K-S1 Love it or hate it but FWIW...

Not in front of the Pc at the moment but I'll correct that missing link later. In the meantime here's an actual review...

http://mobile.pcmag.com/?origref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pentaxforums.com%2Fforums%2F18...

Think it was this one David:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1snZUq_X-qg


And the really interesting shutter noise test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMrH9D2aQ_8

[quote:3496ace15f="jules"]Not in front of the Pc at the moment but I'll correct that missing link later. In the meantime here's an actual review...

]http://mobile.pcmag.com/?origref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pentaxforums.com%2Fforums%2F18...


Goes no-where

Did say it was mobile, as was I, and thats where it works:
Heres the old fashioned stuck in the mud version:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2470840,00.asp

eems to echo my thoughts on it really, the grip is too small but other than that it's not a bad little camera, except for the video bit, I have never and never will buy a camera for it's video spec but appreciate that some do, that being the case I don't think I could see a reason to look at a pentax at all?

No and I find that frustrating. My father in law is about to start looking for a new camera and wants a DSLR. I'd love to recommend a Pentax - we could share lenses for one - but he takes a lot of videos and I just couldn't inflict that on him.

I don't take them myself but I've had a play just to see if, in any way, my K-30 could take good videos with minimum of fuss but the answer is a very firm 'no'.

Regardless of camera body hardware specs; megapixels, video, etc...

The items that are the best things about this camera body; the name and the PK lenses will bring more people into the longterm Pentax/Ricoh plans. At least in theory.

Sure this entry level camera is at the opposite spectrum from camera bodies such as the K3, but... If someone picks up and uses this entry level camera, and then adds some more Pentax glass onto that... Chances are they just might be a long term Pentax user, and they might just advance upon that in purchasing some more serious Pentax items.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsOXu3bfhJ8

Quite positive really...
He even likes the grip!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKKln__i2Wc&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrZlzcRfCKLngZnqNTmTQjw

Mr Hancock does a four part viDeo Manual for the K-S1

Wins another prize but not a good one!
At 16:37 on the video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RnXgIHbM3k

Please let there be no K-S2, one is more than enough. I agree that the specs are good and it maybe offers good value but i hope Pentax only take one or two things from that body and then ditch it.
Yes, i hate it.

Ignore my comment above. I don't hate the K-S1, just mildly disappointed they thought the lights were worth the R&D investment and manufacturing costs. Yet missed off other features that may have attracted people to the camera.

I suddenly found that I was using the camera championship, I feel very good

John Lewis seem to be loving the KS-1 as they have them for sale at my local John Lewis at Home (long with the K-50). They are also available from their web site.

http://www.johnlewis.com/electricals/cameras-camcorders/cameras/all-cameras/pent...=brand/c800004002