New camera: K-x is coming!

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Imagine your favorite camera shop stocks 50 colorful sets in their showcase... it wouldn't look like a camera shop anymore

Yes, it would. See
Display at the Pentax Square in Shinjuku. I was ready with my credit card but was told the K-x will be available only in mid October. Damn !!! 3 weeks too early. BIC Camera shops also have point of sale materials but no display sets. Price is around 69,000 Yen.

Sorry about the glass reflection. I was too polite to ignore their NO PHOTO signs so shot from outside.

 

[banana0ne]

OMG! have been into transformed into colorful camera shop...;p

 

[felixcat8888]

Man, those colours are nice . . .:devil:

 

[darrrrrrrrrr]

i'm jealous.. i'm going to buy some spray paint and give my K20D a make-over. stay tuned in the show us your pentax thread. :bsmilie:

 

[felixcat8888]

i'm jealous.. i'm going to buy some spray paint and give my K20D a make-over. stay tuned in the show us your pentax thread. :bsmilie:

Take photo of K20D, use Photoshop to "change" colour. . . :devil:

 

[lichtleiter]

i'm jealous.. i'm going to buy some spray paint and give my K20D a make-over. stay tuned in the show us your pentax thread. :bsmilie:

I would love to see the results

 

[trifecta]

Does anyone have any info on when in october it'll hit the streets? October is a long month

 

[spheredome]

Pentax should couple a coloured ring (same color as camera) that can be click onto the filter hood mount. Giving the black lens a final touch of color to match the body.

 

[tacopachi85]

but k-x seems to not have af indicator on the viewfinder?

 

[scorpioh]

No matter wat, k-x is still meant to be an entry-level camera.

 

[lichtleiter]

but k-x seems to not have af indicator on the viewfinder?

Can this be fixed thru firmware upgrade?

 

[felixcat8888]

Can this be fixed thru firmware upgrade?

If same like K-m then firmware does not help. K-m does not have screen indicator too.

dun forget, this is a replacement ENTRY-level camera, not in the same league as K20D or K-7

 

[dielah]

not sure if it has been discussed here but dun tink so (source from dp Forums)

main reason is that the design & manufacturing line is basically adapted from K-M...

i.e. to maintain competitive pricing la...

Can this be fixed thru firmware upgrade?

 

[creampuff]

The Pentax K-x will be released for sale in Japan on October 16.

￥ 69,800 with kit lens

￥ 89,800 with double zoom Kit

 

[TrailSeeker]

still waiting for this.. hoping before november I can have this baby!

 

[Zenten]

I don't think that the KX with outrageous color combos will sell well in conservative S'pore ...... at least not among the adults ............

 

[bunegg]

I don't think that the KX with outrageous color combos will sell well in conservative S'pore ...... at least not among the adults ............

i think it will get popular amongst the OLs and XMMs, maybe we will soon get a influx of female pentax users ;p

 

[Zenten]

i think it will get popular amongst the OLs and XMMs, maybe we will soon get a influx of female pentax users ;p

OLs and XMMs => PnS/ Handphone camera ...............

 

[creampuff]

Pentax has pushed back the release of the K-x (scheduled 16 October) by another 17 days due to higher than expected demand... wah, very hot item!!!

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20091008_320170.html

Google translate:
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdc.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fdocs%2Fnews%2F20091008_320170.html&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0=

 

[minty]

Pentax has pushed back the release of the K-x (scheduled 16 October) by another 17 days due to higher than expected demand... wah, very hot item!!!

The google translation is inaccurate. The release of the RED color k-x is delayed to the 17th of Oct. K-X in black, white and other custom colors will still be released on the 16th of Oct..