Thread: New Pentax K30?

Credible rumors of the new weather sealed Pentax K30 entry lvl DSLR. Announcement expected early next week.

Pentax K30: New Intro-Level DSLR - Pentax Camera News & Rumors - PentaxForums.com

100% OVF coverage. Nice touch! Hope the magnification is big enough too, and close to the K-5's.

Looks quite interesting. Most of the features of the K-5 at the price point of the K-r.

What do you guys think, aren't they killing the K-01 here in a way?

No Julien I think the K-01 is at another party.

Ooh good, something to look forward to

I've been tossing up about whether to sell the K-5 (weight issues). If the K-30 is light enough, its a goer for me.

Originally Posted by Julien

What do you guys think, aren't they killing the K-01 here in a way?

The K-01 was DOA to begin with. It will sound harsh (because, well it is) but he sole reason for the K-01 was to attempt to keep Pentax users from straying off to Sony, PanOly, Canikon and Fuji until Ricoh can right the ship by saying "hey, we have mirrorless too!". And it was a leftover from the Hoya days that they'd already sunk enough money into that they had to bring it to market.

The K30 appears to be another competent camera of the type of cameras that Pentax builds well, but makes me a bit sad since I don't see how it gains them any ground.