> Lightness seems to be a big thing at Pentax. Lightness, or most covered in lights?
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Pentax has over the years seemed to become the most Japanese of the > Japanese camera companies. This camera (K-S1) seems intent on > recapturing the "smallest, lightest DSLR crown". Lightness seems to be > a big thing at Pentax. "Unbelievably small-size and light-weight > interchangeable lenses that are no burden to carry" is one of the "5 > reasons to purchase Pentax" on the Ricoh Imaging web site: > http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/products/five_reasons_to_choose_pentax > Pentax also seems sensitive to the Japanese love of all things small > and also of whimsical colors (particularly typified by the Q line). > > The thing that nobdy has really talked about is the interesting > features seen on the BACK of the camera. It appears to have the first > touchscreen LCD in Pentax history. The right side of the LCD looks > like the familiar 4-way button. > http://www.photographybay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pentax_k-s1_b001.jpg > > Meanwhile the familiar 4-way button has been replaced by a much more > complicated button/dial combination. No top LCD... all info is on the > back. I'm guessing that the landing lights are somehow involved in the > self-time countdown function (rather than a single blinking light) > which WOULD make a lot of sense. > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> > wrote: >> EGADS! >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> A new DSLR on the way? >>> >>> http://www.photographybay.com/2014/08/19/pentax-k-s1-leaks-out/ >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cheers >>> >>> Brian >>> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>> Brian Walters >>> Western Sydney Australia >>> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > -- > Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs > look like photographs. > ~ Alfred Stieglitz > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
