From: "P. J. Alling"
On 10/3/2012 1:39 AM, William Robb wrote:
On 02/10/2012 8:39 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
G'day all
Just came across this item which suggests that Pentax - Ricoh might be
reconsidering the concept of a mirrorless line with K mount.
The K-01 is a camera with no real purpose. It has none of the
advantages of an SLR, nor does it have any of the advantages of a
mirrorless camera.
It's also an ergonomic nightmare, and is butt ugly to boot.
If they'd put an electronic viewfinder on it, or at least the capability
of adding one, they'd have sold a lot more of them. It's not a horrible
idea, just a poorly executed idea. The cost savings in manufacture
would have to allow a sale price lower than that of the K30 which is
already pretty inexpensive, but like the Q it was over priced at
inception. At least they didn't have the delusions of Sigma.
It has a hot-shoe. There's absolutely nothing preventing them from
offering an optional add-on electronic viewfinder other than pure
stubbornness.
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