Pentax K-01

The Australian press presentation of this design landmark was a glamorous affair, embedded in the annual fashion week and held in Sydney’s Overseas passenger terminal at dusk, overlooking the Sydney Opera House. As the drinks flowed and the canapés consumed, examples of the new camera, resplendent in its signal yellow and black livery, were handed

A full-length Pentax K-01 review by PentaxForums.com. The Pentax K-01 is the first mirrorless camera to support a DSLR interchangeable lens lineup, and delivers superb image and video quality. In our Pentax K-01 review, we evaluate the camera's handling,

The advent of mirrorless has offered camera makers the chance to move beyond the film-era definitions of just how a camera should look. And few have embraced this opportunity to defy convention as enthusiastically as Pentax. For a company that makes admirably no-nonsense DSLRs, its two mirrorless offerings are both interesting expressions of creative design. The Pentax Q is easily the smallest mirrorless camera on the market, with a sensor size to match while, with the K-01, Pentax also claims the crown for the largest mirrorless camera we've yet seen.

The Pentax K-01 (from $749) is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with a most unusual design. Created by Australian designer Marc Newson of (who, admittedly, I'd never heard of before the K-01), the modern look of the K-01 will certainly turn heads (especially if you get the yellow one). Aside from its unique looks, the K-01 is also a fully-featured camera. It has a 16 Megapixel CMOS sensor, K-mount lens support with built-in (sensor-based) image stabilization, lots of manual controls, a boatload of scene modes and special effects, an HDR function, and 1080p video recording.

Pentax defies convention – and common sense – with the trendy but poor-performing mirrorless K-01.

Pentax K-01 is a 16.0MP Entry-Level Mirrorless camera with a APS-C sized CMOS sensor and Pentax KAF2 mount. Read our K-01 review to find its pros and cons.

The Pentax K-01 is a 16.2MP compact system camera that has been created with the help of Australian designer Marc Newson.

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