Originally posted by Reportage i am thinking with the preview sets out in the world now, there should be at least a large number of review/preview of the pre-production model. Okay it may not have the final release firmware and picture quality might not be up to par but that doesn meant cannot test the other things like battery life, shutter noise, buffer read write speed and etc.
If the firmware isn't final, how can you be sure its battery life? Since it's a preproduction unit (basically a prototype), the shutter might be different from the final one (words from Pentax distributor). Can't test/confirm buffer r/w speed either 'cause it's a prototype only... As a matter of fact, the one I've been playing locks up quite often, have to take out battery to reset the whole thing. And its firmware is only v0.3...