New information about new flagship's selling date

**Kobie** · 12-18-2019, 07:23 PM

A close friend of mine sent me a Japanese link (to my phone) which states that the release will be (at the earliest) Summer 2020.
A name has also been revealed and it's ummmm, I really hope they're wrong about this... K-FC.
There is a working prototype, and it seems that it actually is a fixed screen. However, the only image was of the front to show the K-FC badge, so who knows what the absolute final design will be.
One thing I do know though.... This better be an otherworldly camera if it's called the K-FC. I'm really trying to refrain from Kentucky Fried Chicken jokes right now. But seriously?! K-FC? Even the Japanese site said they were disappointed because the name was unpleasant.

Translated via Google translate

***PENTAX is developing a new concept single-lens reflex camera instead of the K-3 II successor this spring The prototype model was released in autumn as a “reference exhibition”.

The camera explanation plate on the reference display says, “The highest model of a K-mount digital SLR equipped with an APS-C size image sensor”, “Product name: undecided, release date: Targeted during 2020 In development, price: undecided. * Specifications and appearance are not final. "

The release date will probably be next summer (assuming development is progressing well).

I grabbed the camera with a hand in a certain place.
Yeah, it was a nice grip. Actually it is not compared with K-3 II, but it has a firmer impression than K-3 II.

Maybe it will be released with this external design.
The LCD monitor on the back was a fixed type, so it seems that some people expect that it will be movable in the product version, but there is no hope.

When I looked closely at the body, the camera name was hidden with black tape. I thought I would peel it off and see it, but when I was disappointed, I stopped because it was unpleasant.
That means that the model name was decided a long time ago.

This is the story about this product. If you talk too much, you will get angry again.***

Original SIte link

Last edited by Kobie; 12-18-2019 at 07:45 PM.

**boriscleto** · 12-18-2019, 09:06 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Kobie

A close friend of mine sent me a Japanese link (to my phone) which states that the release will be (at the earliest) Summer 2020.
A name has also been revealed and it's ummmm, I really hope they're wrong about this... K-FC.
There is a working prototype, and it seems that it actually is a fixed screen. However, the only image was of the front to show the K-FC badge, so who knows what the absolute final design will be.
One thing I do know though.... This better be an otherworldly camera if it's called the K-FC. I'm really trying to refrain from Kentucky Fried Chicken jokes right now. But seriously?! K-FC? Even the Japanese site said they were disappointed because the name was unpleasant.

Translated via Google translate

***PENTAX is developing a new concept single-lens reflex camera instead of the K-3 II successor this spring The prototype model was released in autumn as a “reference exhibition”.

The camera explanation plate on the reference display says, “The highest model of a K-mount digital SLR equipped with an APS-C size image sensor”, “Product name: undecided, release date: Targeted during 2020 In development, price: undecided. * Specifications and appearance are not final. "

The release date will probably be next summer (assuming development is progressing well).

I grabbed the camera with a hand in a certain place.
Yeah, it was a nice grip. Actually it is not compared with K-3 II, but it has a firmer impression than K-3 II.

Maybe it will be released with this external design.
The LCD monitor on the back was a fixed type, so it seems that some people expect that it will be movable in the product version, but there is no hope.

When I looked closely at the body, the camera name was hidden with black tape. I thought I would peel it off and see it, but when I was disappointed, I stopped because it was unpleasant.
That means that the model name was decided a long time ago.

This is the story about this product. If you talk too much, you will get angry again.***

Original SIte link

All of that was posted upthread weeks ago. K-FC might even have started in this thread...

Sandy Hancock · 12-18-2019, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by reh321

What is in 10 weeks??

CP+ starts on 27th February....

**Kobie** · 12-18-2019, 09:39 PM

Originally posted by boriscleto

All of that was posted upthread weeks ago. K-FC might even have started in this thread...

Oh.......

deus ursus · 12-18-2019, 11:37 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kobie

Oh.......

Here is the origin of the supposed model name: New information about new flagship's selling date - PentaxForums.com

As you can see, the photo is shopped. And, yes, it was a joke.

thibs · 12-18-2019, 11:50 PM

Originally posted by bobbotron

Yeah, I mostly been trying to shoot with an old 4x5 camera and some random mechanical cameras. Great fun. And you can get some good results.

Now, *that* is shooting

thibs · 12-18-2019, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by reh321

It has been a long time since that was an adequate description of a Pentax film body; I had two of them - an "ME SE" first, and the metering of each was just fine.

That's what I say, too easy

External meter, go, go go !

**mlt** · 12-18-2019, 11:59 PM - **2 Likes**

Don’t bother with that less than full frame stuff. Get yourself an 8x10 Deardorf and one of them new fangled extinction meters

Mistral75 · 12-19-2019, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by Kobie

(...)

Original SIte link

The blog post by Kimio Tanaka that you link is the one that inspired this thread and was quoted by the OP...

deus ursus answered you about the photoshopped K-FC.

As for the name supposedly being unpleasant, it's an error made by Google Translate. See New information about new flagship's selling date - Page 2 - PentaxForums.com for instance.

**beachgardener** · 12-19-2019, 12:34 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Sandy Hancock

CP+ starts on 27th February....

The tennis starts 29th December, lets get first things first in priority

https://hopmancup.com/

fsge · 12-19-2019, 03:14 AM

Originally posted by Kobie

A close friend of mine sent me a Japanese link (to my phone) which states that the release will be (at the earliest) Summer 2020.
A name has also been revealed and it's ummmm, I really hope they're wrong about this... K-FC.
There is a working prototype, and it seems that it actually is a fixed screen. However, the only image was of the front to show the K-FC badge, so who knows what the absolute final design will be.
One thing I do know though.... This better be an otherworldly camera if it's called the K-FC. I'm really trying to refrain from Kentucky Fried Chicken jokes right now. But seriously?! K-FC? Even the Japanese site said they were disappointed because the name was unpleasant.

Translated via Google translate

***PENTAX is developing a new concept single-lens reflex camera instead of the K-3 II successor this spring The prototype model was released in autumn as a “reference exhibition”.

The camera explanation plate on the reference display says, “The highest model of a K-mount digital SLR equipped with an APS-C size image sensor”, “Product name: undecided, release date: Targeted during 2020 In development, price: undecided. * Specifications and appearance are not final. "

The release date will probably be next summer (assuming development is progressing well).

I grabbed the camera with a hand in a certain place.
Yeah, it was a nice grip. Actually it is not compared with K-3 II, but it has a firmer impression than K-3 II.

Maybe it will be released with this external design.
The LCD monitor on the back was a fixed type, so it seems that some people expect that it will be movable in the product version, but there is no hope.

When I looked closely at the body, the camera name was hidden with black tape. I thought I would peel it off and see it, but when I was disappointed, I stopped because it was unpleasant.
That means that the model name was decided a long time ago.

This is the story about this product. If you talk too much, you will get angry again.***

Original SIte link

I dont like chicken wings but interested in Knew anyway

Martin KP · 12-19-2019, 03:45 AM - **1 Like**

Noooo that's a fake, you can tell by the white balance. This is the real one

It's like the MG film Pentax I own.

Mistral75 · 12-19-2019, 03:55 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Martin KP

Noooo that's a fake, you can tell by the white balance. This is the real one

KG. Kriegsgefangener (prisoner of war) in German.

redpit · 12-19-2019, 04:13 AM

Originally posted by Martin KP

Noooo that's a fake, you can tell by the white balance. This is the real one

It's like the MG film Pentax I own.

Is it Photoshopped?

**TwoUptons** · 12-19-2019, 04:21 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by bobbotron

Yeah, I mostly been trying to shoot with an old 4x5 camera and some random mechanical cameras. Great fun. And you can get some good results.

4x5? As a “professional”, I don’t have time for a camera without rapid shooting, near-instant focus, and a good viewfinder...

So I was out yesterday with the Rolleiflex

-Eric

12-19-2019, 12:34 AM - 2 Likes	#850
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12-19-2019, 03:45 AM - 1 Like	#852
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12-18-2019, 07:23 PM	#841
Kobie Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bowmanville Photos: Albums Posts: 1,211	A close friend of mine sent me a Japanese link (to my phone) which states that the release will be (at the earliest) Summer 2020. A name has also been revealed and it's ummmm, I really hope they're wrong about this... K-FC. There is a working prototype, and it seems that it actually is a fixed screen. However, the only image was of the front to show the K-FC badge, so who knows what the absolute final design will be. One thing I do know though.... This better be an otherworldly camera if it's called the K-FC. I'm really trying to refrain from Kentucky Fried Chicken jokes right now. But seriously?! K-FC? Even the Japanese site said they were disappointed because the name was unpleasant. Translated via Google translate **PENTAX is developing a new concept single-lens reflex camera instead of the K-3 II successor this spring The prototype model was released in autumn as a “reference exhibition”. The camera explanation plate on the reference display says, “The highest model of a K-mount digital SLR equipped with an APS-C size image sensor”, “Product name: undecided, release date: Targeted during 2020 In development, price: undecided. Specifications and appearance are not final. " The release date will probably be next summer (assuming development is progressing well). I grabbed the camera with a hand in a certain place. Yeah, it was a nice grip. Actually it is not compared with K-3 II, but it has a firmer impression than K-3 II. Maybe it will be released with this external design. The LCD monitor on the back was a fixed type, so it seems that some people expect that it will be movable in the product version, but there is no hope. When I looked closely at the body, the camera name was hidden with black tape. I thought I would peel it off and see it, but when I was disappointed, I stopped because it was unpleasant. That means that the model name was decided a long time ago. This is the story about this product. If you talk too much, you will get angry again.*** Original SIte link Last edited by Kobie; 12-18-2019 at 07:45 PM.

12-18-2019, 09:06 PM - 3 Likes	#842
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Originally posted by Kobie A close friend of mine sent me a Japanese link (to my phone) which states that the release will be (at the earliest) Summer 2020. A name has also been revealed and it's ummmm, I really hope they're wrong about this... K-FC. There is a working prototype, and it seems that it actually is a fixed screen. However, the only image was of the front to show the K-FC badge, so who knows what the absolute final design will be. One thing I do know though.... This better be an otherworldly camera if it's called the K-FC. I'm really trying to refrain from Kentucky Fried Chicken jokes right now. But seriously?! K-FC? Even the Japanese site said they were disappointed because the name was unpleasant. Translated via Google translate **PENTAX is developing a new concept single-lens reflex camera instead of the K-3 II successor this spring The prototype model was released in autumn as a “reference exhibition”. The camera explanation plate on the reference display says, “The highest model of a K-mount digital SLR equipped with an APS-C size image sensor”, “Product name: undecided, release date: Targeted during 2020 In development, price: undecided. Specifications and appearance are not final. " The release date will probably be next summer (assuming development is progressing well). I grabbed the camera with a hand in a certain place. Yeah, it was a nice grip. Actually it is not compared with K-3 II, but it has a firmer impression than K-3 II. Maybe it will be released with this external design. The LCD monitor on the back was a fixed type, so it seems that some people expect that it will be movable in the product version, but there is no hope. When I looked closely at the body, the camera name was hidden with black tape. I thought I would peel it off and see it, but when I was disappointed, I stopped because it was unpleasant. That means that the model name was decided a long time ago. This is the story about this product. If you talk too much, you will get angry again.*** Original SIte link All of that was posted upthread weeks ago. K-FC might even have started in this thread...

12-18-2019, 09:38 PM	#843
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,272	Originally posted by reh321 What is in 10 weeks?? CP+ starts on 27th February....

12-18-2019, 09:39 PM	#844
Kobie Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bowmanville Photos: Albums Posts: 1,211	Originally posted by boriscleto All of that was posted upthread weeks ago. K-FC might even have started in this thread... Oh.......

12-18-2019, 11:37 PM - 1 Like	#845
deus ursus Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Stårheim, Norway Posts: 658	Originally posted by Kobie Oh....... Here is the origin of the supposed model name: New information about new flagship's selling date - PentaxForums.com As you can see, the photo is shopped. And, yes, it was a joke.

12-18-2019, 11:50 PM	#846
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Originally posted by bobbotron Yeah, I mostly been trying to shoot with an old 4x5 camera and some random mechanical cameras. Great fun. And you can get some good results. Now, that is shooting

12-18-2019, 11:51 PM	#847
thibs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Photos: Albums Posts: 7,001	Originally posted by reh321 It has been a long time since that was an adequate description of a Pentax film body; I had two of them - an "ME SE" first, and the metering of each was just fine. That's what I say, too easy External meter, go, go go !

12-18-2019, 11:59 PM - 2 Likes	#848
mlt Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,159	Don’t bother with that less than full frame stuff. Get yourself an 8x10 Deardorf and one of them new fangled extinction meters

12-19-2019, 12:26 AM	#849
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by Kobie (...) Original SIte link The blog post by Kimio Tanaka that you link is the one that inspired this thread and was quoted by the OP... *deus ursus* answered you about the photoshopped K-FC. As for the name supposedly being unpleasant, it's an error made by Google Translate. See New information about new flagship's selling date - Page 2 - PentaxForums.com for instance.

12-19-2019, 03:14 AM	#851
fsge Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Genf Posts: 1,138	Originally posted by Kobie A close friend of mine sent me a Japanese link (to my phone) which states that the release will be (at the earliest) Summer 2020. A name has also been revealed and it's ummmm, I really hope they're wrong about this... K-FC. There is a working prototype, and it seems that it actually is a fixed screen. However, the only image was of the front to show the K-FC badge, so who knows what the absolute final design will be. One thing I do know though.... This better be an otherworldly camera if it's called the K-FC. I'm really trying to refrain from Kentucky Fried Chicken jokes right now. But seriously?! K-FC? Even the Japanese site said they were disappointed because the name was unpleasant. Translated via Google translate **PENTAX is developing a new concept single-lens reflex camera instead of the K-3 II successor this spring The prototype model was released in autumn as a “reference exhibition”. The camera explanation plate on the reference display says, “The highest model of a K-mount digital SLR equipped with an APS-C size image sensor”, “Product name: undecided, release date: Targeted during 2020 In development, price: undecided. Specifications and appearance are not final. " The release date will probably be next summer (assuming development is progressing well). I grabbed the camera with a hand in a certain place. Yeah, it was a nice grip. Actually it is not compared with K-3 II, but it has a firmer impression than K-3 II. Maybe it will be released with this external design. The LCD monitor on the back was a fixed type, so it seems that some people expect that it will be movable in the product version, but there is no hope. When I looked closely at the body, the camera name was hidden with black tape. I thought I would peel it off and see it, but when I was disappointed, I stopped because it was unpleasant. That means that the model name was decided a long time ago. This is the story about this product. If you talk too much, you will get angry again.*** Original SIte link I dont like chicken wings but interested in Knew anyway

12-19-2019, 03:55 AM - 1 Like	#853
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by Martin KP Noooo that's a fake, you can tell by the white balance. This is the real one KG. Kriegsgefangener (prisoner of war) in German.

12-19-2019, 04:13 AM	#854
redpit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Greece Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,857	Originally posted by Martin KP Noooo that's a fake, you can tell by the white balance. This is the real one It's like the MG film Pentax I own. Is it Photoshopped?

12-19-2019, 04:21 AM - 2 Likes	#855
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,215	Originally posted by bobbotron Yeah, I mostly been trying to shoot with an old 4x5 camera and some random mechanical cameras. Great fun. And you can get some good results. 4x5? As a “professional”, I don’t have time for a camera without rapid shooting, near-instant focus, and a good viewfinder... So I was out yesterday with the Rolleiflex -Eric