there are already pro solutions available..the inclusion of an hdmi out on the k-01 means there are countless options from laptops to pro field monitors to these: link d-slr solutions...
this means there has got to be a hotshoe mount option in the consumer price range somewhere...

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not so ugly with a bigger lens attached.. still smaller than the kx..

thank you.
25 mins is a little disappointing, for me but I'm sure good for most people....
I'll be able to retire Sony hdr hc1 and replace it with two k-01's though..
that is still progress.... but my Sr12 and go-pros can still record for hours so I'll be fine...Great year to be a Pentax fan!
I have enough cameras that people question my mental health...

thank you thank you thank you!

in fact I may sell of my ds2, k10's, one of my sony camcorders, and buy two of these k-01's and a k-5
just to cut the amount of different batteries I have to contend with...

i think that tc is an af one is it not?
a new replacement for the af 1.7? wonder if it is WR as well?

I saw an image of the slver (or was it white??) and black model with a mf 50 mm 1.4 on it.. must say... it did look nice...

I know this isn't what many will say, but I do like it. I'm blinded because it fills a need. Let's be honest here how many people would tell a mother how ugly her baby is? yet most babies look like little fat bald headed aliens.... but they are beautiful to thier mothers..
I shall adopt one of these ugly ducklings and use it to create beautiful video of swans. That is just the kind of crazy I am.

the build quality and design look as if it (or a sister model) may have been designed to be weather sealed... but in fact this is not...
I expect if it sells well and d-slr sales slip to competing mirror less brands, then Pentax will probably release and evf weather sealed version...right now it looks like Pentax went for the price/performance package that won't cannibalize it's own d-slr sales while giving the best image quality of any evil class cam yet made.

@ Chris...
please do tell.. if you've got a demo model going...
how long can the k-01 record video? is there a limit? to card capacity?
what about shooting stills while recording video? possible?

and the hdmi out... does it output during recording? what resolution?

it is still less than the k-5, but yes it's the video I'm interested in.. one wanting a true d-slr would be hard pressed to find a better value than a used k-5 if on a budget..but then there are those niggling doubts about some of the QC issues that plagued the earlier releases... I think this cam is smaller than it looks and a side by side comparison to the kr and k5 is in order...

it will fit nicely into a lens compartment in my camera bag and be a fine addition to my collection..

as for the 4/3's changeable lens compact segment... I think it will hold it's own.. won't be a class leader in any area except image quality.. for some, that is enough...
I think those wanting an evf and articulated screen, are find themselves pleasantly surprised with a rebadged ricoh gr series k-mount modual...