

Credit: Canon Price Watch
The EOS-M seems to be making more sense with a new mount for a much shorter back focus register distance (which I guess to be around 20mm something) than the K-01 such that the body can be made thinner and overall body size and weight can be saved, whilst the sensor could be the same. But then compatibility is not maintained anyway.
In order to compete and survive, my humble advice to Ricoh is to quickly build a K-02, which should at least be equipped with a swivel back LCD and support an optional/external EVF. In order to hide the thick flange mount distance, a Ricoh Mirai or Pentax Optio MX style body form and shape will help, which is actually ideal for video shooting, too!

They have to be different in order to compete. But then all those differences should have to be sensible, but not the other way around! Right? Just look at the Q and the K-01, what do you think? And what did the market react and what are people saying? >:-[
frank · 659 weeks ago
naveed · 659 weeks ago
OGL · 659 weeks ago
what is the focus register distance?
Anyway, I hope Pentax could make K-02 more compact even with K-mount and fill it with features.
as for me K-01 is just test of the pen.
OGL · 659 weeks ago
But will Pentax produce K-02 with all tasty features this year?
raizans · 659 weeks ago
a unique form factor would differentiate the pentax in a more convincing manner than "famous industrial designer" style. the long flange back distance needs to be justified.
one part ricoh mirai, one part pentax optio mx, one part sony r1, and one part rollei 6000 series. mix well and serve!
Rob · 659 weeks ago
This from DP review:
"It's now almost four years since Panasonic first introduced us to the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, in the shape of the Micro Four Thirds Lumix DMC-G1. Since then, all of the other major manufacturers have entered the fray, in the process offering cameras in a variety of shapes and sizes - from diminutive beginner-friendly models such as the Olympus PEN E-PM1, to unashamedly high-end models like the Sony NEX-7 and Fujifilm X-Pro1. Nikon, meanwhile, has ploughed its own individual furrow with its family-friendly 1 J1 and 1 V1 models. This simply reflects the fact that different cameras are targeted to different kinds of users - be they serious enthusiasts looking for a small, highly capable camera, or compact-camera upgraders looking for SLR-like image quality in a smaller, easier-to-use package."
You would never guess from this that Pentax has not one but two mirrorless ILC including the smallest and only one using a standard mount.
Walt · 659 weeks ago
OGL · 659 weeks ago
The camera is rather shy try to move to mirrorless market. Touchscreen operation is nonsense without e-dials.
Ian · 659 weeks ago
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Alex · 659 weeks ago
- change their mount, so you'll need a $200 adapter to use your lenses
- slow down the AF
- remove the internal flash
- change the metal body to a plastic one
- get rid of the SR; stabilisation must be in lenses, and you must pay for it. Dearly.
- more than halve the battery life
Asahi · 659 weeks ago
nameless · 658 weeks ago
You care about a company that does not care about a freaken company that does not care about you.
Sorry for you. You are losing the time of your life. Think about it. You are really LOSING it.
Fred · 658 weeks ago
That is something I would buy in a heartbeat.
Sérgio Silva · 657 weeks ago