He wasn't the only one to suggest such a thing, when the K-01 and Q
series were both in production, if Pentax had supplied an auxiliary EVF
that could be used on both cameras instead of spending the money on a
name brand designer, there would have been some synergy between the two
lines, and I think he's wrong on the model it's evolved from, it always
looked more like a mirrorless K-500 with a lot of lipstick than a K-5.
However if you're interested in a K-01 you can get a yellow one from
Amazon, for about $10.00 less than a K-5II currently at KEH.com.
https://www.amazon.com/Pentax-K-01-Mirrorless-Yellow-Body/dp/B0076397MQ
https://www.keh.com/shop/pentax-k-5-ii-digital-camera-body-16-3-m-p.html
On 11/15/2020 10:32 PM, Alan C wrote:
I've tried to respond to Rick's comment three times but it somehow
doesn't get to the PDML. Now I've tries some heavy pruning.
Pentax did venture into the mirrorless realm with the K-01,
essentially a k-mount mirrorless K5 - much bigger than a 4/3. Brian
Walters feels it was a missed opportunity since, without an EVF, it
had to be used in Live View. He found that one of those clip-on turret
viewfinders didn't really solve the problem. I looked for a S/H K-01
body in SA a couple of years ago but found they were asking more than
a K5!
Alan C
On 15-Nov-20 04:30 AM, Rick Womer wrote:
I suspect that the decision to concentrate on DSLRs was driven by
scarcity of capital, not scarcity of desire to make a mirrorless body.
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Any idiot can shoot with a Canon, Nikon, or Sony, it takes a special kind of
idiot to use a Pentax.
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