(The backdrop is close to the main body colour of the Yellow K-01! I think if I had it, it could look slimmer when put onto that as part of the thick body could be hidden! ;-D)
1. It has a thin and small body!
2. It has an articulated monitor!
3. It has an aperture control ring! That's called the "Hyper Operation" in Pentax terminology! In addition, the aperture can be changed at anytime during video recording!! It also had the H.264 MP4 compressed video in 30 frames (long time ago!) that some Pentax fans has *suddenly* raved about! ;->
4. It weights far less than the K-01! :-o The above combo with a *Pentax K-mount* pancake lens is only at 540g, with flash, battery and memory card plus a light handstrap, too. In fact, the above lens weighs 140g by itself, leaving the body alone weighs only at 400g, which is yet ready to shoot. And, if I used a cheaper adaptor, I can save 30g more!
5. The match is with better outlook and more balanced with all those elegant DA limited pancakes rather than a thin lens on a thick bricky body! >:-(
After all, I am keeping my K-x, same as the K-m, which are yet the smallest and lightest Pentax DSLR bodies and most importantly, they are equipped with a *viewfinder*, if they are meant to be made bigger!
Related:-
The Half-Baked K-mount Mirrorless! >:-(
Size and Weight Comparison for the K-01 (Against K-5, K-r and K-x)
K-01 Poll 1/2: Do You Like about the Design Appearance of the K-01?
K-01 Poll 2/2: How Do You Think about the Practicality of the K-01?
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ZEN · 682 weeks ago
Yesss!
HiJoe · 682 weeks ago
Alex · 682 weeks ago
- can I attach an external flash? i.e. a REAL external flash?
- are any of my lenses stabilized?
- does it have AF with K-mount lenses?
- can I use my K-mount lenses without having to buy an adapter?
If the answer is "no" for even one of those questions, I'm afraid you can't call it "The Ideal K-mount Mirrorless" ;)
And some corrections:
- HyperOperation implies the presence of a shutter priority mode, as described in the link you gave. Obviously, your NEX don't have a shutter priority mode, thus it can't possibly have HyperOperation. Please do not make up features that doesn't exist.
- I very much doubt that a pancake at the end of a quite long adapter is anywhere near being "balanced" on that super thin camera. It should be like the NEX + a zoom, which isn't balanced.
- It's ugly. The NEX, I mean.
Ivan · 682 weeks ago
I cant get why is this buzz around compact bodies there is so many restrictions of the compact design people just dont get it.They want eye candy not real performance.
john · 682 weeks ago
Would the adapter, with electronical and mechanical couplings, have been prohibitivly expensive ?
wow · 682 weeks ago
RenatoA · 682 weeks ago
Rob · 682 weeks ago
I prefer to hold the camera, not the lens.
I wont say I hate articulated screens but when i had one on a P&S I never used it.
I prefer controls - knob type - to menus.
I want a real hot shoe.
I want my pancake lenses to be pancakes, not a short stack!
Barbarosa · 682 weeks ago
deadbird · 682 weeks ago
1. No screw drive - legacy AF lenses become MF - its one reason this thing can be so thin
2. No Pentax power ports - SDM lenses become MF
3. No EVF or OVF (I thought that was one of the knocks against the K-01 you had?)
4. Battery lasts a little longer than half that of the K-01
5. No real hot shoe
6. Not the top rated sensor
7. That body is plastic, right?
Don't get me wrong, I think the NEX system, longterm, makes more sense longterm than the other mirrorless-only systems, as I think the video recorders being made will create an edge over M43, although recent developments in M43 partners mean a fight. Samsung and Fuji will be niche players.
That is the one thing I think Pentax is missing at the moment - a video partner who would create a dedicated camcorder based on the K-Mount. I think that would help tremendously in liveview AF speed, and make the K-mount a real player on all levels. . That and double the sensor in the Q - it will fit...
guest · 682 weeks ago
French_Mike · 682 weeks ago
Jeffknightpotter · 682 weeks ago
No shake reduction. Nex dust attracting magnetized sensor very close to the elements when changing lenses in the field. Not really good for use with longer lenses on tripod, unless tripod mount is on the lens itself. Not ideal for people with big hands. Large adapters completely defeat the purpose of smaller body. No autofocus with K-mount lenses. I could go on and on, but your RH-01 looks very cool and pretty and that apparently sells cameras these days!
Rene · 682 weeks ago
illdefined · 682 weeks ago
Note that one of the reasons the grip/box is so big on the K-01 is because it takes the full size K-7/K-5 battery. There shouldn't be any complaints about battery life.
D0n · 682 weeks ago
Pentax just can't please some people..
hahaha!
stefan · 682 weeks ago
Nex is ideal for Rice and K-01 for many others. What is the point? If someone wants a NEX, buy it and enjoy; if you feel K-01 is best buy it and enjoy. Case closed!