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Archive 2009 · Pentax K-X announced

  
 
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p.1 #1 · Pentax K-X announced


Another entry level Pentax model, And it's available in Red!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09091703pentaxkx.asp

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09091702pentaxKXhandson.asp




Sep 17, 2009 at 09:14 AM
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p.1 #2 · Pentax K-X announced


ooo Red, that one has a higher framerate than the black and white ones yeah?

If the in-built HDR mode yields gaudy ultra-tone-mapped results I fear the influx we will see of that type of shot.



Sep 17, 2009 at 09:16 AM
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p.1 #3 · Pentax K-X announced


theres actually 100 color combinations you can choose from for the camera in Japan.

Including the kit lens. I think the offering is cool.

I want to try one to add IS to my SMC Pentax 1:1.2 50mm.



Sep 17, 2009 at 09:36 AM
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p.1 #4 · Pentax K-X announced


$600 and it does video...


Sep 17, 2009 at 09:44 AM
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p.1 #5 · Pentax K-X announced


sweet little cam - best $600 DSLR in the world imo.


Sep 17, 2009 at 10:34 AM
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p.1 #6 · Pentax K-X announced


thats cheap for 4.7fps and video...

overall a pretty attractive offering to be sure



Sep 17, 2009 at 10:43 AM
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p.1 #7 · Pentax K-X announced


Haven't seen the spec., but the pink one looks cool.


Sep 17, 2009 at 12:43 PM
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p.1 #8 · Pentax K-X announced


the red is hot! ;-)

Pentax definitely makes a better entry-level camera than Sony or Olympus, IMHO.




Sep 17, 2009 at 01:11 PM
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p.1 #9 · Pentax K-X announced


Lots of colour combos in Japan. Where they'll offer this in North America is not yet known but for some people it would be pretty neat...

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=33065053



Sep 17, 2009 at 01:44 PM
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p.1 #10 · Pentax K-X announced


Have a fun with this >
http://www.camera-pentax.jp/k-x/#/simulator/120101

Colorful lenses to come



Sep 17, 2009 at 02:59 PM
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p.1 #11 · Pentax K-X announced


it's funny, with the simulator, there's a button at the top right, after you choose a combo..

Now, everything is in Japanese, but there is that button that says "I LOVE IT!" and if you click on it, the screen changes a little and the button changes to "YOU LOVE IT!" with of course some more Japanese script in there...which I cannot read.




Sep 17, 2009 at 03:27 PM
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p.1 #12 · Pentax K-X announced


Did they hire the designers from Creative Lab?


Sep 18, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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p.1 #13 · Pentax K-X announced


Despite that I'd never own or use it, I'm excited that this thing is coming out. With the excellent K200 now gone from the shelves and the k-m also becoming rare for some reason, customers who are constantly asking for either of these two cameras will now have an option that is quite good.

I just wish it didn't use stupid AA batteries. Honestly!

thrice wrote:
If the in-built HDR mode yields gaudy ultra-tone-mapped results I fear the influx we will see of that type of shot.

When done right, HDR doesn't look gaudy. The auto-HDR built into the Pentax cameras does a good, subtle job.



Sep 19, 2009 at 01:33 PM
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p.1 #14 · Pentax K-X announced


Sooooo many colors... If I remember correctly, someone on the pentax forums was even talking about a "Hello Kitty" custom conversion using a pink body and a bunch of HK stickers...


Sep 20, 2009 at 01:47 AM
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p.1 #15 · Pentax K-X announced


I wish Pentax would just roll over and die already and stop getting everyone's hopes up. My friend recently met with some big dogs at Pentax in Tokyo about upgrading from his Pentax 67 to something digital and they suggested choosing one of the 100 colors of this new PoS as an upgrade to the 67!


Sep 20, 2009 at 08:35 AM
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p.1 #16 · Pentax K-X announced


Hahaha!


Sep 20, 2009 at 11:16 AM
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p.1 #17 · Pentax K-X announced


sirimiri wrote:
it's funny, with the simulator, there's a button at the top right, after you choose a combo..

Now, everything is in Japanese, but there is that button that says "I LOVE IT!" and if you click on it, the screen changes a little and the button changes to "YOU LOVE IT!" with of course some more Japanese script in there...which I cannot read.



It says "colour ranking". Basically you are supposed to make your favourite colour combination and vote for it. Then you are led to a page on the ranking of the most popular colour combinations.



Sep 20, 2009 at 12:18 PM
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p.1 #18 · Pentax K-X announced


How about a Pentax KY? Lol!
Warms as you use it!



Sep 20, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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p.1 #19 · Pentax K-X announced


I've already seen too much taken with other cameras :0

thrice wrote:
ooo Red, that one has a higher framerate than the black and white ones yeah?

If the in-built HDR mode yields gaudy ultra-tone-mapped results I fear the influx we will see of that type of shot.




Sep 20, 2009 at 11:55 PM
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p.1 #20 · Pentax K-X announced


thrice wrote:
If the in-built HDR mode yields gaudy ultra-tone-mapped results I fear the influx we will see of that type of shot.


It's roughly the same as the K7's.

And did you know the Nikon D300s copied this feature? Now you can gripe about gaudy pictures from Nikon users too



Sep 21, 2009 at 01:44 PM
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