K-01: A Failed Experiment

I agree with your points Jim. The K-01 tanked, so clearly it was not a successful design. OTOH, it does what I need, so I'm glad they made it. Honestly I wouldn't have bought it, but at the price it was just too much of a deal to pass up.

I have to wonder why Pentax made this body, but i don't think they put a lot of effort into it, since all of the internals are shared with the K-30. They probably learned some things about MILC from this experience.

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Dan