I can see a few reasons. The kx is right on the verge of pocketability, the k5 is slightly too large. A little smaller and a better shape could make a big difference. Face recognition on focus It could be cheaper to build Manual focus in low light The k5 doesn't have a lot of gaps in its performance that will be fixed by huge leaps in the same form factor. EVIL has an entirely different set of inherent strengths and weaknesses. It's like the crescent tool company coming out with pliers and complaining that they aren't any better at removing nuts than the adjustable wrench you own. You are not the intended customer. I also find it funny that half the list gets a priapism over the new fuji, wishing it had a sensor as good as the K5 and was able to use pentax glass, but at the possibility that Pentax is coming out with a camera that will, then the sky is falling. If it's not what I think I want, then there is obviously no market for it.
Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/hot-pentax-k-01-mirrorless-camera-coming-soon/ >> >> More... >> >> >http://m.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/pentax-k-01-mirrorless-camera-revealed-in-february--1056080 >> >> -- >> Bong Manayon >> http://bong.manayon.net >> > >If true, does anyone else have a bit of a problem understanding this >strategy? > >Assuming I had a K-5, what would induce me to buy a mirrorless system >that is essentially in all other respects, a K-5? And likely without >the weather-sealing and 100% viewfinder? > >If I had the choice of upgrading from a K-7 to a K-5 or the >as-described camera, it would be a K-5. > >I was hoping for a clear reason to upgrade over and above a K-5. > >Tom C. > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
