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song_hm · 05-13-2009, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by Alan_A

The same dutch forum that has that pic of the front has a pic of the back of the K7... not sure if it's legit or not..

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gnaztee · 05-13-2009, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by Alan_A

lol ..sorry bout that

Don't worry about it. My wife is from the Netherlands (I'm American), and I "accidentally" confuse Dutch with German all the time...it's good fun

Of course, she "accidentally" confuses us with Canadians to get even...

nixcamic · 05-13-2009, 09:19 PM

She accidentally compliments you? :P

GLXLR · 05-13-2009, 09:20 PM

Wait... will the K7D have a magnesium alloy body?
PLEASE SAY YES

ogl · 05-13-2009, 09:26 PM

Originally posted by GLXLR

Wait... will the K7D have a magnesium alloy body?
PLEASE SAY YES

RIGHT NAME is K-7.
Body will be even better.

GLXLR · 05-13-2009, 09:29 PM

HOW DO YOU KNOW? :P Hopefully its not too expensive.

And I just compared the size of the K-7 to the 50D and oh my it looks really small!

gnaztee · 05-13-2009, 09:47 PM

Originally posted by nixcamic

She accidentally compliments you? :P

Well, I consider almost all national rivalries good-natured

fejker · 05-13-2009, 10:21 PM

Originally posted by RBellavance

It is if we have to press "Ok" everytime we want to move the AF point around...

But I can't believe Pentax would make such a stupid ergonomic mistake.

Originally posted by mattdm

I bet there's a menu option to make it required or not.

I hope there really is an option in the menu to select the different mode -> Keep the 4-way buttons unlocked when in user AF point select mode and you have to press OK to select timer/WB/flash/... and a normal operation when in auto AF point select or center AF point mode. That would be logical and would not slow down the process of selecting AF points.

Someone mentioned it's the same safety technique as the mode select dial now has. Not quite, the mode dial is a mechanical wheel that can be rotated even when the camera is turned off, for the AF point to accidentally move the camera would have to be turned on. And I turn my camera off when it's just hanging around my neck ... if it's on I'm always holding it in my hand so accidental button pressing would be hard.

**Matthew** · 05-14-2009, 05:23 AM

This picture might show the mirror down and thus the focusing screen, or maybe it shows the sensor (looks a bit monochromatic though). What ever it shows it sure looks different to my K20D.
Is the round blob a split prism on the focusing screen?

falconeye · 05-14-2009, 06:00 AM

Originally posted by Matthew

What ever it shows it sure looks different to my K20D.
Is the round blob a split prism on the focusing screen?

If you tilt your open K20D a bit it will look exactly the same. Has been discussed here before (the mirror box was shown before).
BTW, you see the reflection of the focusing screen which is in place. Really!

nanok · 05-14-2009, 07:45 AM

Originally posted by mattdm

I bet there's a menu option to make it required or not.

it's quite irrelevant really, as it's just firmware tweaks. pentax will fix it 2 weeks after release if people complain, or the open source community will 3 days after, as the firmware will, obviously, be opensource.

--
nanok(pleaseletitbesopleaseplease)

nanok · 05-14-2009, 07:46 AM

scratch that. i _know_ it will be so, that's the killer feature, the "revolution". it has to be so. (at least i can dream..)

illdefined · 05-14-2009, 07:50 AM

Originally posted by ogl

RIGHT NAME is K-7.
Body will be even better.

"Better" than magnesium? What could that be, Titanium?

nanok · 05-14-2009, 08:09 AM

polycarbonates/composites? i hope pentax didn't give in to that marketing crap with magnesium alloys.
/me ducks

ogl · 05-14-2009, 08:19 AM

Not much better. But it's not simple magnesium alloy of competitors.

05-13-2009, 09:29 PM	#201
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684	HOW DO YOU KNOW? :P Hopefully its not too expensive. And I just compared the size of the K-7 to the 50D and oh my it looks really small! Last edited by GLXLR; 05-13-2009 at 09:55 PM.

05-14-2009, 05:23 AM	#204
Matthew Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hawkesbury Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,899	Split prism in focusing screen? This picture might show the mirror down and thus the focusing screen, or maybe it shows the sensor (looks a bit monochromatic though). What ever it shows it sure looks different to my K20D. Is the round blob a split prism on the focusing screen?

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05-13-2009, 08:08 PM	#196
song_hm Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 797	Originally posted by Alan_A The same dutch forum that has that pic of the front has a pic of the back of the K7... not sure if it's legit or not.. DigitalFotoNetz.de :: Thema anzeigen - Am 20. Mai ist Pentax-Tag! .. Back to the future from the 20th

05-13-2009, 08:55 PM	#197
gnaztee Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 772	Originally posted by Alan_A lol ..sorry bout that Don't worry about it. My wife is from the Netherlands (I'm American), and I "accidentally" confuse Dutch with German all the time...it's good fun Of course, she "accidentally" confuses us with Canadians to get even...

05-13-2009, 09:19 PM	#198
nixcamic Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Guatemala Posts: 354	She accidentally compliments you? :P

05-13-2009, 09:20 PM	#199
GLXLR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sugar Land, TX Photos: Gallery Posts: 684	Wait... will the K7D have a magnesium alloy body? PLEASE SAY YES

05-13-2009, 09:26 PM	#200
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	Originally posted by GLXLR Wait... will the K7D have a magnesium alloy body? PLEASE SAY YES RIGHT NAME is K-7. Body will be even better.

05-13-2009, 09:47 PM	#202
gnaztee Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 772	Originally posted by nixcamic She accidentally compliments you? :P Well, I consider almost all national rivalries good-natured

05-13-2009, 10:21 PM	#203
fejker Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Slovenia Photos: Gallery Posts: 258	Originally posted by RBellavance It is if we have to press "Ok" everytime we want to move the AF point around... But I can't believe Pentax would make such a stupid ergonomic mistake. Originally posted by mattdm I bet there's a menu option to make it required or not. I hope there really is an option in the menu to select the different mode -> Keep the 4-way buttons unlocked when in user AF point select mode and you have to press OK to select timer/WB/flash/... and a normal operation when in auto AF point select or center AF point mode. That would be logical and would not slow down the process of selecting AF points. Someone mentioned it's the same safety technique as the mode select dial now has. Not quite, the mode dial is a mechanical wheel that can be rotated even when the camera is turned off, for the AF point to accidentally move the camera would have to be turned on. And I turn my camera off when it's just hanging around my neck ... if it's on I'm always holding it in my hand so accidental button pressing would be hard.

05-14-2009, 06:00 AM	#205
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	Originally posted by Matthew What ever it shows it sure looks different to my K20D. Is the round blob a split prism on the focusing screen? If you tilt your open K20D a bit it will look exactly the same. Has been discussed here before (the mirror box was shown before). BTW, you see the reflection of the focusing screen which is in place. Really!

05-14-2009, 07:45 AM	#206
nanok Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 969	Originally posted by mattdm I bet there's a menu option to make it required or not. it's quite irrelevant really, as it's just firmware tweaks. pentax will fix it 2 weeks after release if people complain, or the open source community will 3 days after, as the firmware will, obviously, be opensource. -- nanok(pleaseletitbesopleaseplease)

05-14-2009, 07:46 AM	#207
nanok Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 969	scratch that. i _know_ it will be so, that's the killer feature, the "revolution". it has to be so. (at least i can dream..)

05-14-2009, 07:50 AM	#208
illdefined Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 929	Originally posted by ogl RIGHT NAME is K-7. Body will be even better. "Better" than magnesium? What could that be, Titanium?

05-14-2009, 08:09 AM	#209
nanok Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 969	polycarbonates/composites? i hope pentax didn't give in to that marketing crap with magnesium alloys. /me ducks

05-14-2009, 08:19 AM	#210
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	Not much better. But it's not simple magnesium alloy of competitors.

Enjoy Waiting! (k7 final pic)

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