Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-19 Thread Miserere
Until I try the damn thing, this is still my opinion: http://www.camera-enthusiast.com/news/photo-technique/form-over-function-or-why-the-pentax-k-01-was-a-bad-idea/ For those who don't want to read, it's about the opposite of Mark's :-) Cheers.    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ --

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-19 Thread Mark Roberts
Miserere miser...@gmail.com wrote: Until I try the damn thing, this is still my opinion: http://www.camera-enthusiast.com/news/photo-technique/form-over-function-or-why-the-pentax-k-01-was-a-bad-idea/ Is that one of those Kennyboy-style reviews written without ever using the camera? -- PDML

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-19 Thread Miserere
Ha ha ha. Ain't a review, Mark, it's an opinion on the concept of the K-01. I sincerely hope that many misguided folks (and videographers) purchase this camera so Ricoh can make money to fund the growth of the GXR system :-)    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com    

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-19 Thread Miserere
The overly enthusiastic Steve Huff has reviewed it and wasn't too impressed: http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2012/03/16/the-pentax-k-01-camera-review-design-masterpiece-or-design-fail/ The camera was almost useless as with the bright sun I could not compose my shots AT ALL because the LCD was

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
The Ford O21C is astonishingly ugly. Ugly enough to make it Unique and therefor desirable as a car. The Pentax K-01 follows in that tradition. Whereas Newson is a furniture designer and a lot of what he learned about furniture design carried over to auto design to make it at least ergonomic

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-15 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
constraints, specially in such a (relatively) 'big' camera. - Mensaje original - De: Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com Para: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net CC: Enviado: Miércoles 14 de marzo de 2012 15:50 Asunto: Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01 From my

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-14 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original - De: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Asunto: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01 http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-01-review/ It is a bit sad to read that autofocus is still Pentax Achilles' heel, now with contrast detection AF. But for me

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-14 Thread Steven Desjardins
the contrast detection AF with anything else. On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Jaume Lahuerta jlah...@yahoo.com wrote: - Mensaje original - De: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Asunto: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01 http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-01-review

Re: Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-14 Thread David J Brooks
On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:46 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-01-review/ AF mostly works That would be good for Frank, mostly.:-) Dave -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Pentax Forums in depth review of the K-01

2012-03-13 Thread Larry Colen
http://www.pentaxforums.com/reviews/pentax-k-01-review/ Short form: Not for everyone, or every situation, but great for where it works Raw performance equivalent to K-5 Much improved video AF mostly works Excellent upgrade camera for someone moving up from a compact point and shoot Not ideal