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Friday, May 27, 2011

"Trusted Rumour" from Japan: Two Pentax Mirrorless Cameras Will Come! (And One Nikon As Well)

See: http://digicame-info.com/2011/05/78-1.html

(in Japanese, Excite English Translation Here)

It is told that a new Pentax mirrorless with new mount will be announced by July/August. 3 colours will be available for this new model (which this information seems to be quite specific). And more importantly, another Pentax mirrorless will be announced later in the second half year of 2011. Besides, it also mentions about that the Nikon mirrorless will be announced in July.

The most interesting that we should note about is that the above blog author reminds us that the "informer" have been correct for the last several early supplies of the Pentax K-r, E-PL1 and E-PL2 leaked information, which I think I witnessed that for the last case of the K-r, which was found to be true. Actually, his informer mentioned about the K-5, too, which I think was the first time I heard about that name in a more confirmed tone, but not just pure imaginations.

At the same time, I see Photo Rumors today also tell about the new US pricing of the "upcoming" Pentax NC-1 mirrorless, from their own source:-

http://photorumors.com/2011/05/26/pentax-nc-1-mirrorless-camera-kit-will-be-priced-around-600/

So, I think this time the Pentax mirrorless should be true and it will come soon, so as the Nikon mirrorless. What a "rumour"! :-D

After all, whenever anyone surfs the Internet, one should have a strong mind of susceptibility and possess strong judgement so as to make the right filtering and finally more accurate predictions could be achieved. Always trust sources that are more sensible, insightful and had good past track records. This time, I think I will be bingo again, too! ;->

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Crossing fingers.

I want advanced-amateur MILC with 1.5x crop factor, 3:2 aspect ration and mount allowing m39 and Leica M adapters.
"3 colours will be available for this new model (which this information seems to be quite specific)."

Not that specific, see the comment to this page posted March 31, 2011 at 7:21 am ;)

"Actually, there should be three colours: ivory, black and also red, to begin with."
http://photorumors.com/2011/03/30/pentax-nc-1-mir...
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It is still specific even though it may not be the first one to tell.
I'd prefer K-mount, as I have now a host of lenses...
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Pentaxian · 720 weeks ago

Exactly my point too - the k-5's sensor, K-mount and a reasonable price point would make it one hell of an offer - especially for existing k-5 users trying to avoid switching lenses all the time. On the other hand, any different mount would be a no-go to me, in this case my second body will remain my old k20d - yes it's a bit heavy, but actually very capable regardless its age
Buy a K-mnount cameras then! There is no point in making "mirrorless" K-mount. It will be100% failure (huge flange distance and slow AF).
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You are probably right, technically, but look how well NEXs are selling, though they make even less sense for existing Sony DSLR owners (new mount). Many (including myself) would buy a Pentax mirrorless to complement the K-5 (as a second body / "take anywhere"), as long as the mount and sensor is the same

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