On 24 June 2011 12:18, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I assume the K mount is so that folks who own Pentax DSLRs will > consider the new camera as a compliment for their current system. The > lenses will fit and Pentax already makes some good small pancakes. i > have the E-P2, and many of the m43 kesnes are bigger than some of > their Pentax equivalents. >
If it's mirrorless but retains the deep register of the original K-mount then it will have no reason to exist. You might as well get a DSLR. The whole raison d'etre of mirrorless cameras is the short register distance that allows the design of superior and faster standard to wide angle lenses in a smaller package. A big bonus is that they can mount a huge variety of rangefinder, cine and video sourced lenses as well as the proprietory lenses. That can't happen if the register distance is too long. Take away those benefits and there's no advantage left. It won't be cheaper to purchase (but will be to produce). To their credit Pentax has succeeded in making pancake lenses as small as the m43 pancakes. Imagine how much smaller or faster they could be if designers were unfettered by an unnecessarily deep camera body. Also consider the size of the camera/lens combo. A thinner camera will always make a smaller package when the lenses are a similar size, and even when the lenses are a little larger. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
