Your “selector switch” might be just that. I had taken it to be a release lever to allow rotation of the selector knob. But the markings you point out make it seem more like a switch.
But what I totally don’t understand is the purpose of the film winder knob on the far right of body top. No markings that I can see. I can’t think of any controls or options that couldn’t more easily be addressed with the long-standard front and back wheels. stan > On Nov 5, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, I've been looking at them this morning and noticed something that > I'm not sure we've discussed yet (if it was, I missed it): > Under that selector knob just to the right of the pentaprism is a > selector switch that seems to have 3 settings. > The switch is seen well in this large overhead view: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/10321525@N07/22381445047/sizes/k/ > > You can see in the "behind and to the right view": > https://mashdigi.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/pentax-back_resize.jpg > ...that there are little icons on the bottom of that dial that see to > correspond to the points at which that switch can be positioned. The > leftmost appears to be a "camera" icon. I first thought the one next > to it was a video symbol, but on closer examination I don't think so > (but don't know what it is). Presumably we can see the icons for 2 of > the 3 settings, (but not the one that the switch is currently pointed > at). > > Interestingly, there is also a dot on the top of the body and a > corresponding dot on the dial (that can be pointed at each other). The > two dots can be seen here: > http://tebamaruda2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/_images/blog/_738/tebamaruda2/1205428shs0xx0lah07jxj-80cdd.jpg > > I have to say that the "grid" setting on that dial is interesting to > me. That used to be a feature of pro cameras focusing screens. The > fact that it can be selected makes me think that it provides some sort > of lines that overlay the viewfinder (but only when selected). That > makes me think that this camera might have some sort of EVF overlay > function or some sort of hybrid optical/EVF. > > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Mark Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> After the "accidental" (cough, cough) showing in NYC the camera, >> apparently officially named the K-1, is on display again at a show in >> Paris. >> >> http://photorumors.com/2015/11/05/pentax-k-1-pentax-full-frame-dslr-on-display/ >> >> >> -- >> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >> www.robertstech.com >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. > > -- > 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.
