A little Pentax, maybe?

mowog · 2010-12-22T23:11:02+0000

I had a little play with a Samsung NX10, today. I was in Jessops, just seeing if my local branch has started stocking Pentax again, as had been reported here, recently. No Pentax in sight. My eye was caught by a cute little Samsung, tho'. The NX10. I stood looking at it for a while. A salesman asked if I would like a closer look. I said no thanks, I wasn't going to buy one and was just passing the time while lady friend was in New look, or Primark or some bloody place! On my way out, I noticed that there was nobody else in the shop. He must have been bored. I walked a few units down the Mall, slobbered over the pictures in the window of Ann Summers for a bit, then went back. Still nobody in Jessops. I go in, and this time, salesman, with a broom in his hand, practically insists that I take a look at the Samsung. I felt sorry for him, so just to give him something to do for a few minutes, I let him unlock the display case and hand me the NX10. It's a clever little thing. Has a big screen on the back, but when you lift it up to look through the viewfinder, the screen automatically switches off, and the viewfinder switches on. Take the camera away from your eye, and the viewfinder shuts down and the rear screen comes on. Smart, eh!. The camera is very small, but looks like a Dslr, with a 'hump' on the top. It has an APS-C sensor and more megapixels than you can shake a stick at. The salesman seemed to know what he was talking about, too. Head office are obviously training them better, now. Now, I'd quite like a small interchangeable lens mirrorless camera as well as my istD and have been considering buying a Panasonic lately. This has set me wondering if Pentax will be bringing out such a camera system soon. Obviously, I'd rather have a Pentax one, than any other make. Perhaps I'll wait a few months and see if Pentax produce. If they do. I hope it won't be like the Samsung. I'd much rather that Pentax joined the Micro 4/3 club for any mirrorless compact they might produce. Sticking an APS-C sensor in one would make it too much like existing Pentax SLRs. Something really tiny would be good. A Pentax version of the Panasonic GF1,(but with an optical viewfinder as well) would definitely get my money. What are the chances, d'ya think?

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JonSchick JonSchick

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Posted 23/12/2010 - 12:59 Link

Mowog - quick answers are yes (PK adapter so I can use Pentax fit primes), yes (it's useful but not fabulous), sometimes, and no (Olympus bodies have IBIS, Panasonic has lens based IS). Happy to carry on the discussion so if you'd like to hear more, send me a PM otherwise we might begin to fill this thread with non-Pentax chat! PS - live in London so could perhaps meet up if you want to see the beast for yourself....

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Jon

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