricoh's Smart Vision. The 2017 9-month operating profit of the whole Fujifilm's Imaging Solution segment is 3.6 times bigger than the sales of Ricoh's Smart Vision. Operating profit on Fujifilm's side, sales on Ricoh's side, the former being 3.6 times bigger than the latter: that gives quite a leverage to spend some sensible money on the development of cameras and lenses! Not to mention that, with the Instax series, Fuji is earning a lot of money in a segment where it stands alone.

02-10-2018, 08:36 AM - 1 Like	#660
Larrymc Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 938	Originally posted by JPT That image doesn't look like a K-1, but it isn't quite like any other camera either. If it's full frame, it's tiny. Actually, it looks more like a K-70 than anything else. Feb 18 would be a Sunday - unlikely. So what else could it mean? I downloaded the photo and compared it with my K-3 sans lens and around the mirror box its very similar to the K-3. The raised area where the AF/MF switch is located on the K-3 is clearly seen. There are two "mode" dials similar to the KP also and the "bump" 3/4 the way up the grip side of the mirror box is similar to the K-3. So its not a K-3 and not a K-1 and certainly not a K-70 or a KP. What ever it is its not something that is out right now. Larry