Reply interspersed. On 11/29/2012 6:06 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
So I've had way too much time on my hands, and I've been thinking about the implications of the K-01 being a one off product.
Canon had recently started a mirrorless series of cameras as well... So in terms of industry, K-01 is not alone. As for internal affairs - I might hazard a guess that no-one really knows.
It seems that Ricoh could redeem itself by releasing a K mount module for the GRX. Yes I know it's been proposed in the past, but now with Pentax and Ricoh having combined photographic imaging operations it actually makes sense. It would also overcome the biggest beef that Pentax users had with the K-01, a lack of viewfinder.
No can do. The mechanics of AF and other things that accompany the mount are too big. The beauty of Leica M-mount is that (as far as I understand) the aperture control is manual, and is in the lens. So beside the mount itself, it would seem that GRX M-module only provides the shutter and the meter. Kinda neat in my view. Godfrey could probably tell more here.
Heck the current price for a GRX base and a K module would be about the same as the original price for a K-01 assuming that the K module didn't cost any more than the Leica M module.
Soon enough I will be getting my M-module, I hope. And then I will also buy an adapter so that I could try 50/1.2, 43/1.9 and 77/1.8 Pentax lenses.
It would make a mirrorless body with an additional EVF a viable backup for K-5 users
I think it is much easier to design and produce K-02 with the built-in EVF for just that purpose.
Finally Pentax could offer the GRX and the different modules in various colors, why the possibilities of bad taste in color combinations alone are endless!
Keep coming ideas such as this, and the rumors of your untimely demise will not be exaggerated... *very evil wink*
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