Pentax K30 - Printable Version +- Opticallimits (https://forum.opticallimits.com) +-- Forum: Forums (https://forum.opticallimits.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=4) +--- Forum: Just Talk (https://forum.opticallimits.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=17) +--- Thread: Pentax K30 (/showthread.php?tid=2421)

Pentax K30 - netrex - 05-16-2012 http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k30-new-intro-level-dslr.html I'm guessing this is the replacement for the K-r. Among other things, two e-dials and weather sealing. Cool stuff for a camera in this class. Pentax K30 - dave9t5 - 05-17-2012 [quote name='Alexander ' timestamp='1337198286' post='18254'] http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k30-new-intro-level-dslr.html I'm guessing this is the replacement for the K-r. Among other things, two e-dials and weather sealing. Cool stuff for a camera in this class. [/quote] Pretty aggressive styling and features: [center][/center] Looks like they grafted the K-5's controls (dual control wheels, left-side lens-mount), weather sealing and image sensor into a K-r body (no top LCD, plastic body instead of Magnesium). Then they added some rakish styling and textures (kind of Sony-ish, but with the sensible Pentax control layout). I like it. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Pentax K30 - dave9t5 - 05-17-2012 [quote name='dave9t5' timestamp='1337221254' post='18256'] Pretty aggressive styling and features: [/quote] Another image: Pentax K30 - netrex - 05-17-2012 If those things on the left of the camera are rubber flaps, they seem big. Hopefully covering at least both microphone and headphone plugs <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Pentax K30 - Sylvain - 05-17-2012 Just to be sure, what's an e-dial ? Is it just a second control wheel ? Nice camera Pentax K30 - netrex - 05-17-2012 I think so <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Pentax K30 - Guest - 05-18-2012 [quote name='Alexander ' timestamp='1337198286' post='18254'] http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-k30-new-intro-level-dslr.html I'm guessing this is the replacement for the K-r. Among other things, two e-dials and weather sealing. Cool stuff for a camera in this class. [/quote] The price is too high to call it entry-level ... Entry-level would be D3200 with a price of $700 with the kit lens. Pentax K30 - netrex - 05-21-2012 So it's announced: http://pentaximaging.com/dslr/K-30_Black#!product-specs Fully weather sealed, and the product images of it gives a lot of confidence to this feature. 100% coverage in the view finder. 6 FPS (30 JPEG, 8 RAW). The same functionality with focus peaking as the K-01 (with live view for manual and auto focus, and for video, but stops for video when recording starts, which is too bad). I see no other cameras in its class than can match this. Just too bad it doesn't support an external microphone.