Sa 20. Feb 2016, 08:54
:top:Surprisingly, the K-1 with its many new features, hits the street today at a cool $1,799 (body only), significantly cheaper than its closest competitor, Nikon’s D810 which sell for $2,800.
We’re always happy when camera makers shake up the status quo and we look forward to seeing how photographers take to this new full-frame DSLR.
Bridging the gap between its epic medium-format cameras and its affordable APS-C DSLRs, the K-1 looks to be one very impressive full-frame camera indeed -- and it ships at a pricetag that should be easy for many to justify!
My first impression on picking up the camera was 'this is one of the cameras that the Nikon Df should have been.' I think that comes from the prism-shaped prism hump; a styling cue that invokes the word 'classic' rather than screaming the word 'retro.' However, what the K-1 absolutely gets right is what I considered the Df's great mis-step: it offers a single well-polished, coherent interface. This isn't a camera with duplicative or redundant controls, it isn't customizable to the extent that only the person configuring it knows how it works: it's a photographic tool that anyone who's ever loved a DSLR can pick up and start shooting with. It's like a beautifully made pair of shoes - it looks great and you know that it'll offer just enough give to fit you perfectly. And, unlike the Df (and most really nice shoes), it's really aggressively priced.
The K-1 looks very good value for money and Pentax has exploited its sensor-shift system in a variety of clever and fascinating ways. It feels robust, responsive and well designed and could be a very important camera for Pentax.
While it's unlikely to be the biggest, baddest, fastest or most professional FF out there, the K-1 seems squarely targeted to be one thing: the perfect enthusiast full-frame body for dedicated diehard Pentaxians. Seems to me like it's just exactly tailored to what they'd most want, like, and appreciate.
Let their fun begin.
Sa 20. Feb 2016, 14:38
Mo 22. Feb 2016, 18:27
My sense is that if these Pentax K1 features deliver the goods (particularly SuperResolution pixel shift mode), them the K1 may well be a must-have camera for some pro shooters, if only for certain types of jobs where ultra-high quality is desired. Certainly it seems to be an outstanding candidate for product photography (there are three Pentax K-mount Schneider tilt/shift lenses for it of 28mm, 50mm, 90mm focal lengths).
Mo 22. Feb 2016, 20:51
Mo 22. Feb 2016, 20:55
DerMichel hat geschrieben:Bisher habe ich noch keinen negativen Kommentar zur K-1 gelesen. Ich freue mich schon darauf, die Kamera ab April auszuprobieren.
Mo 22. Feb 2016, 21:15
Di 23. Feb 2016, 09:50
Di 23. Feb 2016, 10:00
splash_fr hat geschrieben:Naja, Ken Rockwell hat sie völlig verrissen. Aber wer ist schon Ken Rockwell...
Er hätte lieber eine digitale Pentax mit Leica M Bajonett gesehen...
OK...
Di 23. Feb 2016, 10:02
Photoauge hat geschrieben:splash_fr hat geschrieben:Naja, Ken Rockwell hat sie völlig verrissen. Aber wer ist schon Ken Rockwell...
Er hätte lieber eine digitale Pentax mit Leica M Bajonett gesehen...
OK...
Der wird eh überbewertet.
...snip...
Di 23. Feb 2016, 13:25
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