Pentax K-01 with old 18-55mm lens and new dedicated 40mm kit lens. Photo Credit: PentaxFebruary 04, 2012, (Sawf News) - The Pentax K-01 announced on February 2, 2012 is an impressive blend of tradition and modernity that is sure to delight existing Pentax users, but it's moot whether it will draw more camera enthusiasts to the Pentax fold.
You can read an introductory write up on the K-01 here .
Uppers
The most outstanding feature of the camera is its ability to use out-of-the-box Pentax K-mount lenses that are used on existing Pentax DSLR cameras. The K-01 also supports dedicated XS lenses. (See photo above.)
The kit lens that will ship with the K-10 is an XS lens: DA XS 40mm F2.8. It is claimed to be the thinnest ILC lens currently in the market.
A new smc PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 XS interchangeable lens launched with the camera is claimed to be the world’s thinnest interchangeable lens. Photo Credit: PentaxThe camera also comes with a new Prime M imaging engine.
The sensor fitted on the Pentax K-01 is the same as the one fitted on the Pentax K-5, the company's flagship APS-C sensor DSLR. The K-01 matches the K-5 in functionality. Yet it's priced much lower!
In other words, the K-01 as a more compact and much cheaper K-5! Pentax enthusiasts couldn't have asked for more.
Downers
The Pentax K-01 will not look as attractive to photography enthusiasts shopping for their first ILC because it lacks many of the nifty features on mirrorless ILCs from rival camera manufacturers such as Olympus, Panasonic, Sony and Samsung.
Free angle LCD
Multi touch LCD controls
Optional Electronic Viewfinder
The K-01 is also bigger and heavier than rival products.
A detailed comparison of mirrorless ILS cameras currently in the market is embedded below.
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