I can actually see the use for it, though I can't imagine it being a
high priority. See, my dream would be having a working aperture ring, a
shutter speed wheel, and and a dedicated. (well, programmable, but
that's how I'd set it up), ISO wheel, which would put all the important
exposure controls at one's fingertips. I expect that the top unmarked
wheel changes function based on camera settings. Maybe even directly
influenced by the where the right function dial is set.
Really I'd rather have an aperture ring on the lens, and be able to set
the ISO and shutter speed by the back and front wheels, but I doubt that
Ricoh will be putting aperture rings on any new lenses, until all lens
body connections are electronic. So I guess I'll take the three wheels,
for that /if/ I'm right.
On 11/6/2015 3:01 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote:
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/
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