New K-series DSLR under development to be exhibited

morenjavi · 10-08-2019, 08:49 AM - **1 Like**

It's a button to change the format of your sensor. It works this way:

* push one time to change to FF
* push again to change to MF
* push again to came back to APS-C

This change is temporary, just for the next pic. Keeping the camera in a larger format consumes a lot of battery.

phoebus · 10-08-2019, 08:54 AM

Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd

Well, I actually meant the Mystery button was formerly a Playback button, at least on >MY< camera. Every time someone says
"Where LV currently is" my immediate reaction is 'that's not correct'.

It is the LV button on the K1, which happens to be the 'current' flagship. The K1 playback button is in a much better place (in my opinion) as it can be selected by the thumb of the hand holding the camera. When I (rarely) use my K5, the playback button is in the wrong place!

**Larrymc** · 10-08-2019, 09:00 AM

Originally posted by Kunzite

P.S. I'm not angry, just annoyed by this insistence that the water is dry and the sky bright yellow.

Are you telling me its not??????

**TwoUptons** · 10-08-2019, 09:00 AM

I thought we had discovered, using fuzzy-logic AI algorithms, that there wasn’t going to be a rear screen.

The one on the test article is for testing only.

Instead, the button on the back toggles the OVF overlay that does playback there.

The additional viewfinder hump is for the extra lens that magnifies the OVF, making it appear larger than it is.

And yes, the sky is a lovely shade of yellow today

/s

We have let this take us down through the whole rabbit warren, haven’t we?

-Eric

**Larrymc** · 10-08-2019, 09:05 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd

If it is truly undecided then this camera is a lot further from production than the incredibly production looking ready reveal would suggest.
Making the change either way would require significant redesign. I'm confident the behavior of the screen has already been decided.

But But, that won't change the speculation one iota!!

Kunzite · 10-08-2019, 09:06 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by troenaas

Why get annoyed? This is a friendly forum where everybody can air their opinion and wild speculations. If you don't like a post, skip to the next and be happy.

Friends don't let friends deny reality

I won't explain myself further, this is off-topic and I'd rather fill my raffle quota with more meaningful posts - or at least funny ones.

MikeyBugs95 · 10-08-2019, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by nonpigliounoshoot

sspeculations aside, how soon is it reasonable to have news on the camera specifications?

Soon™

---------- Post added 10-08-19 at 09:27 AM ----------

Originally posted by Kunzite

There's a higher risk of people breaking fingernails while trying to pry out fixed LCDs by grabbing them from imaginary notches

I think I'll open a camera repair shop specialized in re-gluing said LCDs, and a manicure saloon next to it (looking for a partner here).
Special service for members of PF and DPR only. I'll use the money to fund the purchase of the next K-1 and a few upcoming lenses.

P.S. I'm not angry, just annoyed by this insistence that the water is dry and the sky bright yellow.

Got any room for a manufacturing engineering student in that repair facility? Maybe when we fix their screens, we can charge to add a flippy screen module as well!

fsge · 10-08-2019, 09:47 AM

Cant this mistery button trigger an hidden flash out of nowhere ?

Class A · 10-08-2019, 09:48 AM - **1 Like**

Perhaps the mystery button is "just" for cycling through

touch-sensitivity for the screen is off
touch-sensitivity for the screen is sensor-controlled
touch-sensitivity for the screen is on

?

solitudebound · 10-08-2019, 09:51 AM

I was initially considering a Nikon D6 but with the computer workstation/server upgrade. I am more inclined to go for one of this new model Pentax. Since i use my K200d often i don't really feel the need for a tilty screen and besides i made a hinged mirror with small mirrors form aliexpress that sticks to velcro over the rear lcd. Two mirrors makes it more of less a canon like flip screen. No touch screen just a poor mans periscope but hey it works

**ffking** · 10-08-2019, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by Class A

Perhaps the mystery button is "just" for cycling between
touch-sensitivity for the screen off
touch-sensitivity for the screen is sensor-controlled
touch-sensitivity for the screen is on
?

Again. I don't know why they'd not show the marking on the button - for one nobody would understand the symbol (

), and for two most people are assuming a toch screen because it looks like the GRIII screen

**TedH42** · 10-08-2019, 09:59 AM

I can't believe that I actually read the last 4 pages of this "thread".

More like the random walk of the proverbial drunken sailor. . . who's trying to get more raffle tickets.

What?? Who, me?

**sbh** · 10-08-2019, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by deus ursus

I thought it was sepia!

Only if you take a picture with the K-New.

solitudebound · 10-08-2019, 10:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by TedH42

I can't believe that I actually read the last 4 pages of this "thread".

More like the random walk of the proverbial drunken sailor. . . who's trying to get more raffle tickets.

What?? Who, me?

Perhaps we need an AA sub forum for raffle addiction. ;-)

Mistral75 · 10-08-2019, 10:31 AM - **1 Like**

The mysterious button allows to toggle between 12-bit A/D conversion and 14-bit A/D conversion:

12-bit for maximum frame rate
14-bit for maximum image quality

10-08-2019, 09:48 AM - 1 Like	#2334
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251 Original Poster	Perhaps the mystery button is "just" for cycling through touch-sensitivity for the screen is off touch-sensitivity for the screen is sensor-controlled touch-sensitivity for the screen is on ?

10-08-2019, 09:54 AM	#2336
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by Class A Perhaps the mystery button is "just" for cycling between touch-sensitivity for the screen off touch-sensitivity for the screen is sensor-controlled touch-sensitivity for the screen is on ? Again. I don't know why they'd not show the marking on the button - for one nobody would understand the symbol (), and for two most people are assuming a toch screen because it looks like the GRIII screen

10-08-2019, 10:31 AM - 1 Like	#2340
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	The mysterious button allows to toggle between 12-bit A/D conversion and 14-bit A/D conversion: 12-bit for maximum frame rate 14-bit for maximum image quality

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10-08-2019, 08:49 AM - 1 Like	#2326
morenjavi Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 589	It's a button to change the format of your sensor. It works this way: * push one time to change to FF * push again to change to MF * push again to came back to APS-C This change is temporary, just for the next pic. Keeping the camera in a larger format consumes a lot of battery.

10-08-2019, 08:54 AM	#2327
phoebus Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Buckinghamshire (UK) / Morbihan (FR) Photos: Gallery Posts: 470	Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd Well, I actually meant the Mystery button was formerly a Playback button, at least on >MY< camera. Every time someone says "Where LV currently is" my immediate reaction is 'that's not correct'. It is the LV button on the K1, which happens to be the 'current' flagship. The K1 playback button is in a much better place (in my opinion) as it can be selected by the thumb of the hand holding the camera. When I (rarely) use my K5, the playback button is in the wrong place!

10-08-2019, 09:00 AM	#2328
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Originally posted by Kunzite P.S. I'm not angry, just annoyed by this insistence that the water is dry and the sky bright yellow. Are you telling me its not??????

10-08-2019, 09:00 AM	#2329
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,213	I thought we had discovered, using fuzzy-logic AI algorithms, that there wasn’t going to be a rear screen. The one on the test article is for testing only. Instead, the button on the back toggles the OVF overlay that does playback there. The additional viewfinder hump is for the extra lens that magnifies the OVF, making it appear larger than it is. And yes, the sky is a lovely shade of yellow today /s We have let this take us down through the whole rabbit warren, haven’t we? -Eric

10-08-2019, 09:05 AM - 1 Like	#2330
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd If it is truly undecided then this camera is a lot further from production than the incredibly production looking ready reveal would suggest. Making the change either way would require significant redesign. I'm confident the behavior of the screen has already been decided. But But, that won't change the speculation one iota!!

10-08-2019, 09:06 AM - 2 Likes	#2331
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by troenaas Why get annoyed? This is a friendly forum where everybody can air their opinion and wild speculations. If you don't like a post, skip to the next and be happy. Friends don't let friends deny reality I won't explain myself further, this is off-topic and I'd rather fill my raffle quota with more meaningful posts - or at least funny ones.

10-08-2019, 09:20 AM	#2332
MikeyBugs95 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,206	Originally posted by nonpigliounoshoot sspeculations aside, how soon is it reasonable to have news on the camera specifications? Soon™ ---------- Post added 10-08-19 at 09:27 AM ---------- Originally posted by Kunzite There's a higher risk of people breaking fingernails while trying to pry out fixed LCDs by grabbing them from imaginary notches I think I'll open a camera repair shop specialized in re-gluing said LCDs, and a manicure saloon next to it (looking for a partner here). Special service for members of PF and DPR only. I'll use the money to fund the purchase of the next K-1 and a few upcoming lenses. P.S. I'm not angry, just annoyed by this insistence that the water is dry and the sky bright yellow. Got any room for a manufacturing engineering student in that repair facility? Maybe when we fix their screens, we can charge to add a flippy screen module as well!

10-08-2019, 09:47 AM	#2333
fsge Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Genf Posts: 1,138	Cant this mistery button trigger an hidden flash out of nowhere ?

10-08-2019, 09:51 AM	#2335
solitudebound Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 140	I was initially considering a Nikon D6 but with the computer workstation/server upgrade. I am more inclined to go for one of this new model Pentax. Since i use my K200d often i don't really feel the need for a tilty screen and besides i made a hinged mirror with small mirrors form aliexpress that sticks to velcro over the rear lcd. Two mirrors makes it more of less a canon like flip screen. No touch screen just a poor mans periscope but hey it works

10-08-2019, 09:59 AM	#2337
TedH42 F/8 & Somewhere Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,412	I can't believe that I actually read the last 4 pages of this "thread". More like the random walk of the proverbial drunken sailor. . . who's trying to get more raffle tickets. What?? Who, me?

10-08-2019, 10:02 AM	#2338
sbh Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Black Forest, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 849	Originally posted by deus ursus I thought it was sepia! Only if you take a picture with the K-New.

10-08-2019, 10:04 AM - 1 Like	#2339
solitudebound Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 140	Originally posted by TedH42 I can't believe that I actually read the last 4 pages of this "thread". More like the random walk of the proverbial drunken sailor. . . who's trying to get more raffle tickets. What?? Who, me? Perhaps we need an AA sub forum for raffle addiction. ;-)