I am not sure but my weapons have been meditaing in the caves waiting for the mothership. I know you test all cameras unless you over poison me . Hahahhaha
Full Frame by PENTAX 2016 Spring
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Found an interesting article on K1 super resolution pixel shift mode:
Pentax K1: Super Resolution Mode Appears to be Best DSLR Quality Yet
Pentax K1: Super Resolution Mode Appears to be Best DSLR Quality Yet
No need relack la.. Already display liao. Next week i got boss going there can grab if there is price
Alamak...I had about 10 min there only so ran through all the stuff quickly. It's their main service centre, So I don't think they sell it there. The camera should be quite comfortable in your hands although I personally like small sized cameras like the K-X for their compactness . Did not ask for the price... 
Here is a size comparison...
Here is a size comparison...
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k1 is already in bukit merah service centre. Can always go to the office and FONDLE.:bsmilie::bsmilie::bsmilie:
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Lots of K1 picts together with other FF cameras.
http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1558363-1-1-1.html
Certainly a good sized camera, esp with the primes.
http://forum.xitek.com/thread-1558363-1-1-1.html
Certainly a good sized camera, esp with the primes.
New article on the DFA lenses and hints on where the lens philosophy is going for the short term and in the furture.
http://www.pentax.com/en/k-1/challengers/challengers06.html
"With the arrival of digital photography, this became somewhat complicated because of advancements in image-processing technology. Today’s cameras can effectively compensate for the lens’s optical performance. Even inferior lenses have their place in the market, although they are clearly designed with camera compensation in mind. In the midst of these trends, how did PENTAX design its D FA-series lenses? "
On the old way of doing lenses (vs software correcting a lot of it)
“The PENTAX lens development policy has an unwritten rule that we won’t rely on image processing technology,” says a leader of the PENTAX optical design team. “The image desired by the photographer must be produced by the lens, with any remaining aberrations expected ones. We design with considerable respect for the distinctive character and flavor of the individual lens.”
One of the reasons why DFA lenses will be bigger.
“The DA series was designed to not merely eliminate the flares and ghost images that are unique to digital photography, but the assessment standards of the series were set much higher than those of the FA series,” says a PENTAX optics designer. “A digital image is subjected to the most stringent scrutiny even at the edges, because the photographer can later enlarge it to their desired size. We designed the D FA series by applying the stringent standards of the DA series to the 35mm full-frame format, even though we could have lowered these standards at the edges.”
On doing more characterful lenses (in future)
“Today, we are developing the D FA-series lenses by listening to the opinions and suggestions of our users, and making whatever changes and improvements we can at the moment,” says the optics designer. “However, in the future we hope to build a more comprehensive lineup that allows users to select a lens based on the type of image description they want, just like a distinction between the Star series and the Limited series. It would also be interesting to design a lens that produces a particularly sharp image at a certain focal range, while yielding above-average image description from the minimum focusing distance to infinity.”
Giving a non to the FA and other legacy lenses (ie. know/learn how to use them, they are different and the user should appreciate that and use to its strengths)
"Although it may be some time before this kind of lens is actually developed, there is another way for users to satisfy their love of and pleasure in lenses — through the FA-series lenses. Of course, they aren’t equal to their D FA-series counterparts in terms of image resolution, since some of them may have greater vignetting at the edges, or suffer from flare. However, says the leader of the lens development team, “Many PENTAX users are quite knowledgeable about photographic skills. I’m sure they can find a way to make effective use of these lenses, such as closing down the aperture or changing the camera angle.” There are also photographers who were highly moved by the photographic masterpieces of the past, and are affected by the photographic techniques used in the pictures. Many photographers seek lenses that will produce the tunnel effect created by vignetting at the image’s edges, and the flare effect. Such distinct visual expression can be achieved with FA-series lenses, rather than D FA-series models. The feeling of image rendition and visual expression varies from one photographer to another. That’s why the PENTAX lens designers often reject general assumptions of what a lens should be. "
http://www.pentax.com/en/k-1/challengers/challengers06.html
"With the arrival of digital photography, this became somewhat complicated because of advancements in image-processing technology. Today’s cameras can effectively compensate for the lens’s optical performance. Even inferior lenses have their place in the market, although they are clearly designed with camera compensation in mind. In the midst of these trends, how did PENTAX design its D FA-series lenses? "
On the old way of doing lenses (vs software correcting a lot of it)
“The PENTAX lens development policy has an unwritten rule that we won’t rely on image processing technology,” says a leader of the PENTAX optical design team. “The image desired by the photographer must be produced by the lens, with any remaining aberrations expected ones. We design with considerable respect for the distinctive character and flavor of the individual lens.”
One of the reasons why DFA lenses will be bigger.
“The DA series was designed to not merely eliminate the flares and ghost images that are unique to digital photography, but the assessment standards of the series were set much higher than those of the FA series,” says a PENTAX optics designer. “A digital image is subjected to the most stringent scrutiny even at the edges, because the photographer can later enlarge it to their desired size. We designed the D FA series by applying the stringent standards of the DA series to the 35mm full-frame format, even though we could have lowered these standards at the edges.”
On doing more characterful lenses (in future)
“Today, we are developing the D FA-series lenses by listening to the opinions and suggestions of our users, and making whatever changes and improvements we can at the moment,” says the optics designer. “However, in the future we hope to build a more comprehensive lineup that allows users to select a lens based on the type of image description they want, just like a distinction between the Star series and the Limited series. It would also be interesting to design a lens that produces a particularly sharp image at a certain focal range, while yielding above-average image description from the minimum focusing distance to infinity.”
Giving a non to the FA and other legacy lenses (ie. know/learn how to use them, they are different and the user should appreciate that and use to its strengths)
"Although it may be some time before this kind of lens is actually developed, there is another way for users to satisfy their love of and pleasure in lenses — through the FA-series lenses. Of course, they aren’t equal to their D FA-series counterparts in terms of image resolution, since some of them may have greater vignetting at the edges, or suffer from flare. However, says the leader of the lens development team, “Many PENTAX users are quite knowledgeable about photographic skills. I’m sure they can find a way to make effective use of these lenses, such as closing down the aperture or changing the camera angle.” There are also photographers who were highly moved by the photographic masterpieces of the past, and are affected by the photographic techniques used in the pictures. Many photographers seek lenses that will produce the tunnel effect created by vignetting at the image’s edges, and the flare effect. Such distinct visual expression can be achieved with FA-series lenses, rather than D FA-series models. The feeling of image rendition and visual expression varies from one photographer to another. That’s why the PENTAX lens designers often reject general assumptions of what a lens should be. "
The first batch of K-1 has arrived my country today for those who pre-ordered more than a year ago after they announced! Dun know when the second batch for those who pre-ordered recently will be arrived
Thumbs up.....thx chipvn
The first batch of K-1 has arrived my country today for those who pre-ordered more than a year ago after they announced! Dun know when the second batch for those who pre-ordered recently will be arrived
Wow!
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