K-30 styling: will it ever return?

danny09 · 02-17-2014, 07:37 PM

Great thread. I am glad I am not alone in the love for K30 styling. I have resisted ordering a K30 almost a dozen times. Especially at $439 on Amazon it is a no-brainer. K50 is just so much traditional and boring. Its like the Nissan Maxima and K30 is the Infiniti G37. Everything under the hood is almost same but talk about styling. K30 is a looker for sure.
If I had the money I would buy the K30 just for its looks and nothing else. But if my better half finds out you will never see me again on this place

altopiet · 02-17-2014, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by Tony Belding

Get off my lawn, or I'll whack you with my Spotmatic!

Ok grandpa, calm down!

Gray · 02-17-2014, 10:16 PM - **1 Like**

Yeh - K50 design is boring, K-30 design is really cool looking.

Oh - I'm 53!

bdery · 02-18-2014, 06:15 AM

I don't understand what people find so ... different... with the K30. When you look at it, it looks like a DSLR. When you look closely, you see some nice touches like the texturing of the grip, but there is nothing out of this world about it. I agree that it looks less vanilla but not SO different as to create a love/hate reaction.

That being said, I tend to like it a lot. Just like I like the brutal shape of the prism box on the K-3.

OldNoob · 02-18-2014, 09:48 AM

i hope the k-30's styling doesn't return. that way my camera will maintain a good resale value.

cali92rs · 02-21-2014, 04:07 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

IIRC there were several third-party lenses that didn't fit under the flash horn, so I suppose Ricoh took a 'form follows function' approach with the more classic design. Maybe there's a reason so many cameras share these basic dimensions, the way sedans share their basic orientation.

I know with my Samyang 85mm, my finger could baaaaaarely fit under there to move the aperture ring off the 'A' setting.
And i believe the Samyang T/S lens doesn't work because of that hump and was the reason they didn't release it for Pentax.

Other than that, i really liked the K-30s styling as well.
But i doubt they will ever release a similarly styled camera, otherwise, they would not have canned it so quickly.

Na Horuk · 02-21-2014, 05:31 PM

Originally posted by cali92rs

And i believe the Samyang T/S lens doesn't work because of that hump and was the reason they didn't release it for Pentax.

Pretty sure they did release it by now. But I do agree that functionality is important, and no part of the design should limit it

cali92rs · 02-21-2014, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by Na Horuk

Pretty sure they did release it by now. But I do agree that functionality is important, and no part of the design should limit it

You are right, I stand corrected.

mee · 02-21-2014, 08:27 PM

Originally posted by OldNoob

i hope the k-30's styling doesn't return. that way my camera will maintain a good resale value.

You're not going to get much in the way of resale it seems.. Pentax bodies tend to halve in price after a year or so.

I still have yet to sell my K-30.. only get low offers or people who seem to like it but not commit (think they are looking for Canon or Nikon -- what is a 'Pentax' is that a Home shopping network brand?)

-------

I never really cared what the camera looked like.. short of something really obnoxious.. I mean it is a tool to take photographs not a piece of jewlery to wave in the air like I'm important.

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02-17-2014, 07:37 PM	#16
danny09 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 417	Great thread. I am glad I am not alone in the love for K30 styling. I have resisted ordering a K30 almost a dozen times. Especially at $439 on Amazon it is a no-brainer. K50 is just so much traditional and boring. Its like the Nissan Maxima and K30 is the Infiniti G37. Everything under the hood is almost same but talk about styling. K30 is a looker for sure. If I had the money I would buy the K30 just for its looks and nothing else. But if my better half finds out you will never see me again on this place

02-17-2014, 09:54 PM	#17
altopiet Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Gem of the Karoo, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,307	Originally posted by Tony Belding Get off my lawn, or I'll whack you with my Spotmatic! Ok grandpa, calm down!

02-17-2014, 10:16 PM - 1 Like	#18
Gray Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cape Town Photos: Gallery Posts: 536	Yeh - K50 design is boring, K-30 design is really cool looking. Oh - I'm 53!

02-18-2014, 06:15 AM	#19
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,360	I don't understand what people find so ... different... with the K30. When you look at it, it looks like a DSLR. When you look closely, you see some nice touches like the texturing of the grip, but there is nothing out of this world about it. I agree that it looks less vanilla but not SO different as to create a love/hate reaction. That being said, I tend to like it a lot. Just like I like the brutal shape of the prism box on the K-3.

02-18-2014, 09:48 AM	#20
OldNoob Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 402	i hope the k-30's styling doesn't return. that way my camera will maintain a good resale value.

02-21-2014, 04:07 PM	#21
cali92rs Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 3,354	Originally posted by monochrome IIRC there were several third-party lenses that didn't fit under the flash horn, so I suppose Ricoh took a 'form follows function' approach with the more classic design. Maybe there's a reason so many cameras share these basic dimensions, the way sedans share their basic orientation. I know with my Samyang 85mm, my finger could baaaaaarely fit under there to move the aperture ring off the 'A' setting. And i believe the Samyang T/S lens doesn't work because of that hump and was the reason they didn't release it for Pentax. Other than that, i really liked the K-30s styling as well. But i doubt they will ever release a similarly styled camera, otherwise, they would not have canned it so quickly.

02-21-2014, 05:31 PM	#22
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Originally posted by cali92rs And i believe the Samyang T/S lens doesn't work because of that hump and was the reason they didn't release it for Pentax. Pretty sure they did release it by now. But I do agree that functionality is important, and no part of the design should limit it

02-21-2014, 06:22 PM	#23
cali92rs Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 3,354	Originally posted by Na Horuk Pretty sure they did release it by now. But I do agree that functionality is important, and no part of the design should limit it You are right, I stand corrected.

02-21-2014, 08:27 PM	#24
mee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,403	Originally posted by OldNoob i hope the k-30's styling doesn't return. that way my camera will maintain a good resale value. You're not going to get much in the way of resale it seems.. Pentax bodies tend to halve in price after a year or so. I still have yet to sell my K-30.. only get low offers or people who seem to like it but not commit (think they are looking for Canon or Nikon -- what is a 'Pentax' is that a Home shopping network brand?) ------- I never really cared what the camera looked like.. short of something really obnoxious.. I mean it is a tool to take photographs not a piece of jewlery to wave in the air like I'm important.