[New product story on 27 November] Product Stories of New APS-C “K-3 Mark III” Vol.6

Kunzite · 12-19-2020, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by Larrymc

How in the heck can you walk straight with astigmatism correction? I got new glasses earlier in the year and was prescribed a right eye "cylinder" correction and I damn near fell down every time I wore my new glasses had to go back to standard correction rather than a "cylinder" correction.

Ha ha, I was dizzy for a short while after getting the then new glasses. I simply got used with it.

H. Sapiens · 12-19-2020, 02:27 AM

Originally posted by Cerebum

And now cyberpunk has been pulled because it keeps crashing! Lol, clearly they were working on that all this time!

But then, everybody know about this game now, even I who have hardly played any video game for years - unless backgammon on my laptop counts. And I'm intrigued to try it now.

beholder3 · 12-19-2020, 03:18 AM

Originally posted by Serkevan

Eh, Cyberpunk 2077 got an announcement trailer in 2012, a full-sized trailer in 2018 and it came out last week. The K-33 is nothing in comparison

And this one video game has cost 200% of the total price of the whole Pentax company when it was sold to Ricoh (in good market conditions) and all its products, facilities, staff etc.

**Serkevan** · 12-19-2020, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by Cerebum

And now cyberpunk has been pulled because it keeps crashing! Lol, clearly they were working on that all this time!

Yeah, it looks like they didn't even give it 4 years of actual dev time. And for a game of that scope with such a dense city they needed at least 2 more years to make it work as intended... And they should have kept it away from older generation consoles. I'm super disappointed with how CDPR handled it.

---------- Post added 12-19-20 at 03:24 AM ----------

Originally posted by beholder3

And this one video game has cost 200% of the total price of the whole Pentax company when it was sold to Ricoh (in good market conditions) and all its products, facilities, staff etc.

It's baffling how much recent AAA videogames can skyrocket in budget. I think GTA5 cost a total of $500 million counting marketing back in 2013, and nowadays 100-200 million is common.

ecostigny · 12-19-2020, 08:37 AM

Originally posted by Serkevan

Yeah, it looks like they didn't even give it 4 years of actual dev time. And for a game of that scope with such a dense city they needed at least 2 more years to make it work as intended... And they should have kept it away from older generation consoles. I'm super disappointed with how CDPR handled it.

---------- Post added 12-19-20 at 03:24 AM ----------

It's baffling how much recent AAA videogames can skyrocket in budget. I think GTA5 cost a total of $500 million counting marketing back in 2013, and nowadays 100-200 million is common.

I suspect they put in more time marketing than actually developing this game. It's sounds like a repeat of the Windows Vista debacle, in that they've released half-baked software that cannot run well on almost all of the targeted hardware.

reh321 · 12-19-2020, 08:39 AM

Originally posted by Kunzite

Ha ha, I was dizzy for a short while after getting the then new glasses. I simply got used with it.

In other words, your brain eventually came to work with the new glasses.

**RobA_Oz** · 12-19-2020, 03:11 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by reh321

In other words, your brain eventually came to work with the new glasses.

I know people who abandoned multi-focals after less than a day’s use (I persisted). Some people’s brains take a little longer to adapt than others’, although I don’t think it’s a matter of IQ.

BROO · 12-19-2020, 03:46 PM

Any thoughts regarding the CROP overlay on the Pentax K-3 III viewfinder as part of the specifications?
What would the purpose of this feature be?

H. Sapiens · 12-20-2020, 12:35 AM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

I know people who abandoned multi-focals after less than a day’s use (I persisted). Some people’s brains take a little longer to adapt than others’, although I don’t think it’s a matter of IQ.

It is generally reported to take a few days to about a week to get used to invertoscopes - glasses that flip the world 180 degrees.

Zygonyx · 12-20-2020, 01:45 AM

Originally posted by Kobie

Well, the official answer I received direct from Pentax is "We do not have cameras available for reviewers yet". Sooo, maybe they're looking in to that for the future. Or, it was a polite way to say no but keep hopes up lol.

Better be on the beta-tester than on the reviewer's short-list...

dicki · 12-20-2020, 06:31 AM

Does there are some news?

**RobA_Oz** · 12-20-2020, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by dicki

Does there are some news?

You’ll read it here, first.

Mistral75 · 12-20-2020, 01:36 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by BROO

Any thoughts regarding the CROP overlay on the Pentax K-3 III viewfinder as part of the specifications?
What would the purpose of this feature be?

Square format?

Mistral75 · 12-20-2020, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by H. Sapiens

It is generally reported to take a few days to about a week to get used to invertoscopes - glasses that flip the world 180 degrees.

It also takes some time to get used to a waist-level viewfinder and properly frame one's pictures with it. The human brain is highly adaptable.

**Larrymc** · 12-20-2020, 02:34 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by H. Sapiens

It is generally reported to take a few days to about a week to get used to invertoscopes - glasses that flip the world 180 degrees.

Sounds like a darn good way to break a few bones while waiting for the brain to adjust!

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12-19-2020, 01:42 AM	#211
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by Larrymc How in the heck can you walk straight with astigmatism correction? I got new glasses earlier in the year and was prescribed a right eye "cylinder" correction and I damn near fell down every time I wore my new glasses had to go back to standard correction rather than a "cylinder" correction. Ha ha, I was dizzy for a short while after getting the then new glasses. I simply got used with it.

12-19-2020, 02:27 AM	#212
H. Sapiens Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 327	Originally posted by Cerebum And now cyberpunk has been pulled because it keeps crashing! Lol, clearly they were working on that all this time! But then, everybody know about this game now, even I who have hardly played any video game for years - unless backgammon on my laptop counts. And I'm intrigued to try it now.

12-19-2020, 03:18 AM	#213
beholder3 Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,112	Originally posted by Serkevan Eh, Cyberpunk 2077 got an announcement trailer in 2012, a full-sized trailer in 2018 and it came out last week. The K-33 is nothing in comparison And this one video game has cost 200% of the total price of the whole Pentax company when it was sold to Ricoh (in good market conditions) and all its products, facilities, staff etc.

12-19-2020, 03:21 AM	#214
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Originally posted by Cerebum And now cyberpunk has been pulled because it keeps crashing! Lol, clearly they were working on that all this time! Yeah, it looks like they didn't even give it 4 years of actual dev time. And for a game of that scope with such a dense city they needed at least 2 more years to make it work as intended... And they should have kept it away from older generation consoles. I'm super disappointed with how CDPR handled it. ---------- Post added 12-19-20 at 03:24 AM ---------- Originally posted by beholder3 And this one video game has cost 200% of the total price of the whole Pentax company when it was sold to Ricoh (in good market conditions) and all its products, facilities, staff etc. It's baffling how much recent AAA videogames can skyrocket in budget. I think GTA5 cost a total of $500 million counting marketing back in 2013, and nowadays 100-200 million is common.

12-19-2020, 08:37 AM	#215
ecostigny Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Branford, CT Posts: 561	Originally posted by Serkevan Yeah, it looks like they didn't even give it 4 years of actual dev time. And for a game of that scope with such a dense city they needed at least 2 more years to make it work as intended... And they should have kept it away from older generation consoles. I'm super disappointed with how CDPR handled it. ---------- Post added 12-19-20 at 03:24 AM ---------- It's baffling how much recent AAA videogames can skyrocket in budget. I think GTA5 cost a total of $500 million counting marketing back in 2013, and nowadays 100-200 million is common. I suspect they put in more time marketing than actually developing this game. It's sounds like a repeat of the Windows Vista debacle, in that they've released half-baked software that cannot run well on almost all of the targeted hardware.

12-19-2020, 08:39 AM	#216
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,175	Originally posted by Kunzite Ha ha, I was dizzy for a short while after getting the then new glasses. I simply got used with it. In other words, your brain eventually came to work with the new glasses.

12-19-2020, 03:11 PM - 1 Like	#217
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,191	Originally posted by reh321 In other words, your brain eventually came to work with the new glasses. I know people who abandoned multi-focals after less than a day’s use (I persisted). Some people’s brains take a little longer to adapt than others’, although I don’t think it’s a matter of IQ.

12-19-2020, 03:46 PM	#218
BROO Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 655	Any thoughts regarding the CROP overlay on the Pentax K-3 III viewfinder as part of the specifications? What would the purpose of this feature be?

12-20-2020, 12:35 AM	#219
H. Sapiens Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 327	Originally posted by RobA_Oz I know people who abandoned multi-focals after less than a day’s use (I persisted). Some people’s brains take a little longer to adapt than others’, although I don’t think it’s a matter of IQ. It is generally reported to take a few days to about a week to get used to invertoscopes - glasses that flip the world 180 degrees.

12-20-2020, 01:45 AM	#220
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,032	Originally posted by Kobie Well, the official answer I received direct from Pentax is "We do not have cameras available for reviewers yet". Sooo, maybe they're looking in to that for the future. Or, it was a polite way to say no but keep hopes up lol. Better be on the beta-tester than on the reviewer's short-list...

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12-20-2020, 06:31 AM	#221
dicki Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 180	Does there are some news?

12-20-2020, 12:14 PM	#222
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,191	Originally posted by dicki Does there are some news? You’ll read it here, first.

12-20-2020, 01:36 PM - 1 Like	#223
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,526 Original Poster	Originally posted by BROO Any thoughts regarding the CROP overlay on the Pentax K-3 III viewfinder as part of the specifications? What would the purpose of this feature be? Square format?

12-20-2020, 01:50 PM	#224
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,526 Original Poster	Originally posted by H. Sapiens It is generally reported to take a few days to about a week to get used to invertoscopes - glasses that flip the world 180 degrees. It also takes some time to get used to a waist-level viewfinder and properly frame one's pictures with it. The human brain is highly adaptable.

12-20-2020, 02:34 PM - 2 Likes	#225
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,251	Originally posted by H. Sapiens It is generally reported to take a few days to about a week to get used to invertoscopes - glasses that flip the world 180 degrees. Sounds like a darn good way to break a few bones while waiting for the brain to adjust!