I'm pleased that it's of substantial mass. It will be a better match for the 150-450 in terms of balance. But regardless of that is the package bigger than it has to be to accommodate the 24x36 sensor and features? I don't know. How does it compare to comparable Nikon and Canon products.
Paul via phone > On Feb 19, 2016, at 7:19 AM, Bill <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2/18/2016 9:45 PM, Mark C wrote: >> Yeah - but 6x7 / 67 lenses are pretty big and heavy. With lens attached >> the 6x7 would be quite a bit larger and heavier. > > I've handled some of these new lenses Pentax is making. > Granted they are zooms, but they are also ginormous. > Note that the K1 body dimensions don't include the battery grip. > > Ricoh seems to have fallen into the bigger is better trap. > >> >>> On 2/18/2016 8:28 PM, Bill wrote: >>> >>> The K1 is 136.5 x 110 x 85.5 and weighs 1010 grams. >>> >>> For comparison, the Pentax 67 was >>> 177 x101 x91. and weighed 1290 grams. >>> >>> bill >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > 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.
