Amazon.com: Buying Choices: Pentax K-01 16MP APS-C CMOS Compact System Camera Kit with DA 40mm Lens (Yellow)

You must go to the additional sellers page and go to the Amazon.com offering. They are out of stock but taking orders at that price. Nladt tome this happened the price didn't ladt long, but Amazon honored the sales.

Down to $314.95 as of 1/8/13

$399 now 1/18/13

[lgt525]

I just cancelled my 40 mm limited prime lens order with Adorama and ordered this instead. I am looking for a smaller camera to go with my new k-30 and want to be able to share lenses with both cameras. This deal is too good to pass up! I think this 40mm lens will be fine for me.

[TropicalMonkey]

From what I read, more or less K-01 is like K30 minus optical view finder and phase-detection auto focusing.
I ordered one too. Not sure how the yellow one is going look.
There are other sellers selling black one with 40mm under $400.

[TropicalMonkey]

Already have a k-01. really tempting to order another one for my parents. The video quality is just awesome.

Have you used manual focusing while recording video? I am wondering how hard it would be to use manual focus while recording video. I wish Pentax comes with flip LCDs.

[lgt525]

From what I read, more or less K-01 is like K30 minus optical view finder and phase-detection auto focusing.
I ordered one too. Not sure how the yellow one is going look.
There are other sellers selling black one with 40mm under $400.

I think the yellow one is going to look ridiculous, but I don't care . I am willing to put my vanity aside for $85 more dollars towards another lens.

[Docrwm]

I think the yellow one is going to look ridiculous, but I don't care . I am willing to put my vanity aside for $85 more dollars towards another lens.

I thought so too and made the same decision. I am finding that it puts people at ease, compared to a "Pro" looking all black camera. My hands hide most of the yellow when I'm using it anyway

[TropicalMonkey]

I thought so too and made the same decision. I am finding that it puts people at ease, compared to a "Pro" looking all black camera. My hands hide most of the yellow when I'm using it anyway

That is a good point. I am not a Pro and don't care to look like an amateur either! With a yellow camera you can shoot like Sony depicted people like me in their SLR photography video, even though I am much better at it than they think.

[pxpaulx]

From what I read, more or less K-01 is like K30 minus optical view finder and phase-detection auto focusing.
I ordered one too. Not sure how the yellow one is going look.
There are other sellers selling black one with 40mm under $400.

I don't have mine yet but I've seen it - the yellow is much more subdued than marketing images show, more like a fresh banana yellow than a highlighter yellow.

[lgt525]

I don't have mine yet but I've seen it - the yellow is much more subdued than marketing images show, more like a fresh banana yellow than a highlighter yellow.

It's great to know that the camera is not as yellow as the picture in this thread. That bright yellow makes the camera look like a toy for toddlers.

Just one of the downsides of buying a brand that is basically only available online to many of us. No chance to see the color in person. (Although at this great deal I would have bought no matter how garish a yellow the color is. )

[Docrwm]

It's great to know that the camera is not as yellow as the picture in this thread. That bright yellow makes the camera look like a toy for toddlers.

Just one of one of the downsides of buying a brand that is basically only available online to many of us. No chance to see the color in person. (Although at this great deal I would have bought no matter how garish a yellow the color is. )

It's the first camera, other than a slim P&S, that my wife has expressed any interest in at all. My daughter keeps asking "But why is it Yellow?!?" I keep telling her its the fun camera.

[pxpaulx]

It's great to know that the camera is not as yellow as the picture in this thread. That bright yellow makes the camera look like a toy for toddlers.

Just one of one of the downsides of buying a brand that is basically only available online to many of us. No chance to see the color in person. (Although at this great deal I would have bought no matter how garish a yellow the color is. )

Yeah I saw it at the walker art museum in their museum shop on 12/30 (2 days after I already ordered mine!). Definitely liking it a lot more in person. I did have a chuckle at their asking price, $899.

[lgt525]

It's the first camera, other than a slim P&S, that my wife has expressed any interest in at all. My daughter keeps asking "But why is it Yellow?!?" I keep telling her its the fun camera.

Getting the 40 mm XS that I can use with both my K-30 and the K-01 IS the "Fun" Camera!

[Docrwm]

Getting the 40 mm XS that I can use with both my K-30 and the K-01 IS the "Fun" Camera!

I already had the 40 Limited so I decided, after looking at them both, that I did not need 2 40mm DA lenses and sold the XS to recoup some of the outrageous cost of the K-01!

[lgt525]

I already had the 40 Limited so I decided, after looking at them both, that I did not need 2 40mm DA lenses and sold the XS to recoup some of the outrageous cost of the K-01!

Wow, so you really got an amazing deal on the K-01! Great job!

[Docrwm]

Wow, so you really got an amazing deal on the K-01! Great job!

After fees and all were taken care of it cost me $152

[bossa]

Did anyone else see this comparison (Pentax K-01 vs Fuji X-100) and find it fishy?
Fujifilm X100 vs Pentax K-01 - Our Analysis
I say "fishy" because the "pros" of the Fuji are few (3), and arguably insignificant (ex: viewfinder saves battery life) the "pros" of the Pentax are many (15), and pretty darned significant (better IQ for instance...duh!).
Anyway, I waffled on the K-01 but finally bit. Mine is supposed to arrive sometime between late Jan and late Feb.

Comparisons like this leave me speechless. According to their side-by-side comparison the K-01 was better at every listed feature and yet it 'lost'. It doesn't add up.