Pentax has over the years seemed to become the most Japanese of the Japanese camera companies. This camera (K-S1) seems intent on recapturing the "smallest, lightest DSLR crown". Lightness seems to be a big thing at Pentax. "Unbelievably small-size and light-weight interchangeable lenses that are no burden to carry" is one of the "5 reasons to purchase Pentax" on the Ricoh Imaging web site: http://www.us.ricoh-imaging.com/products/five_reasons_to_choose_pentax Pentax also seems sensitive to the Japanese love of all things small and also of whimsical colors (particularly typified by the Q line).
The thing that nobdy has really talked about is the interesting features seen on the BACK of the camera. It appears to have the first touchscreen LCD in Pentax history. The right side of the LCD looks like the familiar 4-way button. http://www.photographybay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pentax_k-s1_b001.jpg Meanwhile the familiar 4-way button has been replaced by a much more complicated button/dial combination. No top LCD... all info is on the back. I'm guessing that the landing lights are somehow involved in the self-time countdown function (rather than a single blinking light) which WOULD make a lot of sense. On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > EGADS! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Brian Walters <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> > wrote: >> A new DSLR on the way? >> >> http://www.photographybay.com/2014/08/19/pentax-k-s1-leaks-out/ >> >> >> -- >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > -- > 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. -- Photographers must learn not to be ashamed to have their photographs look like photographs. ~ Alfred Stieglitz -- 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.
