Lars
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Well you could, but it would look really weird.You can't of course add a flappy mirror to a Sony A7 after the fact.
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Well you could, but it would look really weird.You can't of course add a flappy mirror to a Sony A7 after the fact.
Let's hope for a stir then. Just not expecting to see a row of Pentax lenses at the next Olympics track & field.Looking at the prism housing from all available angles, there doesn't seem to be a pop-up flash. If Pentax is true to their traditions, the camera will be as small as practically possible. Still, I doubt that it will be much smaller/lighter than the D750. If it is, and it does have an EVF option, it's a challenge for Sony as well as for Canikon. If it shoots 4K video too, it'll be a runaway success.
All of this is technically possible to do, and Pentax already knows how to do IBIS. While I doubt Pentax will make the management at any of the large camera brands nervous overnight, they are able to make a stir, and Ricoh is a sizable corporation with net sales last year of USD 18.6 billion.
Hello Jorgen,If this is what you think it is, it's a very interesting development indeed. This is a camera that I will follow very closely in any case. Although there's a limited selection available, Pentax makes some of the best. It would be nice too if Zeiss went back to making the Milvus series in K-mount. If not, there are still used copies of the ZK lenses available.
My latest unofficial infos tell me that the contact between RICOH and RED cinema is real. RICOH do not care about Nikon, who is a little company compared to. RICOH is roughly the equivalent of XEROX and CANON, far bigger company. From what I gathered, RICOH will put as much money as possible into Pentax as much as it fulfil their objectives. So it would be a mistake to see Pentax as a Sigma equivalent. Pentax is more a Canikon equivalent, as the date of today, if it is necessary. RICOH is developing one thing with Pentax : Digital imaging Still and Cinema market share and revenue. They lack their own sensor and own video specificity/department. It is why they want to have kind of unique sensor and/or video expertise.Interesting stuff, and I really hope Pentax pulls this off with commercial success. Seriously doubt that any of the large manufacturers would tremble with fear over this though - Pentax needs to strengthen its brand visibility a lot for that to happen.
OVF is unique for composing. This OVF will be one hell of OVF in 35mm digital world. If there is an EVF option, it is win win for every body. For the IQ... I can only speculate It will not be Foveon equivalent, that is sure. I think it will not be a Sony sensor either. Again, it's only speculation from my side but I always liked Pentax IQ, whatever sensor they used. So I would not worry that much about IQGreat... Here is me recently ranting about the advantages of EVFs on the Sony forum and now I see this Pentax DSLR and now may do a backflip from EVF to OVF.
Size, specs, price and of course IQ will be what we will be looking to see first.
If they do a unique IQ like the Foveon but at useful ISOs beyond say a 5D or D800 type machine they may find a niche.
No pop-up flash please on a professional body. I know Pentax are great at weathersealing so I'll be expecting that.
There is hopeI think the AF will be a new SAFOX and that a new contrast AF will be implemented. It will not compete with top notch AF from Nikon but it will be good.
Thing is, you need auto tracking AF only for action scenes. Do you see a lot of action scenes on this forum, or other forum ? I see that photographers take time to shoot and compose.
Anyway, with the K5, the last pentax I used, I had no problem to track furious guys on stage during concert, so in low low light. I do not think the actual K3 SAFOX is that disastrous with moving subjects such as birds. It is not as smooth as a Nikon AF,even an old nikon AF (D700) but it is very ok.
these lenses are an interesting bunch.Here are the 9 actual FF Pentax lenses who will work with this camera :
FA 31mm f1.8 Limited
FA 35mm f2.0
FA 43mm f1.9 Limited
DFA 50mm f2.8 macro
FA 50mm f1.4
DA 50mm f1.8
FA 77mm f1.8 Limited
DFA 100mm f/2.8 macro
DA* 300mm f4
The bold ones are the one I value the most. I worked a lot with the 77 and it is a true gem. The 300f4 is a true gem too, especially in concert. I know the 43f1.9 is a very special lens and I really want it. Hopefully, Pentax prices are good prices. You can expect them to launch at least a wide angle lens to start.
Yes some pentax lenses are "Leica" sized. The 43mm is legendary because of his own rendering. Back in the days, a range finder version of it was made for leica shooters, just because this lens is kinda unique. Per say, the RF version is larger than the SLR version.these lenses are an interesting bunch.
The 43mm not that big and if the FF is close to the K3 then size will be compact.
Have a comparison here - http://camerasize.com/compact/#619.82,624.395,ha,t
Wonder if that might be a GPS plug similar to the one for the 645Z?I tortured one of the sample pictures and discovered a typical EVF plug. So maybe there is EVF in option ? Only time will tell
On a more serious note, this camera will use a "RGB high resolution mode". If it is real and true (probably), Sigma will have hard time to cope with that. This might be the end of Sigma DSLR and the end of foveon dream