miserere_mei Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>Kari: good! :-D</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_jackson4 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p> <p>Well, obviously we can't be sure of anything at this stage, given the lack of any official specs thus far...</p> <p>But OK, one thing that occurred to me whilst looking at those spy shots was that maybe the large metal ring on the front is some kind of mechanical system for attaching lenses...?</p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewg_ny Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>I think that shot with the silver FA power zoom is almost certainly an <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PentaxIstD/page2.asp">*ist D</a> ; it's the only model that has top buttons and a row of icons below the top LCD like that...also the only of the *ist D series with an OEM portrait grip available. The ridges on the popup flash look right too.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>Thanks, Andrew! It would also not make sense to show the K-7 with an FA* lens (thinks me).</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewg_ny Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>Also, it seems likely that one of those other shots posted earlier is a fake, <a href="http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009/04/one-more.html?showComment=1240460400000#c5862471179341397639">identified by someone else</a> as probably a crappily photoshopped Contax NX. Why people bother doing this is beyond me.</p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.photographyreview.com/channels/photographyreview/images/products/Product_129584.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> <small>(image courtesy of <a href="http://www.photographyreview.com/mfr/contax/35mm/PRD_129584_3105crx.aspx">photographyreview.com</a> )</small></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgredline Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>I agree Andrew. Have you seeing that crazy thread at PF? The rumors section there is going nutz!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>This one is for Kari :-)</p> <p>Note the DA* 55mm mounted on it. Also note it does not have a metal body. Why anyone would think this was an option is beyond me, but I know some people were dreaming of it. On the plus side, I think we can now confirm it does have an AF assist lamp, although it's frickin small!</p> <p>Click on the image for a HUGE version. (Courtesy of PF forums.)</p> <p><a href="http://blog.photopoint.ee/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pentax-k-x.jpg"><img src="http://blog.photopoint.ee/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pentax-k-x.jpg" alt="" /> </a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>And for what it's worth:</p> <p><img src="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v313/RiceHigh/K-7/K-7K_Sketch.gif" alt="" width="541" height="437" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14mm 2.8l Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>Did you draw that Miserere?</p> <p><a href="http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html">http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <blockquote> <p>Did you draw that Miserere?</p> </blockquote> <p>Nope, and I doubt RH did either! ;-) (I mean to say that he PS'd it, not actually "drew" it.)</p> <p>But like I said: <em>For what it's worth...</em></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kuhne Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>I clicked and got a smaller image. It looks to be authentic, but maybe a prototype. No way to tell whether a metal body or not from a photo. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kuhne Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>By the way the info is shaping up, the K7D may possibly turn out to be the best compact DSLR of them all!! Yeah, a swivel screen would be nice- but would add some extra bulk, and streamlined compactness with advanced features seems to be the emphasis. I hope nothing we now have has been ditched!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane_mills Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <p>Now I really want one - especially if the AF is faster and the viewfinder has the new Pentax patented technology!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere_mei Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 <blockquote> <p>I clicked and got a smaller image.</p> </blockquote> <p>That's strange, cos the image is 1928x759 pixels. I just tried it now and it still works.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kuhne Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 <p>My Dell computer is apparently strange in many ways.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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