[Martin KP]

A yellow pentax? is that a real thing?

[Mikesul]

A yellow pentax? is that a real thing?

Of course! My Q7 is yellow and the classic K-01 was often in lovely, bumble bee yellow.

[totsmuyco]

It's the solenoid problem that exists in the k-70 line and below (ks1, ks2, k30, k50). Someone posted an actual aperture block problem from a K-70 in one of the threads. It pushed me away from buying an old stock ks2 for my son. I would normally recommend a KP at the very least.

[reh321]

A yellow pentax? is that a real thing?

Since you didn't use "Quote", I don't know that you are responding to me, but mine is the post just before yours. I got the yellow Q-7 because it was an an inexpensive used-like-new purchase at Amazon; I had planned on getting a silver Q-7 at the time, but I was pressed for money and needed to purchase that which was inexpensive - namely the camera which my wife calls "the yellow jacket". BTW - I hate pure black cameras - they look so "professional".

[ffking]

I hate pure black cameras - they look so "professional".

I've owned 9 Pentaxes (I don't collect, I use them and replace them when they're no longer up to it, and seldom have more than two cameras at a time) and only the first (ME Super) wasn't pure black - I must be a professional!

[reh321]

I've owned 9 Pentaxes (I don't collect, I use them and replace them when they're no longer up to it, and seldom have more than two cameras at a time) and only the first (ME Super) wasn't pure black - I must be a professional!

I said 'look professional' not 'is professional'. A few decades ago, that was true of silver-and-black cameras; when I was walking about around a 'village' with my "Super Program" the docent asked my wife "who is he with?", and a few years later a farmer chased me and my Canon Elan {by then things had changed, and T90-like all black cameras now 'looked professional'} off because he was afraid I was going to sell pictures of his barn and make money off it. I am now aware of the 'problem' and try to avoid it, because I want to be viewed as an ignorable amateur.

[ffking]

I said 'look professional' not 'is professional'.

Drat!

a farmer chased me and my Canon Elan {by then things had changed, and T90-like all black cameras now 'looked professional'} off because he was afraid I was going to sell pictures of his barn and make money off it.

I want to be viewed as an ignorable amateur

I always said they should make the K-1 in yellow - of course the worst irony is that if you really want to look professional you need white lenses!

[Belnan]

I agree with you. The new Pentax models will likely be a high performance all rounder apsc, like we like Pentax cameras. I guess it'll have a touch screen, the reason why the picture shows a fixed screen with a sensor under the optical view finder to automatically switch of the touch screen when looking through the optical viewfinder.

Im not an engineer but I wonder why this sensor has to be under the viwfinder instead of inside or behind it, so it was out of view. Do other companies do this, could there be anoher purpose for this sensor?

[WillWeaverRVA]

A yellow pentax? is that a real thing?

The Q10, K-30, and K-50 actually look pretty good in yellow.

[Erictator]

The Q10, K-30, and K-50 actually look pretty good in yellow.

For some reason, whenever I see ANY yellow piece of personal electronics, I will forever and always think of this:



I guess that was the genius of Sony marketing. It worked.
Eric

[Brathahn]

Would you suggest Pentax obsolete 24,000,000 legacy lenses - including the FA Limiteds and DA Limiteds - and alienate the only loyal customer base they have?

This would mean a price drop for all the old lenses so i could feed my LBA better then ever! YES!!!

[thibs]

For some reason, whenever I see ANY yellow piece of personal electronics, I will forever and always think of this:



I guess that was the genius of Sony marketing. It worked.
Eric

Hahaha, forgot those....

[lsimpkins]

I don't see any top LCD over here. Terrible flagship, won't buy, moving to Sony RX100viiiiiii

No mention of an all encompassing phone app either! What are they thinking?

---------- Post added 10-21-19 at 03:48 PM ----------

Antigravity is part of the new SR and astrotracer technology. So now the new Pentax can make an stabilized exposure for near-infinite time. The camera can be air suspended while is exposing in anti-gravity mode, but this function drains a lot of battery.

This explains why the photo of the bottom of the body was pixelated - so we couldn't see the lack of a tripod socket.

[ecostigny]

No mention of an all encompassing phone app either! What are they thinking?

---------- Post added 10-21-19 at 03:48 PM ----------


This explains why the photo of the bottom of the body was pixelated - so we couldn't see the lack of a tripod socket.

"Where we're going, we don't need tripod sockets!" Welcome to 22nd century camera technology!

[totsmuyco]

Since you didn't use "Quote", I don't know that you are responding to me, but mine is the post just before yours. I got the yellow Q-7 because it was an an inexpensive used-like-new purchase at Amazon; I had planned on getting a silver Q-7 at the time, but I was pressed for money and needed to purchase that which was inexpensive - namely the camera which my wife calls "the yellow jacket". BTW - I hate pure black cameras - they look so "professional".

I used to like black during the film days but I always had silver. I like the silver if they're retro type such as the KP. If I were to buy a KP for myself, I'd buy as silver one with a grip for the black KP. That way the grip would like like the power winder in the good old days.