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**FozzFoster** · 10-08-2020, 10:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kunzite

pretty weak

but Kunzite! They 'received a tip' !!1!11!!!!
If that's not a rock solid source, I don't know what is...

Wasp · 10-09-2020, 03:51 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Lens release posing as self-timer...

Steve

But that is an M42 lens on it - no lens release needed...

Oh wait, maybe it's actually a K mount body and the lens is on a K mount adapter.

bobell69 · 10-10-2020, 07:43 AM

I think the second camera will be identical to the first except for the flippy screen. That will result in a camera better suited for video albiet a bit heavier and thicker than the original that has been displayed for the past months. I've learned from previous products to not to have too many expectations.

**TwoUptons** · 10-10-2020, 07:56 AM

Originally posted by bobell69

I think the second camera will be identical to the first except for the flippy screen. That will result in a camera better suited for video albiet a bit heavier and thicker than the original that has been displayed for the past months. I've learned from previous products to not to have too many expectations.

I don't see adding a flippy screen as sufficient market differentiation. It would just be more development cost for very few new sales.
They've already worked up the spin machine to talk about how small the KNEW is; any flippy-screen add-on would be a late development thing and hard to release simultaneously...

I think it more likely any second body would be a K70 replacement, and I think it would have some sort of flippy screen...

-Eric

zapp · 10-10-2020, 08:16 AM

All nice, but what is coming when for how much.

Pentax should keep delivering. After years of talk we saw some long awaited deliveries over the last year.

Tau-Ceti · 10-10-2020, 12:01 PM

How about two more?

Re: One for stills, one for video. (2 new cameras?): Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

maw · 10-10-2020, 12:18 PM

It could be that in Ricoh-Pentax, they are laying the foundations for the new Full-frame,

1. On the flagship they talk about improvements (to be evaluated again) in the pentaprism and maybe also in the sensor

2. If there will be confirmation In the other one, there is a rumor of video (possible 4K?), if you notice all the previous experimentations have merged with K1 first and K1 mrk2 later.

Raffwal · 10-10-2020, 10:06 PM

A related question: What do we actually KNOW of the coming K-new (or coming K-news)? I mean official information from Ricoh, not guesses, rumors or wishes.

totsmuyco · 10-10-2020, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by TwoUptons

I don't see adding a flippy screen as sufficient market differentiation. It would just be more development cost for very few new sales.
They've already worked up the spin machine to talk about how small the KNEW is; any flippy-screen add-on would be a late development thing and hard to release simultaneously...

I think it more likely any second body would be a K70 replacement, and I think it would have some sort of flippy screen...

-Eric

If it's a K-70 replacement, I hope they'll resolve the solenoid issue. It's been plaguing that series including the ks-x series. I would've bought a ks-2 for a bargain last year if it weren't for that problem.

Paul the Sunman · 10-10-2020, 10:23 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by Raffwal

A related question: What do we actually KNOW of the coming K-new (or coming K-news)? I mean official information from Ricoh, not guesses, rumors or wishes.

We've actually seen it, and know the dimensions; that it has a large new viewfinder made of high-refraction glass “that has never been used in a camera before”; that it doesn't have a flippy screen; that it has two card slots; that it has an AF selection joystick; that it has a large LCD panel on the top plate; that it has a new sensor and image processor that will deliver improved IQ across the ISO range, especially at high ISO; that its minimum ISO is 100; that Ricoh regard it as the APS-C flagship; that Ricoh believe it will break the perception that APS-C is inferior to FF.

Apart from that, not much really.

surfar · 10-11-2020, 12:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Paul the Sunman

We've actually seen it, and know the dimensions; that it has a large new viewfinder made of high-refraction glass “that has never been used in a camera before”; that it doesn't have a flippy screen; that it has two card slots; that it has an AF selection joystick; that it has a large LCD panel on the top plate; that it has a new sensor and image processor that will deliver improved IQ across the ISO range, especially at high ISO; that its minimum ISO is 100; that Ricoh regard it as the APS-C flagship; that Ricoh believe it will break the perception that APS-C is inferior to FF.

I wonder if its got a Kmount?

Mistral75 · 10-11-2020, 04:14 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by surfar

I wonder if its got a Kmount?

Nope, Nikon F mount in order to accommodate Nikon's autofocus module.

**pres589** · 10-11-2020, 04:23 AM

The LCD display on the top deck on the Knew is still smaller than the one used on the K-5 and K-3, right? It looks bigger than the one on the K-1 but not so big as what I'm used to on the K-5.

reh321 · 10-11-2020, 04:23 AM

Originally posted by surfar

I wonder if its got a Kmount?

Ricoh tells us of their devotion to the K-Mount over and over again.
Of course it is K-Mount, and it will be fun to use.

Raffwal · 10-11-2020, 05:00 AM

Perhaps they're returning to the PK/R mount.

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10-08-2020, 10:57 AM - 1 Like	#106
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,808 Original Poster	Originally posted by Kunzite pretty weak but Kunzite! They 'received a tip' !!1!11!!!! If that's not a rock solid source, I don't know what is...

10-09-2020, 03:51 PM	#107
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,663	Originally posted by stevebrot Lens release posing as self-timer... Steve But that is an M42 lens on it - no lens release needed... Oh wait, maybe it's actually a K mount body and the lens is on a K mount adapter.

10-10-2020, 07:43 AM	#108
bobell69 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Courtenay BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 498	I think the second camera will be identical to the first except for the flippy screen. That will result in a camera better suited for video albiet a bit heavier and thicker than the original that has been displayed for the past months. I've learned from previous products to not to have too many expectations.

10-10-2020, 07:56 AM	#109
TwoUptons Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,227	Originally posted by bobell69 I think the second camera will be identical to the first except for the flippy screen. That will result in a camera better suited for video albiet a bit heavier and thicker than the original that has been displayed for the past months. I've learned from previous products to not to have too many expectations. I don't see adding a flippy screen as sufficient market differentiation. It would just be more development cost for very few new sales. They've already worked up the spin machine to talk about how small the KNEW is; any flippy-screen add-on would be a late development thing and hard to release simultaneously... I think it more likely any second body would be a K70 replacement, and I think it would have some sort of flippy screen... -Eric

10-10-2020, 08:16 AM	#110
zapp Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,389	All nice, but what is coming when for how much. Pentax should keep delivering. After years of talk we saw some long awaited deliveries over the last year.

10-10-2020, 12:01 PM	#111
Tau-Ceti Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 60	How about two more? Re: One for stills, one for video. (2 new cameras?): Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review

10-10-2020, 12:18 PM	#112
maw Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sassari (Italy) Posts: 1,118	It could be that in Ricoh-Pentax, they are laying the foundations for the new Full-frame, 1. On the flagship they talk about improvements (to be evaluated again) in the pentaprism and maybe also in the sensor 2. If there will be confirmation In the other one, there is a rumor of video (possible 4K?), if you notice all the previous experimentations have merged with K1 first and K1 mrk2 later.

10-10-2020, 10:06 PM	#113
Raffwal Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The North Posts: 879	A related question: What do we actually KNOW of the coming K-new (or coming K-news)? I mean official information from Ricoh, not guesses, rumors or wishes.

10-10-2020, 10:11 PM	#114
totsmuyco Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Iloilo City Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,276	Originally posted by TwoUptons I don't see adding a flippy screen as sufficient market differentiation. It would just be more development cost for very few new sales. They've already worked up the spin machine to talk about how small the KNEW is; any flippy-screen add-on would be a late development thing and hard to release simultaneously... I think it more likely any second body would be a K70 replacement, and I think it would have some sort of flippy screen... -Eric If it's a K-70 replacement, I hope they'll resolve the solenoid issue. It's been plaguing that series including the ks-x series. I would've bought a ks-2 for a bargain last year if it weren't for that problem.

10-10-2020, 10:23 PM - 5 Likes	#115
Paul the Sunman Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,847	Originally posted by Raffwal A related question: What do we actually KNOW of the coming K-new (or coming K-news)? I mean official information from Ricoh, not guesses, rumors or wishes. We've actually seen it, and know the dimensions; that it has a large new viewfinder made of high-refraction glass “that has never been used in a camera before”; that it doesn't have a flippy screen; that it has two card slots; that it has an AF selection joystick; that it has a large LCD panel on the top plate; that it has a new sensor and image processor that will deliver improved IQ across the ISO range, especially at high ISO; that its minimum ISO is 100; that Ricoh regard it as the APS-C flagship; that Ricoh believe it will break the perception that APS-C is inferior to FF. Apart from that, not much really.

10-11-2020, 12:45 AM - 1 Like	#116
surfar Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: mid nth coast,nsw Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,147	Originally posted by Paul the Sunman We've actually seen it, and know the dimensions; that it has a large new viewfinder made of high-refraction glass “that has never been used in a camera before”; that it doesn't have a flippy screen; that it has two card slots; that it has an AF selection joystick; that it has a large LCD panel on the top plate; that it has a new sensor and image processor that will deliver improved IQ across the ISO range, especially at high ISO; that its minimum ISO is 100; that Ricoh regard it as the APS-C flagship; that Ricoh believe it will break the perception that APS-C is inferior to FF. I wonder if its got a Kmount?

10-11-2020, 04:14 AM - 2 Likes	#117
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by surfar I wonder if its got a Kmount? Nope, Nikon F mount in order to accommodate Nikon's autofocus module.

10-11-2020, 04:23 AM	#118
pres589 Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Wichita, KS Photos: Albums Posts: 4,533	The LCD display on the top deck on the Knew is still smaller than the one used on the K-5 and K-3, right? It looks bigger than the one on the K-1 but not so big as what I'm used to on the K-5.

10-11-2020, 04:23 AM	#119
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,188	Originally posted by surfar I wonder if its got a Kmount? Ricoh tells us of their devotion to the K-Mount over and over again. Of course it is K-Mount, and it will be fun to use.

10-11-2020, 05:00 AM	#120
Raffwal Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The North Posts: 879	Perhaps they're returning to the PK/R mount.

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