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Forum: Pentax Mirrorless Cameras
05-27-2014, 11:53 PM
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The camera I, and probably many, want is a retro-styled mirrorless camera. Perhaps call it the 'Pentax Limited', styled like the LX or MX classic cameras. I'm thinking something kind of in the vein of the Fujifilm X-Pro 1. It would ideally have a high quality body meant to match the limited lenses, EVF, and be as compact as possible. I've always been baffled as to why Pentax has yet to make a camera like this, especially when many other companies are doing well with cameras in this vein. The limited lenses are the perfect match for this.
Oh well, I do have a Ricoh GR, so hard to be underwhelmed with anything in the way of photography equipment these days.
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Forum: Ricoh GR
07-28-2014, 10:01 AM
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^ I agree with the above. Any increase in size would make it unpocketable for the type of jeans I wear; it barely fits in my jean pockets as is (us skinny twenty somethings wear well fitted jeans, you know :P). If anything, I'd like a successor to be smaller, though I doubt that's possible since everything is crammed in already. This rules out a viewfinder & a fixed lens with a focus ring. If anyone wants either of these things, why not just get a Fuji X100s or its successor? Ricoh GR's form factor was 90% of the reason why I, and I'm sure others, purchased this camera.
That being said, here's a few improvements I'd like:
- Faster autofocus in low light
- Larger burst rate buffer
- Stabilized lens (is this possible with the form factor?)
- A 'P' mode that more accurately reflects the Pentax DSLRs; ie: the front wheel would be 'Tv' mode & the back wheel would force 'Av' mode. Actually, does the GR already do this & I don't know it?
- Next generation sensor: the K-3 sensor would be nice, but by the time this is out we'll probably have something better?
I also agree with having two versions of different focal lengths.
It says a lot to how great the Ricoh GR is that I can only list 5 improvements.
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