[offertonhatter]

One question and one observation

Question - Is it a Pentaprism or Pentamirror (babel fish is not translating)

Observation - Mount is only KAF2 so won't take SDM lenses (which is KAF3)

[rparmar]

Info I have says KAF3 mount. Pentamirror not prism.

[rparmar]

Also, sensor is K200D-based but goes ISO 100-3200 with a new feature "Shadow compensation". So it's an improvement... not standing still.

[offertonhatter]

One other thing, purely an observation, I wonder why Pentax called it the K2000 in the USA and K-m elsewhere? We all have been calling it the K2000(D) on the forum.
Maybe they are trying to be like Canon who call the 300D/350D/400D/450D/1000D the Rebel series in the US.......Like I say, just an observation.

[offertonhatter]

Info I have says KAF3 mount. Pentamirror not prism.

Interesting. If this is true, then Pentax Germany need to change the brochure......

I would be very surprised if it was only KAF2 as this would be a backward step, with the all the DA* lenses Pentax are bringing out.

[kkoether]

PENTAX

See the above link.

[offertonhatter]

Thanks for this kkoether. It does indeed have a KAF3 mount. Pentax Germany will have to change the brochure, as it does state KAF2..... :O

[falconeye]

I now linked to the US facts sheet in my initial post. Thanks to kkoether.

It does indeed have a KAF3 mount. Pentax Germany will have to change the brochure, as it does state KAF2..... :O

The German broschre reads:

"KAF2-Bajonett, kompatibel mit KAF3-, KAF-, KA-Objektivbajonetten, keine Unterstützung der KAF-Motorzoomfunktion."

which translates to

"KAF2 mount, compatible with KAF3, KAF and KA lens mounts w/o support for the motor zoom function."

So, Pentax Germany and Pentax Canada both make a subtle distinction between the designation of lens and body mounts, where KAF3 only exists as a lens mount (read: SDM only w/o support for screw drive) and a KAF2 body mount may or may not support SDM.

This is probably correct as no body mount w/o support for focus screw drive has been published yet and KAF2 already had power contacts anyway.

Pentax US calls both ends KAF3 (which is easier to communicate) but then how do we call a KAF3 mount w/o the focus screw drive?

One question and one observation

Question - Is it a Pentaprism or Pentamirror (babel fish is not translating)

Observation - Mount is only KAF2 so won't take SDM lenses (which is KAF3)

Kaf2 does take SDM lenses, it has the two power contacts and screw driver for focusing. On the other hand Kaf3 is SDM only because it has no screw driver to focus. The DA17-70mm is Kaf3 because it has no screw driver socket so only SDM capable cameras will drive it.

And the K2000/K-M mount is Kaf2, it has SDM power contacts plus screw driver.

[creampuff]

One other thing, purely an observation, I wonder why Pentax called it the K2000 in the USA and K-m elsewhere? We all have been calling it the K2000(D) on the forum.
Maybe they are trying to be like Canon who call the 300D/350D/400D/450D/1000D the Rebel series in the US.......Like I say, just an observation.

Probably because there are still so many K1000s floating around in the US and the US marketing people figured that might have some brand association. To me that's not a good decision, K-m is so much simpler and easier to remember.

Anyway there might be subtle product differentiation (for different geographical markets) by naming it differently. (e.g. documentation, charger, PAL/NTSC, etc.). As this is a base model, aka cheap, naming it differently might curb the prevalence of grey market imports/exports.