Originally posted by ajack I’m going to go against the grain and say it’s a little stupid.
I do occasional tilt the screen up or down (e.g. for an overhead shot) but I have NEVER tilted it side-to-side. It barely goes to the sides anyway. And why in the world would you want to rotate it? In my opinion the whole thing is needlessly fussy, and if you look inside it actually takes up a lot of space. I am also a little worried about how fragile it looks, although I do recall that demo where a Pentax rep swung the camera holding only the LCD so it’s probably not a big deal.
I would rather have a simpler tilting mechanism like on the KP or 645Z and have the body be 1/4” thinner. Or just nothing at all and get even more space back.
I could not disagree more. The k1 is the first camera with a movable screen and in six months use I have:
Tilted it up when doing pet portrait shots on a tripod so when reviewing i dont have to squat down.
Used it to focus in LV when the camera on the tripod was about a foot off the ground.
Tilted the screen to the side and up/down when using it on a tripod for a scenic shot when the sun is at my back and high so as to reduce the glare when focussing or reviewing.
In short I think it is a marvel of engineering.