The funny part of the rumors is that someone form photoblog or some other such site supposed called it butt ugly. I'm really curious at this point, if not flush with buying cash.
On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't remember if this was linked in our previous K-01 rumors > discussion, but here is a nice complete article about the designer: > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/magazine/marc-newson.html?_r=2&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all > > While we are at it, I think it is worth remembering other designers > who had a hand in some distinctive cameras of yesteryear: > Walter Teague > http://www.browniecamera.nl/walter_dorwin_teague.htm > > Raymond Loewy, who designed a lot of iconic stuff > http://www.oobject.com/category/12-classic-raymond-loewy-designs/ > also designed the Anscoflex (and Anscoflex II) > http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ansco_Anscoflex > > Also interesting is this newspaper ad which falsely states > "streamlined design by Raymond Loewy" > http://timirving.blogspot.com/2010/05/purma-cameras-raymond-loewy.html > when instead its shape was designed by the brilliant poster artist Tom Purves: > http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/results.asp?txtkeys1=purvis,+tom > > And we shouldn't forget one who has been called the "first superstar > of camera design", > Yoshihisa Maitani, who was responsible for the designs of arguably > three of the most important japanese camera designs: Olympus OM-1, the > Olympus Pen-F, and the Olympus XA > http://www.adorama.com/alc/blogarticle/11596 > > Newton, the designer consulted on the K-01, is a good friend of Apple > design chief, Jonathan Ive, and no one can argue against his role in > the success of Apple products (although it would have been Steve Jobs > giving the thumbs up or thumbs down to his design ideas). > > I think there may be good reason to feel some eager anticipation with > what this designer has wrought in cooperation with Pentax. > > Darren Addy > Kearney, Nebraska > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
