Pentax K-7 Unofficially Announced!
Posted by admin | Posted in Pentax DSLR, Pentax news | Posted on 30-04-2009-05-2008
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Disclaimer: This Announcement is purely and 200% *Unofficial*
K-7 CHARACTERISTICS TABLE:
| Camera Name: | Pentax K-7 (It is “K Hyphen Seven” - *No* “D” Letter and *With* the Hyphen) |
| Kit Lens: | DA 18-55/3.5-5.6 AL WR (Water/eather Resistant) |
| Dimensions (by Measurement, Not Factory Specs): | 96mm (H) x 130mm (W) x D1-D3*
*D1 = 66mm, from Flange to Grip Rear *D2 = 74mm, from Grip Front to Grip Rear *D3 = 76mm, from RTF Front to Grip Rear Remark: Neck Strap Buckles, Eyecup, Hotshoe and Rubber Covers are All Ignored Amazingly Truly Compact! Especially for an Upper Grade DSLR Body! (RTF is Far Less Protruding Than Previous Models, Too) |
| Sensor Format: | APS-C, Aspect Ratio: 3:2 |
| Mount: | Pentax KAF2 (Crippled K-mount, Support Both Body Driven “Screw-Type” AF KAF and SDM KAF2/KAF3 Lenses) |
| Viewfinder Coverage and Magnification: | >95% and/or >0.95X ( by my Best Measurement and Estimation - It could be 100% *and* 1.0X ! Actually, I’ve measured that result but just can’t believe it myself !! ) |
| RTF: Retractable TTL Flash | Yes, Manual Pop-up |
| Live View: | Yes, Activated by One-touch Dedicated “LV” button at the Thumb Position |
| Movie/Video Recording: | Movie/Video with Mono-Audio Recording |
| Top Monochrome Status LCD: | Yes |
| Rear Colour LCD: | 3.0″ |
| e-Wheels Control: | Front and Rear Wheels |
| Green Button: | Yes, Directly Under the Rear Wheel |
| Exposure Modes: | Green Mode, P, Sv, Tv, Av, TAv, M, B, X, User and Movie |
| Focusing Modes: | AF-S, AF-C, MF |
| Dedicated AF Button: | Yes |
| Dedicated AF Point Selector: | Yes: Central, Auto and User Select |
| Built-in AF Assist Light: | Yes, Bright Type (Not Near IR) |
| Dedicated Metering Mode Selector: | Yes: Evaluative, Centre-Weighted Average, Spot |
| Controls Around Shutter Release: | Optical/Digital Preview; Two Separate Buttons for ISO Speed Selection and +/- EV Compensation / Top LCD Panel Backlight/Illumination |
| Other Direct Controls: | With the Four Ways / “OK” Buttons: WB, Flash, Drive and Colour Mode / AF Point Selection Activation |
| Standard Controls: | Play/Delete (at Upper Left), INFO/MENU (at Lower Right) |
| RAW Button: | Yes |
| “Fn” (Function) Button: | No (Not Needed with New Direct Controls Design) |
| Shake Reduction Switch: | No (to be Enabled and Disabled via System Menu) |
| PC Sync Socket: | Yes |
| IR Remote Control: | Yes, Front and Rear Receivers |
| I/O Ports: | Left: DC IN, PC/AV, HDMI, MIC IN (Stereo? Very Possibly, I think); Right: Cable Switch Connector |
| Accessory: | Vertical Battery Grip D-BG4 |
Some more photos:
Found at: http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009/04/pentax-k-7-unofficially-announced.html
I’m really hoping that Live View is going to be a real thing, not just a marketing ploy. Finally we’ll have a movie capabilities, so I don’t need to carry my compact camera as well. I’m also quite excited about dedicate AF assistant light as flash bursts are really annoying and not very effective either.
Now, go Pentax, go!!! This will hopefully put Pentax where it should be – on the top shelf, and will bring a recognition. I have many friends that have no clue what Pentax is – they never heard this word in their lives, but of course they now Canon and Nikon. The light of hope is shining much brighter now!
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