On Feb 3, 2012, at 9:45 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > William Robb wrote: > >> On 03/02/2012 2:40 AM, Bong Manayon wrote: >> >>> So the design people are excited about it, maybe they are the intended >>> market--not us, in the same way the multi-colored K-x/K-r opened the >>> "Hello Kitty" crowd to DSLRs. >>> >> The Kx/Kr were designed by camera designers, no amount of marketing hype >> could change that. The K-01 is designed by a chair designer. No amount >> of marketing hype will change that. > > There's no *need* to change that: It's perfect for the market segment > the K-01 is targeted at (which ain't us).
I agree. Some of my friends who enjoy shooting with their P&S might relish a camera like this. Eliminating excessive shutter lag and having access to interchangeable lenses would delight many of them. It will be interesting to see how the market responds. Design is a tricky thing. Bruno Sacco, who designed Mercedes-Benz vehicles for 41 years, once said that if you like a design at first glance, it's probably too ordinary and will wear rapidly. Paul > > -- > Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.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. -- 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.
