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Comment on What I Think about the Pentax K-01 by Sanford

Sanford — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:09:55 +0000

Would you say the same thing about the designer designed Giugiaro Nikons?

Comment on Photographers Really Do Talk Like This. by Sanford

Sanford — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:14:52 +0000

All I ever hear photographers talk about is “where did you find parking?”

Comment on What I Think about the Pentax K-01 by Miserere

Miserere — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:38:24 +0000

Mark, I tried posting this to your blog but kept getting an error when I submitted the comment, so I’m posting it here:

I agree with everything you’ve said, Mark…but y’er still wrong

It’s true that someone moving up from a phone camera won’t necessarily want a really tiny camera, but they won’t want a brick, either. When they go to the store and compare the size and weight of the K-01 with that of a micro-4/3 or NEX camera, they’ll put the Pentax down.

As for that arsenal of lenses Pentax can boast about…they don’t matter to phone camera movers uppers, only to current Pentaxians, which you argue the camera isn’t intended for. As I’m sure you know, phone camera movers uppers buy the kit zoom lens and stick with it.

Click here to compare the K-01 to an Olympus Pen E-PL3, a perfectly competent mirrorless camera with plenty of (small) native lenses available for it. With the kit lens it’s $50 cheaper than a K-01 body only. It’s also 44% lighter, not to mention quite smaller. Now tell me that you really believe someone with no idea about photography, who just wants something better than their camera phone or a P&S, is going to choose the Pentax.

Comment on What I Think about the Pentax K-01 by Raffwal

Raffwal — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:20:33 +0000

Mark, sorry but I think you’re the one missing the point. I tried to comment on your article on your website but all I got was a bunch of error messages.

Comment on What I Think about the Pentax K-01 by Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:50:58 +0000

I think you’ve really missed on this one Miserere. I think they’ll sell a lot of K-01s. My complete alternative viewpoint: http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=541

Comment on What I Think about the Pentax K-01 by Raffwal

Raffwal — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:52 +0000

Good points, Miserere. I agree with some while I disagree with others. There are reasons to use K mount in a product like this and there are reasons not to. I tend to prefer the previous. While this is an interesting concept and camera in many ways, I really don’t understand how they can release it with NO viewfinder. What the heck were they thinking? I really can’t figure out who this camera is for in its current form. P&S upgraders – nope. Soccer-moms – nope. Pentax DSLR users – mostly nope.

Comment on Photographers Really Do Talk Like This. by Miserere

Miserere — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +0000

How would Avedon shoot this?

Ha ha ha, too funny! Nearly spit my tea out when he said this

Comment on Photographers Really Do Talk Like This. by Jeroen de Haan

Jeroen de Haan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:52:24 +0000

Probably very funny but the sound is shit also; couldn’t understand half of it

Comment on Photographer Stereotypes LOL by nb

nb — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:48:34 +0000

lololol mwhahaha hehehe

Comment on Yashica EZ F521 Available for Preorder by Miserere

Miserere — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:40:08 +0000

It's been discontinued so you'd have to look for it on the used market. Click here to search for it on eBay.