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Friday, January 28, 2011

My New K-r Gold Limited & Kit! :-D

To support Pentax' slogan "To be Different", I bought this!



And the unboxing slideshow can be viewed here:-

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v313/RiceHigh/K-r/My_K-r/Unboxing/?albumview=slideshow

Bought it directly from Japan from the Mapcamera at Rakuten. The communications with them were mostly seamless and they do read and write in good English in general, although it took a day or so to answer each set of enquiries. The offered prices are not very cheap, though but I think would be still acceptable..

In fact, they usually followed up matters and responded in positive and practical ways. This is in big contrast to what Pentax/Hoya for their usual attitude, whom never responded or just wrote in vague statements in short form with poor English. In fact, Pentax/Hoya could never live up to the same standard and actually did not even come close! >:-( So, when a local camera shop just communicate and provide services far better than a global "large" company like Hoya, that's just a big joke and what a pity it really is!!

Well, btw, does my new K-r just look quite alike to the two special edition cameras below? ;-D


(Source: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/pentaxlx/Pentax_LX_Gold/index1.htm)


(Source: http://cgi.ebay.com/Leica-R6-2-Gold-R-50mm-f-1-4-1965-1995-Singapore-NIB-/160369288873?pt=Film_Cameras&hash=item2556c126a9)

More to come.. (Lens matching, measurbation, head-to-head shootouts and etc.! :-D) Stay tuned! :-D

Update for New Article:-

K-r Gold/Brown Limited Pentax Lens Matching


Read Also:-

How to Order a Custom Coloured K-x from Japan by Yourself?

What Colour Scheme of the K-r Would You Choose?

(AF) Lens Matching with the Navy K-x

K-5 Limited Silver

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Michael A. · 739 weeks ago

Very nice, RH! Enjoy it!!!
More expensive than expected? It should be. Enjoy.
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
Additional overheads and expenditures were well known before ordering the items, although finally it is slightly higher than what was originally estimated, in 3000 Yens only, nevertheless.
Was this part of a Mr. T starter kit?
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Voice of Reason · 739 weeks ago

The PENTAX 645D camera receives ‘AP Reader Product of the Year’ at the Amateur Photographer Awards 2011
http://www.pentax.co.uk/en/news/1391/news.html
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/...s/AP_Awar...
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAPmag#p/u
do you find the front focus under tungsten issue on your k-r??
1 reply · active 739 weeks ago
Yes, partially, the subject details and texture would affect.

Under normal lighting with higher colour temperature, my K-r seems to be okay.
That's a beaut, RH! Here's hoping it'll give you zillions of perfect pictures - some of which you'll share with us?
1 reply · active 739 weeks ago
Click the "My Photos" tag and view. Those are far from "perfect" anyway, and of course.

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