Originally posted by eddie1960 Seamuis, remember computers with far less power than your cell phone or your k5/7 once filled entire buildings, don't take the bet. it will happen. and i think the k5 k7 could be smaller, i don't really want it smaller but i think it could be. the big issue with the Spottie idea is depth, largely due to the real estate putting in a screen takes. OLED and other techs though are making screens way thinner so no reason it couldn't happen. It won't but it could
im not arguing that it couldn’t ever happen, im saying that as of
right now I don’t see how thats possible without cutting certain things. certain things that a majority of camera consumers in the market segment aren’t willing to forgoe at the likely pricepoint. such as the LCD, the handgrip, the larger more powerful batteries, etc. it can be built yes, as a niche product like the leica m9 an even to an extent the fuji x100. but anything beyond that, I don’t think it can currently be feasibly done. a lot of people would want it, but regarding a mass manufactured camera, no. its naive to think the camera companies aren’t aware of the trend thats pushing toward smaller, simpler, more ‘retro’ designs and engineering. and so one can assume that Pentax is aware of the desire for such a camera from a certain amount of its current userbase and non userbase alike. but thinking it can be done outside of a ‘limited’ special edition mostly for showing off run of cameras, is I think nothing more than blissfully ignorant optimism. because at the end of the day, the majority of consumers expect a certain amount of things for their hard earned cash. and these companies are about making money.