01-22-2012, 08:26 AM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1327185528' post='15114']
AF sensor at the bottom..... the AF sensor in my DSLR takes so little space, the lenses are as deep or deeper than the body when mounted. Making that size go away.... makes no sense.
The "bulge on top"... That bulge is rather small, and houses a flash. The mirror drive mechanism does not make the body much bigger.
The biggest parts that make it "big" are the grip and the mirror box itself. I do not want to get rid of the grip (at all), and the mirror box depth is there to stay with K-mount.
Does not make much sense as concept.
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This is obviously wrong as the rumored dimensions are pretty close to X100 is size, which is smaller than average DSLR.
The more serious issue is that K-mount lenses are not optimized for CDAF AF, like M4/3 and Nex native lenses are. This would turn out to be more serious con (in reviews) than the size, as the AF would be slower than other mirrorless system. That's probably why Pentax is also releasing a new 40mm F2.8 lens with the camera, which is probably optimized to work with CDAF.
AF sensor at the bottom..... the AF sensor in my DSLR takes so little space, the lenses are as deep or deeper than the body when mounted. Making that size go away.... makes no sense.
The "bulge on top"... That bulge is rather small, and houses a flash. The mirror drive mechanism does not make the body much bigger.
The biggest parts that make it "big" are the grip and the mirror box itself. I do not want to get rid of the grip (at all), and the mirror box depth is there to stay with K-mount.
Does not make much sense as concept.
[/quote]
This is obviously wrong as the rumored dimensions are pretty close to X100 is size, which is smaller than average DSLR.
The more serious issue is that K-mount lenses are not optimized for CDAF AF, like M4/3 and Nex native lenses are. This would turn out to be more serious con (in reviews) than the size, as the AF would be slower than other mirrorless system. That's probably why Pentax is also releasing a new 40mm F2.8 lens with the camera, which is probably optimized to work with CDAF.