New K-series DSLR under development to be exhibited

**monochrome** · 10-04-2019, 09:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by ffking

Sorry if this has been discussed, but any thoughts about the small pits on either side of the prism housing (from above) - indicator lights? (and I don't mean flashers

)

PS - I see the K-1 has similar towards the front of the prism housing

LED’s to illuminate the lens mount for night mounting. There are several illumination options on K-1.

**monochrome** · 10-04-2019, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by Photos-by-Chas

That card door doesn’t look much wider than the card door on my Kx and it only hold one card, not enough room for two.

Flagships have 2 Card slots. It will have all the features and functions of the K-1 ll or better.

house · 10-04-2019, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Wide enough for two card slots.
Trash label on the upper left.
Source of the pictures above (©Albert Siegel): Close-up Photos: New Pentax APS-C Flagship - Pentax Announcements | PentaxForums.com

Looking at the camera again it looks like Pentax determines the shape by making physical prototypes by hand. I could be wrong but the details of the forms and counter-forms don't look like they come from CAD software.

**Serkevan** · 10-04-2019, 09:30 AM - **1 Like**

CAD has come a very long way and it's fairly trivial to sculpt nice rounded shapes nowadays, but it could indeed be hand made.

Kunzite · 10-04-2019, 09:35 AM

It's CAD designed, of course, but they'd be making mock-ups and see which works better.

stevebrot · 10-04-2019, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by biz-engineer

If the camera in body is discharged I don't have time to wait for a usb recharge in camera, because it is much faster to remove the empty battery from the camera and insert a fully charged one.

In-body charging works well for light use, but one or more spare batteries and portable charger are much more practical when actively shooting.

Steve

stevebrot · 10-04-2019, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by jatrax

USB charging would be useful for time lapse or astro-photography. I've recently done some time lapse video with the K-1 and the limitation is the battery. The ability to plug the camera into a USB-C charger or external battery pack would be useful regardless of whether anyone would use it to charge the battery.

External power for time lapse and such is supported on most recent models, but the last time I checked, that was limited to AC power supplies from Pentax and third-party vendors. Battery would be nice and I believe some DIY battery-powered solutions are out there.

Steve

**ffking** · 10-04-2019, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by monochrome

LED’s to illuminate the lens mount for night mounting. There are several illumination options on K-1.

I was actually referring the much smaller pits just in front of the hot shoe on either side - The K-1 has these near the front of the prism housing, again, on both sides but don't light up - so it's nothing new, just diferently positioned and I don't know what they are

stevebrot · 10-04-2019, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by thibs

K-1 prototype had NFC. A pity they removed it.

The K-S2 had it, but was sort of a silent feature as far as reviewer and user comments were concerned.

Steve

photoptimist · 10-04-2019, 09:55 AM

Originally posted by ffking

I was actually referring the much smaller pits just in front of the hot shoe on either side - The K-1 has these near the front of the prism housing, again, on both sides but don't light up - so it's nothing new, just diferently positioned and I don't know what they are

Stereo microphones, probably.

stevebrot · 10-04-2019, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

Some malicious code can be executed without user intervention, that is how some Botnets originate.

Originally posted by ZombieArmy

Yah but you're not visiting websites or opening emails on your camera. My Pentax's wifi is the least of my concern when it comes to my devices being compromised.

The camera presents as a server on an ad hoc network and has potential vulnerabilities typical of any server. I would be surprised if it were not exploitable.

Steve

stevebrot · 10-04-2019, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by ZombieArmy

I actually think a button to pop out the screen would be really elegant, especially if you're wearing gloves. It can actually be a bit of a pain on the KP currently.

My theory is that the button pops off the rear portion of the prism housing to expose a fitting for an EVF!!!

Steve

(...no, have not been sipping the Kool Aid...just being silly...)

stevebrot · 10-04-2019, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by gatorguy

By the way does anyone know how to un-mount my *55 from an iPhone XR?

If you were using a brand-X adapter, you are in deep doo.

Steve

**TwoUptons** · 10-04-2019, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by stevebrot

The camera presents as a server on an ad hoc network and has potential vulnerabilities typical of any server. I would be surprised if it were not exploitable.

Steve

But wouldn’t that broadly be limited to the level of capability of the real app?

So someone with nefarious intent could hack in and control the camera or read/write to the cards, but all that goes away once it’s turned off, right?

That really isn’t too different from handing someone your phone with the app running and logged in...

Or is there fear basic camera functionality could be broken remotely?

-Eric

**monochrome** · 10-04-2019, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by ffking

I was actually referring the much smaller pits just in front of the hot shoe on either side - The K-1 has these near the front of the prism housing, again, on both sides but don't light up - so it's nothing new, just diferently positioned and I don't know what they are

I think they’re the stereo microphones. And @photoptimist beat me.

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10-04-2019, 09:04 AM - 1 Like	#1936
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by ffking Sorry if this has been discussed, but any thoughts about the small pits on either side of the prism housing (from above) - indicator lights? (and I don't mean flashers ) PS - I see the K-1 has similar towards the front of the prism housing LED’s to illuminate the lens mount for night mounting. There are several illumination options on K-1.

10-04-2019, 09:06 AM	#1937
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Photos-by-Chas That card door doesn’t look much wider than the card door on my Kx and it only hold one card, not enough room for two. Flagships have 2 Card slots. It will have all the features and functions of the K-1 ll or better.

10-04-2019, 09:20 AM	#1938
house Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,306	Originally posted by Mistral75 Wide enough for two card slots. Trash label on the upper left. Source of the pictures above (©Albert Siegel): Close-up Photos: New Pentax APS-C Flagship - Pentax Announcements \| PentaxForums.com Looking at the camera again it looks like Pentax determines the shape by making physical prototypes by hand. I could be wrong but the details of the forms and counter-forms don't look like they come from CAD software.

10-04-2019, 09:30 AM - 1 Like	#1939
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	CAD has come a very long way and it's fairly trivial to sculpt nice rounded shapes nowadays, but it could indeed be hand made.

10-04-2019, 09:35 AM	#1940
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	It's CAD designed, of course, but they'd be making mock-ups and see which works better.

10-04-2019, 09:36 AM	#1941
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by biz-engineer If the camera in body is discharged I don't have time to wait for a usb recharge in camera, because it is much faster to remove the empty battery from the camera and insert a fully charged one. In-body charging works well for light use, but one or more spare batteries and portable charger are much more practical when actively shooting. Steve

10-04-2019, 09:50 AM	#1942
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by jatrax USB charging would be useful for time lapse or astro-photography. I've recently done some time lapse video with the K-1 and the limitation is the battery. The ability to plug the camera into a USB-C charger or external battery pack would be useful regardless of whether anyone would use it to charge the battery. External power for time lapse and such is supported on most recent models, but the last time I checked, that was limited to AC power supplies from Pentax and third-party vendors. Battery would be nice and I believe some DIY battery-powered solutions are out there. Steve

10-04-2019, 09:51 AM	#1943
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by monochrome LED’s to illuminate the lens mount for night mounting. There are several illumination options on K-1. I was actually referring the much smaller pits just in front of the hot shoe on either side - The K-1 has these near the front of the prism housing, again, on both sides but don't light up - so it's nothing new, just diferently positioned and I don't know what they are

10-04-2019, 09:54 AM	#1944
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by thibs K-1 prototype had NFC. A pity they removed it. The K-S2 had it, but was sort of a silent feature as far as reviewer and user comments were concerned. Steve

10-04-2019, 09:55 AM	#1945
photoptimist Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,126	Originally posted by ffking I was actually referring the much smaller pits just in front of the hot shoe on either side - The K-1 has these near the front of the prism housing, again, on both sides but don't light up - so it's nothing new, just diferently positioned and I don't know what they are Stereo microphones, probably.

10-04-2019, 09:59 AM	#1946
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Digitalis Some malicious code can be executed without user intervention, that is how some Botnets originate. Originally posted by ZombieArmy Yah but you're not visiting websites or opening emails on your camera. My Pentax's wifi is the least of my concern when it comes to my devices being compromised. The camera presents as a server on an ad hoc network and has potential vulnerabilities typical of any server. I would be surprised if it were not exploitable. Steve

10-04-2019, 10:02 AM	#1947
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by ZombieArmy I actually think a button to pop out the screen would be really elegant, especially if you're wearing gloves. It can actually be a bit of a pain on the KP currently. My theory is that the button pops off the rear portion of the prism housing to expose a fitting for an EVF!!! Steve (...no, have not been sipping the Kool Aid...just being silly...)

10-04-2019, 10:04 AM	#1948
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by gatorguy By the way does anyone know how to un-mount my *55 from an iPhone XR? If you were using a brand-X adapter, you are in deep doo. Steve

10-04-2019, 10:08 AM	#1949
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,215	Originally posted by stevebrot The camera presents as a server on an ad hoc network and has potential vulnerabilities typical of any server. I would be surprised if it were not exploitable. Steve But wouldn’t that broadly be limited to the level of capability of the real app? So someone with nefarious intent could hack in and control the camera or read/write to the cards, but all that goes away once it’s turned off, right? That really isn’t too different from handing someone your phone with the app running and logged in... Or is there fear basic camera functionality could be broken remotely? -Eric

10-04-2019, 10:08 AM	#1950
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by ffking I was actually referring the much smaller pits just in front of the hot shoe on either side - The K-1 has these near the front of the prism housing, again, on both sides but don't light up - so it's nothing new, just diferently positioned and I don't know what they are I think they’re the stereo microphones. And @photoptimist beat me.