New Pentax dslr announced

This is what I do. I use the adaptor with some Eneloops and they seem to last ages - I like the idea of being able use AA's.

On the OK button just below the OK script is that the same symbol as the one on the K3 for managing two card slots?
Would be nice if it is...

Thumb-Up Grips are already available for when this camera comes out!

You don't mind not using a flash do you?


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Things are getting silly, but that's what people want!

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I've always said the card door is large enough to cover dual-slots.

An interesting hood on that lens ..

Probably not. The button on the K3 has two functions. Management of 2 cards (blue legend) and switching the direction buttons between selecting the focus point or enabling the function buttons (white legend). I think the symbol we can see is for switching the direction button functions and is exactly how this is done on the K5 as shown on theses two quick grabs:

K3 on the left & K5 on the right




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I'd say /hope for twin card slots.

Must say, nice big thumb grips on the two photos above...

You can still buy Thumb-Up Grips for cameras that don't need the

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If only Pentax would bring back Wind On Levers ?



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Cheers Glyn, think your right there

Sorry, but personally that's not a viable option.

They don't appear to have the colour I want

Others have said that when holding say the K-30/K-50 they don't actually put much weight/pressure on the thumb, so the camera may still sit well. Initial inspection suggests my thumb would land right across a button, which doesn't seem that great. However the buttons are sunk into the body, so maybe, they wouldn't be pressed by mistake.

In some respects a harder to push button that sits under where the thumb lays may be a good thing, if it did something useful, or could be reprogrammed to something useful.

Still keen to know more about this camera. I had hoped a K-30 firmware release would add focus peaking during video recording, and fix that stupid 'Movie SR' stabilisation for example. This never came and as such I've learned my lesson there. If this new one doesn't meet all the requirements I deem important personally to me, then I'm not going to consider it. So really it's in Pentax/Ricohs hands now.

The camera with no name, is now the K-S2.

Wow Ricoh is on fire at the moment. Possibly the most exciting year ever in the Pentax brand.

This KS2 looks like a response to the adverse reactions to the 'bling' elements of KS1 whilst keeping the best bits

It certainly looks like a nicer than the K-S1 and is just slightly smaller than the K-50. The vari-angle screen is something I think has been missing from Pentax DSLRs along with built-in WiFi. NFC is a bonus..
This one will sell like hot cakes in all regions I'm sure, even across all age groups. It's been well designed I think.

The Stormtrooper model in particular, is a real looker.