tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post2685309895648712338..comments2024-02-26T14:48:08.264+01:00Comments on Falk Lumo: Pentax K-5 PreviewFalk Lumohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476649880132648032noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-12522871887595584582011-06-30T06:27:19.794+02:002011-06-30T06:27:19.794+02:00So, here I sit in June 2011, owning about the 10th...So, here I sit in June 2011, owning about the 10th K20D sold in Canada (just guessing ...).<br /><br />Q. Where is the Pentax Trade-In program to get me a K5?<br /><br />Victoria, BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-54512470291566429332010-10-19T20:15:16.249+02:002010-10-19T20:15:16.249+02:00From Monobod.
For me, this is the ultimate prize....From Monobod.<br /><br />For me, this is the ultimate prize. I have the K-7 and had the K20D and K10D before that. All excellent in their way, but the K-5 seems to offer me everything I had hoped for. It really could be my last ever camera, but I have said that before (he grins).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-4224556074587675322010-10-11T18:48:48.246+02:002010-10-11T18:48:48.246+02:00Thank you very much for valuable report.
I'm s...Thank you very much for valuable report.<br />I'm sad with a bad news about teleconverters.<br /><br />>What shall I say...?<br /><br />Well, I shall say<br />"What is the significance of optical viewfinders and K7(K5)'s 100% coverage?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-66845681368637216292010-10-11T18:34:19.906+02:002010-10-11T18:34:19.906+02:00Thanks Falk. Did you see this bby Blende?: http://...Thanks Falk. Did you see this bby Blende?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBw5Dy6mb0kUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739161029442932925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-49379135797403997772010-10-07T19:01:59.638+02:002010-10-07T19:01:59.638+02:00I've used Pentax since the screw mount days. ...I've used Pentax since the screw mount days. I truly apppreciate the ability of pentax to support the past (lens mount backwards compatibility) while looking forward, but I do think the every shrinking list of available lenses presents a long term danger to their future viability. I for one will buy a K-5 soon.R vannattanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-33188404911254596222010-10-04T02:41:38.741+02:002010-10-04T02:41:38.741+02:00Hi, do you know an aproximate date and final price...Hi, do you know an aproximate date and final price for the DA 35mm f/2.4 in Europe?<br /><br />Thanks for the reviews and opinions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-20547778520754060492010-10-04T02:34:17.530+02:002010-10-04T02:34:17.530+02:00I like the look of the K5 but am disappointed abou...I like the look of the K5 but am disappointed about the lack of a long lens like a 500/4 or so. The 1.4 TC would also have been a winner, in my mind.Cameralucidanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-63444277445237769942010-10-03T21:42:06.097+02:002010-10-03T21:42:06.097+02:00Nice thoughts about pentax's lacking of vision...Nice thoughts about pentax's lacking of vision, marketing strategy and development roadmaps. Is there anyone who know the japanese market? How's pentax doing there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-26759482469949931832010-10-03T02:17:40.603+02:002010-10-03T02:17:40.603+02:00Falk,
Excellent, concise and frank summary of wha...Falk,<br /><br />Excellent, concise and frank summary of what info you got at Photokina. Thanks for the details and matter of fact observations. We'll see if HoyaTax decides to step up and deliver in a few unaddressed key areas or let a subset of us who want to stay as well as are willing to invest in higher end glass walk away due to the failure to provide solutions in these few areas.brecklundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169229639113578494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-55733730735743393162010-10-01T18:09:34.851+02:002010-10-01T18:09:34.851+02:00Thanks for the review. Did you notice if the shutt...Thanks for the review. Did you notice if the shutter is still as quiet as the K7?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-51189960719577483282010-09-30T23:01:51.185+02:002010-09-30T23:01:51.185+02:00You write: "As far as I know, Pentax uses the...You write: "As far as I know, Pentax uses the Sony Exmor HD 16.2 MP APSC CMOS sensor". Pentax's Mark Cheetham confirms that in an interview: <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHGeCDs6jBs&feature=player_embeddedgawannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-8594686578457991912010-09-30T18:03:30.716+02:002010-09-30T18:03:30.716+02:00I was guessing the DC motor is similar to Sony'...I was guessing the DC motor is similar to Sony's SAM, a cheap version of non-ultrasonic in-lens motor. It's only quieter but not faster (maybe slower). Now look like it's true.<br /><br />HOYA's profitable only policy is a problem, but to be honest, HOYA's management has already exceeded my expectation. I was expecting worst, but they've managed to pull out quite a few nice and competitive cameras. We might not see HOYA trying to make Pentax a great camera brand. This can make them move really slow with new things (if they have to see somebody else making profit first every time). Well, same as the old Pentax, but before was without resources, now is without passion.yakinikujpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-19734646948305534852010-09-30T16:19:22.447+02:002010-09-30T16:19:22.447+02:00> ganglois
Surely if Hoya wanted to enhance th...> ganglois<br /><br />Surely if Hoya wanted to enhance the desirability (and price) of a Pentax company purchase, they'd be all over mirrorless. Their engineers have proven themselves to do exceptional work, and I'm sure if they were tasked with a mirrorless system they would do very well indeed.<br /><br />Sony will go from about 5% of the Japanese changeable-lens-camera market in Q2 2010 to about 15% (my best guess), simply through the introduction of the NEX twins.<br /><br />Pentax need to dare to succeed. Pretty colours will only take you so far.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-14511897162074251512010-09-30T16:15:31.522+02:002010-09-30T16:15:31.522+02:00@Alexander, contrast AF can be made fast. Physics ...@Alexander, contrast AF can be made fast. Physics is ready and engineers will follow soon enough ;) It doesn't need phase detect stuff to be fast.Falk Lumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476649880132648032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-31148713413748351352010-09-30T01:58:58.514+02:002010-09-30T01:58:58.514+02:00I think low light 1080p videos should look great u...I think low light 1080p videos should look great using fast F1.4 lenses IMHO.Joe Ogibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156095518196758210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-81893386014902498732010-09-30T00:00:43.129+02:002010-09-30T00:00:43.129+02:00Nice preview.
I will be buying the K-5 as soon as...Nice preview.<br /><br />I will be buying the K-5 as soon as I can, I got a white K-x now.<br /><br />I REALLY hope Pentax has added manual mode for video this time around. That is more important for me than AF during video, but that would be nice too of course, but I guess we'll have to wait for a sensor with phase detect built into it like the one Fujifilm made for their compact.Alexander Evensenhttp://www.arcticexposure.no/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-47289215595540905422010-09-29T18:40:08.841+02:002010-09-29T18:40:08.841+02:00@Ron, Fred, jordan, glanglois,
good comments, kee...@Ron, Fred, jordan, glanglois,<br /><br />good comments, keep'em coming. I'll send Pentax a link to the comment section :)Falk Lumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476649880132648032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-20470135802343555952010-09-29T16:45:47.457+02:002010-09-29T16:45:47.457+02:00Perhaps I'm looking through the wrong end of t...Perhaps I'm looking through the wrong end of the telescope, but the lack of announcements and public discussion of long-term strategy sound perfectly reasonable to me and not at all unexpected.<br /><br />That's based on the assumption that Hoya is seriously looking for a buyer for the camera operation. <br /><br />In that case, Pentax is more attractive if the buyer can easily fit the new operation into its own corporate strategy. Promises now could place an unwelcome burden upon a buyer - lowering the price Hoya gets or alienating a potential buyer entirely. <br /><br />I think it's less of a lack of vision and more of a pause to keep options open.<br /><br />We shall see ..... perhaps FF will be back under new ownership!glangloisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-54370892209959719722010-09-29T16:17:30.749+02:002010-09-29T16:17:30.749+02:00i've had 5 pentax dslrs since the *ist DL.
wh...i've had 5 pentax dslrs since the *ist DL.<br /><br />while the k5/kr looks very good, what's holding me back from jumping on the k5 (as good as it is) is Pentax's lack of vision or the lack of projecting their vision to the public.<br /><br />this photokina is NO exception. One excellent body or two isn't going to cut it.<br /><br />Caught with your pants and shirt down by the D7000 $1199 announcement? Can't even put a clear MSRP on the K5.<br /><br />Where are the more advanced lenses? Where's your roadmap?<br /><br />What has Pentax done to instill confidence in the current user base and to attact new users?<br /><br />That's what bothers me.<br /><br />what next, Pentax?jordanhttp://jordanpaw.zenfolio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-66485456822933604932010-09-29T15:14:11.411+02:002010-09-29T15:14:11.411+02:00Thanks for the preview and the review.
To my mind...Thanks for the preview and the review.<br /><br />To my mind, what this shows is that:<br /><br />- Pentax have fantastic camera body and lens engineers<br />- Pentax is run by bean-counters<br />- Pentax marketing is beyond abysmal<br /><br />I work in electronics manufacturing, and branded product distribution.<br /><br />Seeing Pentax PnS product being heavily discounted down to 50/60 US shoes they are trying to push clogged product.<br /><br />What scares me most is their lack of vision. For APS-C bodies, no problem.<br /><br />For APS-C lenses, where's the roadmap? Why would PnS upgraders buy in otherwise? Note Sony E-mount providing a lens roadmap for customer confidence. Pentax? ZERO confidence, as you never know what they are thinking, let alone planning.<br /><br />FF? This MAY not be a mistake. It just looks like one now, but sensor advancements will make the difference between APS-C aqll but negligible to 99% of users.<br /><br />Mirrorless? Pentax have the enviable position of knowing how to make pancakes best. Surely this is a sector they could excel in. What frustrates me the most, is that they say they are in the "evaluation stage"!<br /><br />The fastest growing sector in photo hardware sales and they are "evaluating"? Please!<br /><br />I love the results Pentax provide me. I am on my 3rd Pentax DSLR body, and have invested in 6 lenses; an FA31 amongst them. I don't want Pentax to go away, and they don't need to. They have product to stand against and beat Canikon. Unfortunately they need better sales, marketing and distribution.<br /><br />They also need vision beyond APS-C mirror and the dying PnS segment.Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-6054795491339250822010-09-29T15:13:33.137+02:002010-09-29T15:13:33.137+02:00Hi Falk,
Well maybe Hoya doesn't yet know what...Hi Falk,<br />Well maybe Hoya doesn't yet know what direction to go with Pentax, so in that time it's good to keep quiet. Personal I think that the road to outdoors, travel and landscaping is good path for the expencive line of camera's. Traditional Pentaxian's shood realize that they have to be prepared to pay a little more to keep the K-mount alive and kicking, in wich the benefition will be in the long future use of it.<br /><br />I'm going to buy the K-5 soon and first read your findings. I was to at the PhotoKina and handled the 645D for a short time. Very excited about it and published some snapshot pictures made at the Kina. <br /><br />http://i52.tinypic.com/2u5chgh.jpg<br /><br />Hope to see your findings on that. Are they requiring new testshooters for the 645D (then I'm in).<br /><br />Greetings Ron HendriksRon Hendrikshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393214317847048157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-8580869505394016802010-09-29T04:46:04.685+02:002010-09-29T04:46:04.685+02:00@everybody Anonymous: please provide a nickname wh...@everybody Anonymous: please provide a nickname when posting.<br /><br />@Anonymous: Yes, no K-r DAL35 kit. That's what I've been told. Of course, such kit, esp. if colored would be cool. So I wonder if it may become available in Japan.Falk Lumohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476649880132648032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-27746896727663608282010-09-29T03:57:56.538+02:002010-09-29T03:57:56.538+02:0035 mm F2.4 as kit lens for K-5 only, not K-r?
- Th...35 mm F2.4 as kit lens for K-5 only, not K-r?<br />- That would be strange...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-31857330138343202192010-09-29T03:51:27.970+02:002010-09-29T03:51:27.970+02:00Thank you so much for the Preview. I am sold to K5...Thank you so much for the Preview. I am sold to K5 and hope to find an adapter for my Leica R-lenses.Loc Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599082310926453927.post-58133378357923204052010-09-29T03:20:22.282+02:002010-09-29T03:20:22.282+02:00"Pentax thinks that action shot bursts are do..."Pentax thinks that action shot bursts are done in JPG and RAW bursts are mainly for bracketing and similiar applications." Shows that Pentax are guessing and not taking any notice of comments on fora. I take raw bursts for action, and never for bracketing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com