Possibly! The plot thickens.... LOL On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > If we go back to the original fuzzy picture posted by Zos (which now > appears to really be of the K-3 but with a different lens photoshopped > on the front) and you look at the right side of that hump, you will > see a thin line and what appears to be a larger slot at the bottom > (for opening with a thumbnail?) > http://www.antiqueauto.org/assets/k-3hatch.png > > If so, this makes me believe that it hides a plug (or plugs) of some > kind that one would need to access. > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 03:02:56PM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote: >>> A hump rumor.... >>> >>> "Originally posted by moray-eel-bite >>> Okay, so before the reality dampens the rampant speculation: >>> >>> The hump is a wifi receiver and sending unit. This is needed, because >>> the LCD screen is removable and usable as a remote with full depth-of >>> field preview as well as focus peaking. This allows birders and >>> astro-photographers to leave the rig set up and take pictures from >>> afar... a gimbal mount controllable tripod will be announced >>> simultaneously. This way you don't need to be near the rig to take >>> pictures. It also feeds into the 'selfie' obsession where you can see >>> exactly how the picture will look in real time before taking it (since >>> real outdoors people (the pentax niche) are often on their own in the >>> wilderness. Also, they've rammed a GPS tracking unit as well as a >>> superior flash unit in there... just for good measure. >> >> I'm afraid that is just too cool to be true. >> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> >>> Read more at: >>> http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-news-rumors/238387-another-new-image-k-3-a-11.html#ixzz2gUyVuWSY"; >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:51 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > On 10/1/2013 2:32 PM, CollinB wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> - Lump under the K-3 logo. >>> >>> My first inclination is to assume this has something to do with the >>> >>> mechanism that flips the mirror up and down, such as a stronger motor >>> >>> to make it move faster. I really don't know what it is, though. I >>> >>> don't think I've ever seen anything like it on a camera before. >>> >> >>> >> Yak shaving: Might just be a thumb rest. >>> > >>> > >>> > If you're holding the camera with a pancake lens, as if it were a P&S and >>> > letting it auto focus, (lets admit we've all done it), the lump looks to >>> > be >>> > positioned just right to be very uncomfortable. I guess that's one way to >>> > encourage proper camera handling. >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the >>> > crazy, crazier. >>> > >>> > - H.L.Mencken >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] http://red4est.com/lrc >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. > > -- > 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.
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