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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Pentax K-g? (Hoax, I Believe)

Photo Rumors have posted this, for someone sent them in the "secret":-



But I don't think that it is true and do believe that it is just a hoax. It doesn't make any sense at all to make a product like this, nor, it is really impractical for manufacturing and neither for sales. And, the fashion K-mount body is the K-01 in the meantime. They really do NOT need another body to compete with the K-01 amongst themselves nor they really have the resources to maintain so many product lines especially for the same market segment! Finally, the blurred name looks like "K-g", which is yet another obvious big non-sense! >:-o And, if they are going to market such a colourful camera, why the final image of it is yet in full GREY? (which can yet be clearly seen despite that it is blurred.)

Update: This is obvious FAKE! Because there exists an obvious grammatical mistake, also! All the words "color" should be read as "colors"! Yet to verify this error, I've just checked the old official K-r page at the Pentax Japanese home, it is confirmed that they just didn't make such an obvious and careless mistake!



So, Case Closed! Someone just had nothing better to do and tried to fool all of us via the PR! Really Disgusting! >:-|

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K-s - seems to me. or K-g - keygi - not bad.
K-2 or K-z ?
You never know. The switch to Ricoh ownership could have meant a switch to a new marketing team or outside company to produce their advertising. A typo like this is entirely possible.

I'm willing to believe it for the time being, since Pentax said they would be continuing with DSLRs and the K-r is due for a replacement.
4 replies · active 680 weeks ago
The K-01 is already the K-r, for what it is really meant for, i.e., for the *same* market segment for ILC beginners and novices.

Besides, this "typo" is just too obvious to be true for a real marketing company, unless it is by someone who is a true layman but non native English writer who tried to create a rumour. In one simple word, hoax!
K-01 is lower lever than K-r.
typo error is common with japanese company i ... we use to say ENGRISH just google some SNK engrish and you will understand =)
All your base are belong to us?
There was an interview with Pentax UK where a statement was made that k-r supplies were adequate until Feb/Mar. Well we are at mid March so I am guessing we will see a new camera before the end of the month.
Kei - Ji - it could be in Japanese - Blessing child, Blessing successor....Blessing samurai.
Kei Ji is good name

K-s...as in "PentaKs" - good too.

K-s or K-g - I think
The poster could be a fake, but the camera will be real soon.
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Tony Peters · 680 weeks ago

I don't care what they call it as long as the camera can actually auto focus properly!

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