On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > .. He said something very interesting in the video, a detail that has been > overlooked in every comment I've read so far, but when you get down to it > almost the only thing that matters: "It should out perform the K-5".
+1 I find it a most interesting little box. "Should out-perform the K-5" is an interesting thought ... and depends in large part on how you define "out-perform". If I still had my DA21 and FA43 Limited lenses, I'd buy one out of hand and sell the SLR gear. I find the Bumble Bee model rather fun looking, although I think they should offer a simple, all-black version available too. I don't really care too much what the K-01 looks like, what it works like in the hand and the quality of the images it produces are much more important. Functional and comfortable are the big deal, styling is secondary. The thing I think they missed is not enabling the ability to fit an optional, high-resolution EVF. Adding that one element in a future model will enable it to completely replace the SLR line by allowing much easier hand-held use with longer lenses (also presuming that the focusing performance is up to snuff for those who depend upon AF). The importance of design aesthetics is real, but it doesn't really matter how pretty a tool is. The critical element of design aesthetic for good tools is that they work brilliantly. -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- 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.
