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Comment by pschlute posted on Don t hold your breath for a Pentax Mirrorless SLR !! at 30/12/2020 - 20:03
This is an idea I had a while ago but I see I was beaten to it: https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Adapter-Samsung-Attaching-Photography/dp/B071CFDBJ...
A hotshoe mount for mobile phones, which will give you a tilt any way you need. Of course, it's more hassle than an up/down tilting screen, but also more flexible.
There is a "smartphone connection" menu item. This indicates a wifi/bluetooth connectivity of some sort. Once you have that there are many possibilities.
I am guessing that the camera can use the phone's GPS (if has none built-in), and there is certainly an Astrotracer menu item.
I am also guessing this is why they went for a fixed screen. I love the articulating screen on my K1, but how much more convenient would it be if your smartphone becomes the rear screen ?
Comment by pschlute posted on AP Mag - Voting for their 2021Retailer & Camera Awards :( at 28/12/2020 - 16:12
Wide open it meters fine, the more you stop down the worse it gets. Thankfully, the histogram makes it easy to compensate.
Comment by pschlute posted on Progress report on PENTAX's new APS-C-format digital SLR flagship camera: officially named PENTAX K-3 Mark III at 28/12/2020 - 13:42
Comment by pschlute posted on Progress report on PENTAX's new APS-C-format digital SLR flagship camera: officially named PENTAX K-3 Mark III at 28/12/2020 - 11:00
Lovely warming Christmas glow
Comment by pschlute posted on Evoking Christmas at 27/12/2020 - 17:14
I'd settle for the green button metering to be anywhere near accurate. It's usually several stops out (which as someone who used K-series lenses a great deal is a real PITA).
My K10D was very inaccurate, but the K1 is correct
Comment by pschlute posted on Progress report on PENTAX's new APS-C-format digital SLR flagship camera: officially named PENTAX K-3 Mark III at 27/12/2020 - 17:11


I wish the CEO would say something sensible rather than daft about their decision. The argument could be (should be?) that Pentax believes that mirrorless and dSLRs have a future, and that they have decided to concentrate their resources on producing the best optical viewfinder dSLRs they can, rather than diversifying into a new, highly competitive sector. The bizarre comments he has made so-far have made him (and Pentax) a laughing-stock.