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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-01-2012, 05:03 AM
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So, I am still in Osaka and went to Yaotami (Osaka train station basement level 2) and Ohbayashi (across from the Hilton). You will find K-30s only (all colors). There was one K-5 at Ohbayashi. The red color is closer to the 645D metalic red special addiation than the K-x bright red
Cost in Japan, body 66000 yen, with standard lens 79000, with 18-135 mm 89000. As you can see Japan is no bargin. As a rule Pentax equipment will be the same as the USA or higher. Sigma (Pentax compatiable lenses) lenes are much higher in Japan while Tamron is less expensive than the USA (e.g. A14P is about $189).
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
06-30-2012, 04:37 PM
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First, I am new to the forum but have been reading the posts for several years and have both Ricoh and Pentax film and digital cameras.
Second, I just finised my annual visit to Yodobashi. The Ricoh reps have taken over Pentax floor sales (companies put reps on the selling floor-They kept thanking me for owning both Ricoh and Pentax cameras). The only DSLR on display were the K-30 (in all its colors), and K-01. Additionally the Q and the GXR were next to the K-30. When I asked about why they did not have any of the other K series the response was "discontninued." This was the first time in three years that I saw a crowd in front of the Pentax display.
I tried out the K-30 and found it to have nice set of ergonomics for the small handed like me. It is very light even with the standard lens. As the body is so light it makes the camera wants to tip forward. The metallic blue is the most eye catching. The standard setup is 899000 yen. If you have a K-x like me it feels like a compact version. The buttons are similar and the menus feel the same. The remarkable thing is that I think you could take pictures one handed with breaking your wrist
I also waltzed around the K-01. It was not a happy experience. No one was looking at them while I was there. Let's just say the K-30, in hand, feels like a a BMW while the K-01 feels like a panel van. Rather than getting to far off topic I will just end it here.
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