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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

DC Watch has Posted Product Images of the New(Upcoming) Pentax Stuff



Further to this today's news on Pentax' latest lens development disclosure, we have more useful information as follows, from the Japanese DC Watch:-

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20120208_510376.html

Credit: Blog reader Ying

By the way, why we need this? Just grab an existing $1-2 after-market black K-mount body cap and heat up an hot nail at the oven, the product is done at home DIY! :-D And, they don't worry about dust getting onto the sensor? :-o

And, the most important thing I can find is that Pentax is going to shorten the back focus register distance of the new lenses for the K-01 and upcoming mrrorless bodies! See this, it has a much recessed lens and optical rear!

I bet this might be a wider angle *true* "standard prime" btw (the 40mm XS isn't!), although nothing is disclosed about its focal and speed.
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Rob · 686 weeks ago

WOW!! I want the 560mm NOW!!!!
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D0n · 686 weeks ago

that unnamed lens looks to be like a 28mm 1.8 for the k-01
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D0n · 686 weeks ago

my guess is the k-01 lenses that are recessed like this will probably find thier way onto d-slrs with a simple extension tube for macro duty....
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SimenO1 100p · 685 weeks ago

My guess, its much wider. Like 10mm f/4 fisheye.
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Walt · 686 weeks ago

Wow, they developed a pinhole! How much R&D went into that one? Introducing the DA pinhole, the lightest lens ever made. The rest looks good though. NIce el cheapo plastic 50mm. If it is based on the old FA 50 1.7 that'll be a great option for those who want a good, fast portrait lens on a budget. The 560mm is way cool, and way big and I am sure it will be WAY expensive. The last one, the mirrorless pancake, proves that Pentax will release a group of mirrorless only lenses to take advantage of the mirrorless design distinguishing it from a DSLR with a feature other than "hey, how stupid, they just ripped the mirror out..". Now if they can just de-brick the body on the next mirrorless K-0* releases (and do something for an EVF - HDMI connect?) .
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Ying · 685 weeks ago

Well, the whole argument about keeping the K-mount is lens compatibility, with these rear element extended lens, they ARE causing a divide - these can;t be used on the K-mount SLRs.

What a lost cause.
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RiceHigh 110p · 685 weeks ago

Not really. I think they are trying to migrate from the old K-mount with longer back focus register distance to a shorter one, with their new mirrorless system, while keeping only the K-mount, mechanically but not completely optically.
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Ying · 685 weeks ago

But by releasing these deep recessed lens, they are doing EXACTLY the opposite of moving towards a shorter register distance.
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Rob · 685 weeks ago

"K mount" is a physical connection where three slots line up and pins line up. There is nothing preventing Pentax from using the physical connection described as K-Mount on lenses with a different register distance.
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Walt · 685 weeks ago

You have a point. The new lens lineup will be exclusive to the mirrorless bodies so in a way it has the same effect as having a new mount. However, it will take a while to migrate off of the old K-mount optical focus distance. It is a smart strategy because it gives them great flexibility by leveraging the existing lens lineup.
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SimenO1 100p · 685 weeks ago

Its potentially useful with mirror lock up on dslr models. Of course that would require a firmware update. Basicly its up to pentax to decide.

The pinhole for Q must be a waste of time. A 2004 phone camera should deliver better pictures. But i guess its defended by the lomo/holga/hipstamatic fans.
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kadajawi · 685 weeks ago

Not sure, but my *istDs requires electricity to keep the mirror up. Running out of juice with such a lens mounted would be disastrous.
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SimenO1 100p · 685 weeks ago

I don't think Pentax would update firmware for older cameras then K-5 and K-r.

The spring mechanism is probably to weak to damage the mirror against a plastic rear tube.
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kadajawi · 685 weeks ago

People have more options for the K-01 from day 1, and Pentax doesn't have to release 3 lenses at once. You can use your old lenses, or if you plan to upgrade/keep compatibility just use K-mount lenses meant for their (D)SLRs. There are many options, and being that fat means the camera has a proper grip and balance.

Just look at a NEX with a 18-55 or worse yet 18-200... it looks ridiculous and isn't very easy to hold. A K-01 with a similar lens will have a similar size, but a vastly improved balance, perhaps even better than a DSLR with such a lens (which would be a much bigger combination).

The K-01 is a brilliant idea, it really grows on me.
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Marian · 685 weeks ago

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kadajawi · 685 weeks ago

So after all the Pentax K-01 won't be bigger than the competition, unless you use it without a lens ;) It will just have a better grip and better balance than the NEX series. That's a good thing.

The pinhole will be cheap to produce for Pentax, and there is a market for that, as seen by the Subjektiv for example. Why not?

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