Maybe Pentax marketing should be licensing The Black Eyed Peas song? On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Zos Xavius <[email protected]> wrote: > Can we get over this hump.... ;) > > On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 3:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> A hump rumor.... >> >> >> Should have saved it for tomorrow when its...... >> >> >> HUMP DAY ! >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zos Xavius" <[email protected]> >> >> Subject: Re: New K-3 Image >> >> >>> 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. >>> >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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.
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