I think I agree with PJ. I took one look at the specs of the KP and knew it wasn't for me. In my case size and weight was the issue.
A couple of years ago I bought am Olympus E-M10 for a specific purpose - a compact & lightweight camera for travel that didn't lose much (if anything) to my K-5. The thing is, I liked it so much I've just bought another Olympus (E-M5ii). The K-5 rarely comes out these days and the KP just isn't tempting. The Pentax I use most is the Q. I think Pentax is going down the same path with mirrorless as it did with full frame SLRs. The user base is eroding because of excessive delays in producing a camera that people want. They're moving on to other makes. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Sun, Mar 12, 2017, at 04:16 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > On 3/11/2017 11:29 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: > > P. J. Alling wrote: > > > > But it doesn't have a small form factor. > > > > It's small in all the ways to make it /look/ smaller. But it's footprint is > > pretty much the same as a K-5. > > > > The people repeating the hype of that it's ultra compact seem to be those > > who've no actual experience with the Pentax APS-C flagships since the K-7. > > Even the K-3 is essentially the same size. > > > > Ricoh has made the right shoulder of the camera smaller by shaving off some > > of the top plate, and giving it a smaller battery so that they could have > > interchangeable plastic grips, but if you compare the cameras here > > <http://camerasize.com/compare/#706,372> the K-5 takes up /less/ actual > > space in all dimensions. > > > > True the K-P weighs a bit less, but not enough that you'd actually notice. > > > > It will probably feel smaller in your hand, but not necessarily in a good > > way. I've never had used a K-3 but the K-5 has about the best grip I've > > ever had on a camera. I've heard it said that the K-3 is even better. > > > > Now that I think about it the K-S1 was pretty much an exercise in design > > which satisfied no one, aimed at a market segment they had fundamentally no > > understanding of. The same team looked at the criticism of that design and > > actually took it to heart. However now they've gone too far in the other > > direction aiming at a different market segment they also have no fundamental > > understanding of. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > You win PJ; > > > > I only own one (so what do I know) and have use several hundred's shots on > > it? > > > > It's a really great camera in the Pentax tradition. > > > > Malcolm > > > > And that end my contribution to the KP comments here. > I don't win. It's not a matter of winning. > > Malcom, I'm not saying it doesn't take great photos. and I like the > look of the K-P, with some reservations. But the look isn't what makes > it comfortable to carry it in your hand all day. > > It's just that it's not what it's been hyped to be. The K-S1 took > excellent photos. It's too bad the K-S1 was in a package that kept so > many people from actually using it. I think the K-P is ultimately in > the same boat. > > -- > 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. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service -- 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.
