K-1 Mark II!

**ffking** · 02-07-2018, 12:25 AM

Being a simple soul of limited means, I only upgrade cameras each 3 or 4 iterations and don't change between systems. This has the wonderfully satisfying result that every camera I buy is significantly better than the one it replaces, and keeps me happy with it for a long time

So, I'm not in the market for any upgrades (I am still happy with my K-3 and K-1 - a great combo of contrasting capabilities) but I'm really hoping that RI/Pentax get a considerable boost in recognition and respect from whatever they produce - I've been with Pentax too long not to want to see a renaissance

OoKU · 02-07-2018, 12:32 AM

K-1mk2は、
バッファ増強(ハードウェア
連射速度増強(ハードウェア
AFエリア拡大(ハードウェア
AFアルゴ改善(ソフトウェア
で来る。
既存のK-1ユーザーはmk2相当のファームにアプデ可能で、さらに有料(10万円、ファミリクラブ会員9万円)でmk2相当の中身にアプデ出来る。
RT

bibz · 02-07-2018, 12:37 AM - **6 Likes**

As someone who can TOTALLY read japanese I'll translate;

K-1mk2,
AF
AF
K1

Interesting!

kenspo · 02-07-2018, 12:52 AM - **8 Likes**

As most people understand, I can't share details or much at all at this time..But a lot of stuff is going on. Im excited

LightBug · 02-07-2018, 12:56 AM

Originally posted by OoKU

K-1mk2は、
バッファ増強(ハードウェア
連射速度増強(ハードウェア
AFエリア拡大(ハードウェア
AFアルゴ改善(ソフトウェア
で来る。
既存のK-1ユーザーはmk2相当のファームにアプデ可能で、さらに有料(10万円、ファミリクラブ会員9万円)でmk2相当の中身にアプデ出来る。
RT

Google translate:

K - 1 mk 2,
Buffer enhancement (hardware
Continuous speed enhancement (hardware
AF area expansion (hardware
AF Algo Improvement (Software
Come on.
Existing K - 1 users can apply to fk equivalent to mk 2, and furthermore they can charge to contents equivalent to mk 2 with pay (100,000 yen, family club member 90,000 yen).

surfar · 02-07-2018, 01:01 AM

Originally posted by kenspo

excited

So when can the rest of us get EXCITED?...meaning when is the "announcement(s)"?

I'll get excited if you say you wont be using your Panasonics anymore for Video!

**ffking** · 02-07-2018, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by LightBug

Existing K - 1 users can apply to fk equivalent to mk 2, and furthermore they can charge to contents equivalent to mk 2 with pay (100,000 yen, family club member 90,000 yen

That statement seems to be something very interesting, if it's not an artefact of Google translate

bibz · 02-07-2018, 01:06 AM

So pretty much the only stuff left to upgrade significantly gets targeted, excellent. Hopefully the apsc world also gets the AF upgrades.

I dont know if I want to apply the fk equivalent to mk 2 though

LightBug · 02-07-2018, 01:12 AM

Originally posted by ffking

That statement seems to be something very interesting, if it's not an artefact of Google translate

I'm not at all sure if the source is to be believed, but that statement seems to suggest there is an upgrade path for existing K-1 bodies?

kenspo · 02-07-2018, 01:22 AM

Originally posted by surfar

I'll get excited if you say you wont be using your Panasonics anymore for Video!

No idea over the video specs yet

But of course, I will test video very good when I can!

Ishpuini · 02-07-2018, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by SteveinSLC

Tic Tac is the name of a future Android version "T" which is what runs on the new K-1 Mark II, as it also doubles as a smart phone.

/unlurk
Hope not, since we're only at Android O at the moment. Android T is still a few years away. I'm sure most here would prefer not to have to wait that long...

/lurk

Kunzite · 02-07-2018, 01:49 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by kenspo

As most people understand, I can't share details or much at all at this time..But a lot of stuff is going on. Im excited

At least, could you blink twice if some of that exciting stuff will be shown at CP+?

(If it's something else besides the D FA* 50mm f/1.4, of course)

deus ursus · 02-07-2018, 01:49 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by quant2325

[...] focusing, specifically a chip that locks onto an eye making wide-open portraitures and headshots easier. [...]

Even better: Ricoh/Pentax runs a deal with every optician in the world to shoot a tiny, tiny chip into the customer's eye, so small that it doen't disturb your vision. That chip contains a small GPS unit, your personal data and a receiver/transmitter that communicates with the K-1 II's focusing system, so that the camera gives you a list of people present within a radius that you dial in, you pick the one you want to focus on, and the camera focuses bang onto the chip in the person's eye, and holds it.

Kiwipixter · 02-07-2018, 01:58 AM

Originally posted by LightBug

AF Algo Improvement (Software

We can expect this AF Algo improvement to be in the next K1 firmware.

Kunzite · 02-07-2018, 02:16 AM

Originally posted by OoKU

K-1mk2は、
バッファ増強(ハードウェア
連射速度増強(ハードウェア
AFエリア拡大(ハードウェア
AFアルゴ改善(ソフトウェア
で来る。
既存のK-1ユーザーはmk2相当のファームにアプデ可能で、さらに有料(10万円、ファミリクラブ会員9万円)でmk2相当の中身にアプデ出来る。
RT

Nice. But is this a leak, or a wish list?

02-07-2018, 01:01 AM	#516
surfar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: mid nth coast,nsw Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,141	Originally posted by kenspo excited So when can the rest of us get EXCITED?...meaning when is the "announcement(s)"? I'll get excited if you say you wont be using your Panasonics anymore for Video! Last edited by surfar; 02-07-2018 at 01:07 AM.

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02-07-2018, 12:25 AM	#511
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Being a simple soul of limited means, I only upgrade cameras each 3 or 4 iterations and don't change between systems. This has the wonderfully satisfying result that every camera I buy is significantly better than the one it replaces, and keeps me happy with it for a long time So, I'm not in the market for any upgrades (I am still happy with my K-3 and K-1 - a great combo of contrasting capabilities) but I'm really hoping that RI/Pentax get a considerable boost in recognition and respect from whatever they produce - I've been with Pentax too long not to want to see a renaissance

02-07-2018, 12:32 AM	#512
OoKU Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 740 Original Poster	K-1mk2は、バッファ増強(ハードウェア連射速度増強(ハードウェア AFエリア拡大(ハードウェア AFアルゴ改善(ソフトウェアで来る。既存のK-1ユーザーはmk2相当のファームにアプデ可能で、さらに有料(10万円、ファミリクラブ会員9万円)でmk2相当の中身にアプデ出来る。 RT

02-07-2018, 12:37 AM - 6 Likes	#513
bibz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle, AU! Posts: 276	As someone who can TOTALLY read japanese I'll translate; K-1mk2, AF AF K1 Interesting!

02-07-2018, 12:52 AM - 8 Likes	#514
kenspo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,207	As most people understand, I can't share details or much at all at this time..But a lot of stuff is going on. Im excited

02-07-2018, 12:56 AM	#515
LightBug Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OC, CA, USA Posts: 506	Originally posted by OoKU K-1mk2は、バッファ増強(ハードウェア連射速度増強(ハードウェア AFエリア拡大(ハードウェア AFアルゴ改善(ソフトウェアで来る。既存のK-1ユーザーはmk2相当のファームにアプデ可能で、さらに有料(10万円、ファミリクラブ会員9万円)でmk2相当の中身にアプデ出来る。 RT Google translate: K - 1 mk 2, Buffer enhancement (hardware Continuous speed enhancement (hardware AF area expansion (hardware AF Algo Improvement (Software Come on. Existing K - 1 users can apply to fk equivalent to mk 2, and furthermore they can charge to contents equivalent to mk 2 with pay (100,000 yen, family club member 90,000 yen).

02-07-2018, 01:03 AM	#517
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by LightBug Existing K - 1 users can apply to fk equivalent to mk 2, and furthermore they can charge to contents equivalent to mk 2 with pay (100,000 yen, family club member 90,000 yen That statement seems to be something very interesting, if it's not an artefact of Google translate

02-07-2018, 01:06 AM	#518
bibz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Newcastle, AU! Posts: 276	So pretty much the only stuff left to upgrade significantly gets targeted, excellent. Hopefully the apsc world also gets the AF upgrades. I dont know if I want to apply the fk equivalent to mk 2 though

02-07-2018, 01:12 AM	#519
LightBug Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: OC, CA, USA Posts: 506	Originally posted by ffking That statement seems to be something very interesting, if it's not an artefact of Google translate I'm not at all sure if the source is to be believed, but that statement seems to suggest there is an upgrade path for existing K-1 bodies?

02-07-2018, 01:22 AM	#520
kenspo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,207	Originally posted by surfar I'll get excited if you say you wont be using your Panasonics anymore for Video! No idea over the video specs yet But of course, I will test video very good when I can!

02-07-2018, 01:39 AM	#521
Ishpuini Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,727	Originally posted by SteveinSLC Tic Tac is the name of a future Android version "T" which is what runs on the new K-1 Mark II, as it also doubles as a smart phone. /unlurk Hope not, since we're only at Android O at the moment. Android T is still a few years away. I'm sure most here would prefer not to have to wait that long... /lurk

02-07-2018, 01:49 AM - 2 Likes	#522
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by kenspo As most people understand, I can't share details or much at all at this time..But a lot of stuff is going on. Im excited At least, could you blink twice if some of that exciting stuff will be shown at CP+? (If it's something else besides the D FA* 50mm f/1.4, of course)

02-07-2018, 01:49 AM - 1 Like	#523
deus ursus Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Stårheim, Norway Posts: 658	Originally posted by quant2325 [...] focusing, specifically a chip that locks onto an eye making wide-open portraitures and headshots easier. [...] Even better: Ricoh/Pentax runs a deal with every optician in the world to shoot a tiny, tiny chip into the customer's eye, so small that it doen't disturb your vision. That chip contains a small GPS unit, your personal data and a receiver/transmitter that communicates with the K-1 II's focusing system, so that the camera gives you a list of people present within a radius that you dial in, you pick the one you want to focus on, and the camera focuses bang onto the chip in the person's eye, and holds it.

02-07-2018, 01:58 AM	#524
Kiwipixter Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Auckland Posts: 248	Originally posted by LightBug AF Algo Improvement (Software We can expect this AF Algo improvement to be in the next K1 firmware.

02-07-2018, 02:16 AM	#525
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by OoKU K-1mk2は、バッファ増強(ハードウェア連射速度増強(ハードウェア AFエリア拡大(ハードウェア AFアルゴ改善(ソフトウェアで来る。既存のK-1ユーザーはmk2相当のファームにアプデ可能で、さらに有料(10万円、ファミリクラブ会員9万円)でmk2相当の中身にアプデ出来る。 RT Nice. But is this a leak, or a wish list?