K-3III mod

**kwb** · 02-04-2023, 04:32 PM - **3 Likes**

TKO (of J-limited and Pentax Film Project fame) posted something about Uber-cool viewfinder spotted at Pentax event in Yokohama on twitter, w/o saying anything about this strangely familiar camera.
Somebody (probably TKO himself) modified the body shell design of K-3III to remove pentaprism and 3D-printed the top and front panel (look at the texture on these panels). Don't expect them to start selling it though, I suspect that this is just TKO's fun project at this point.

https://twitter.com/takeeee507/status/1621807638760792073

**VSTAR** · 02-04-2023, 05:04 PM - **4 Likes**

Begs the question why?

**TwoUptons** · 02-04-2023, 05:34 PM - **5 Likes**

K-02! It's real

-Eric

**UncleVanya** · 02-04-2023, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by VSTAR

Begs the question why?

Right?

**robbiec** · 02-04-2023, 06:16 PM - **1 Like**

So he took one of the principal design elements of the K-3iii and just took it out. Different strokes, different folks I suppose.

**luftfluss** · 02-04-2023, 06:30 PM - **4 Likes**

Now, if he had put a tilting LCD on it...

**robbiec** · 02-04-2023, 06:39 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by luftfluss

Now, if he had put a tilting LCD on it...

There is always one

JPT · 02-04-2023, 06:46 PM

That is the "K-02" that they showed at the J Limited event last March. That thing actually switches on and works, by the way. Although it looks like a mirrorless version of the K-3 III, TKO explained that the mirror is still in there. It's just stuck open inside. It is of course just a joke. The actual J Limited version of the K-3 III looks like an upsized version of the K-30, available in the same blue and white coloring, but I'm not sure of the release timing.

By the way, they showed prototype drawings of the K-30 at the last online event in December. Interestingly, the K-30 drawings had the label K-f on them, so I think they must have decided to change from the K-m, K-x, K-r style naming to the number style right at the last moment.

The J Limited team like to bring some new curiosity to each event to keep people interested. Sometimes it's a never-produced old prototype and sometimes it's some crazy experiment they have hacked together, like the "K-02". Unfortunately, they tell attendees to to upload images to the internet, so I can't share any images. I guess they are worried about rumor sites using the images to start bogus rumors of cameras that will never be released.

reh321 · 02-04-2023, 07:25 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by JPT

Unfortunately, they tell attendees to to upload images to the internet, so I can't share any images. I guess they are worried about rumor sites using the images to start bogus rumors of cameras that will never be released.

At least it gives us something to talk about.
This section has been basically dead for awhile.

JPT · 02-04-2023, 09:32 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by reh321

At least it gives us something to talk about.
This section has been basically dead for awhile.

There is likely to be another Pentax (not necessarily J Limited) event at the end of this month. They have had one every three months to preview with the next seasonal firmware release, so given that the last one was November 23, I would expect the enxt to be announced very soon. Then there may be something more substantial to discuss.

pblogic · 02-04-2023, 11:55 PM

Originally posted by JPT

There is likely to be another Pentax (not necessarily J Limited) event at the end of this month. They have had one every three months to preview with the next seasonal firmware release, so given that the last one was November 23, I would expect the enxt to be announced very soon. Then there may be something more substantial to discuss.

But will there be anything of interest, I wonder.

kypfer · 02-05-2023, 02:49 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by kwb

TKO (of J-limited and Pentax Film Project fame) posted something about Uber-cool viewfinder spotted at Pentax event in Yokohama on twitter, w/o saying anything about this strangely familiar camera.
Somebody (probably TKO himself) modified the body shell design of K-3III to remove pentaprism and 3D-printed the top and front panel (look at the texture on these panels). Don't expect them to start selling it though, I suspect that this is just TKO's fun project at this point.
https://twitter.com/takeeee507/status/1621807638760792073

I came up with something similar a few months ago in response to a post in a different group

Mistral75 · 02-05-2023, 03:28 AM

Originally posted by pblogic

But will there be anything of interest, I wonder.

Just before CP+? There better be...

Zygonyx · 02-05-2023, 04:39 AM - **1 Like**

The opening post's modified K-3III is particularly monofocal !

reh321 · 02-05-2023, 05:54 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

Just before CP+? There better be...

I don’t fool myself.
As a resident of the US, they take my dollars, but …..
Even JPT is just another Japanese face to them.
Even CP+ is “just another show” to them, and won’t affect their timing. They “dance to their own drummer”.
Their main interest is their own on-line chats with their own Japanese audience.

02-04-2023, 04:32 PM - 3 Likes	#1
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,090	K-3III mod TKO (of J-limited and Pentax Film Project fame) posted something about Uber-cool viewfinder spotted at Pentax event in Yokohama on twitter, w/o saying anything about this strangely familiar camera. Somebody (probably TKO himself) modified the body shell design of K-3III to remove pentaprism and 3D-printed the top and front panel (look at the texture on these panels). Don't expect them to start selling it though, I suspect that this is just TKO's fun project at this point. https://twitter.com/takeeee507/status/1621807638760792073

02-04-2023, 07:25 PM - 1 Like	#9
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22,137	Originally posted by JPT Unfortunately, they tell attendees to to upload images to the internet, so I can't share any images. I guess they are worried about rumor sites using the images to start bogus rumors of cameras that will never be released. At least it gives us something to talk about. This section has been basically dead for awhile. Last edited by reh321; 02-04-2023 at 07:50 PM.

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02-04-2023, 06:16 PM - 1 Like	#5
robbiec Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cork Photos: Albums Posts: 1,848	So he took one of the principal design elements of the K-3iii and just took it out. Different strokes, different folks I suppose.

02-04-2023, 06:30 PM - 4 Likes	#6
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robbiec Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cork Photos: Albums Posts: 1,848	Originally posted by luftfluss Now, if he had put a tilting LCD on it... There is always one

02-04-2023, 06:46 PM	#8
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,570	That is the "K-02" that they showed at the J Limited event last March. That thing actually switches on and works, by the way. Although it looks like a mirrorless version of the K-3 III, TKO explained that the mirror is still in there. It's just stuck open inside. It is of course just a joke. The actual J Limited version of the K-3 III looks like an upsized version of the K-30, available in the same blue and white coloring, but I'm not sure of the release timing. By the way, they showed prototype drawings of the K-30 at the last online event in December. Interestingly, the K-30 drawings had the label K-f on them, so I think they must have decided to change from the K-m, K-x, K-r style naming to the number style right at the last moment. The J Limited team like to bring some new curiosity to each event to keep people interested. Sometimes it's a never-produced old prototype and sometimes it's some crazy experiment they have hacked together, like the "K-02". Unfortunately, they tell attendees to to upload images to the internet, so I can't share any images. I guess they are worried about rumor sites using the images to start bogus rumors of cameras that will never be released.

02-04-2023, 09:32 PM - 2 Likes	#10
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,570	Originally posted by reh321 At least it gives us something to talk about. This section has been basically dead for awhile. There is likely to be another Pentax (not necessarily J Limited) event at the end of this month. They have had one every three months to preview with the next seasonal firmware release, so given that the last one was November 23, I would expect the enxt to be announced very soon. Then there may be something more substantial to discuss.

02-04-2023, 11:55 PM	#11
pblogic Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 66	Originally posted by JPT There is likely to be another Pentax (not necessarily J Limited) event at the end of this month. They have had one every three months to preview with the next seasonal firmware release, so given that the last one was November 23, I would expect the enxt to be announced very soon. Then there may be something more substantial to discuss. But will there be anything of interest, I wonder.

02-05-2023, 02:49 AM - 3 Likes	#12
kypfer Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Jersey C.I. Posts: 2,663	Originally posted by kwb TKO (of J-limited and Pentax Film Project fame) posted something about Uber-cool viewfinder spotted at Pentax event in Yokohama on twitter, w/o saying anything about this strangely familiar camera. Somebody (probably TKO himself) modified the body shell design of K-3III to remove pentaprism and 3D-printed the top and front panel (look at the texture on these panels). Don't expect them to start selling it though, I suspect that this is just TKO's fun project at this point. https://twitter.com/takeeee507/status/1621807638760792073 I came up with something similar a few months ago in response to a post in a different group

02-05-2023, 03:28 AM	#13
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 6,961	Originally posted by pblogic But will there be anything of interest, I wonder. Just before CP+? There better be...

02-05-2023, 04:39 AM - 1 Like	#14
Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,004	The opening post's modified K-3III is particularly monofocal !

02-05-2023, 05:54 AM	#15
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 22,137	Originally posted by Mistral75 Just before CP+? There better be... I don’t fool myself. As a resident of the US, they take my dollars, but ….. Even JPT is just another Japanese face to them. Even CP+ is “just another show” to them, and won’t affect their timing. They “dance to their own drummer”. Their main interest is their own on-line chats with their own Japanese audience.

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