Pentax K-01 Hands-on Review

In a nutshell: it's GOOD!

The mode dial is completely out of reach for people  who like to change modes while they are shooting.  Furthermore, the green button is unreachable for people who have no writsts.  

pentax k3!! 

Wing Wang wong

I was expecting Kai to rip this one apart (with humor) but quite the contrary I think Kai actually get's the point of the camera which is refreshing. 🙂 And I agree with him, the spirit of trying new things in design should never be trampled on.

It's good for the money, but not really that remarkable. You can't really get a better camera that comes with a 40mm pancake lens for only $400 on Amazon. I would still rather have a D7100 or 70D. Even if they are twice as much. I should have kept saving my money, now I am trying to sell it and nobody wants it!

Totally misleading smeareview.
But is it Hongkong where you're reviewing a japanese camera?
no f* wonder.

He should have posed with Alamby and got Kai to take the shot, i sure would have !

im digging how it looks, may look into it as a starter digital since it should be cheap being two years old and that it isn't ugly and it has a k-mount!

it,s either massive or he,s tiny.

So much bleeping that comes out from that Pentax whilst it's doing video! Maybe it's like a proximity sensor, and it blows up if a non-trendster is near it.

Pentax MX-1 if u want a good lookin, good functioning Pentax Camera :), I have NO clue what pentax had in their head when they created this.. piece. good functions etc are useless when u have such an retarded desgin. Will stick to the k-7 and k-3, and maybe the MX-01 if i want something small in the future

Lok forgot to add music starting at 4:50.   🙂

like fuij with the x100s, pentax could have produced something with more retro looks to build up on their rich heritage dating back from the k1000, instead they wasted their efforts on this

You don't shoot this like a regular camera.  You hold it like an old brownie and use your thumb to shoot.  It is indeed a great camera that produced fantastic images.  They should have included an EVF though.

I could almost hear Weid Al Yankovich's "Tacky" soundtrak playing in background! 😀

I feel like this is a fair review of the camera. It's a very fun to use camera that has great IQ, though not the best performer in terms of speed. For those who want a cheap solution I'd really recommend looking at this camera.

It's good enough to really get you into photography, but it's lacking in just the right places to make you want more in the future when you expand and know what you need. This camera plus the Pentax-F 35-70mm would be able to serve any novice amazingly for quite a while, at a very very cheap price point.

What an ugly piece of junk!

im going to grab one of this for $ 200 xD Its a pice of… history and i really like the design. Its not a serious camera but it have the capabilities to take great photos.

Here's a K-01 I found for sale in Australia. Pretty decent price too.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271883467967?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

8:48 check the woman at the back

At least this design makes me feel I can toss it around and it will still survive

I think this video is the first and only Lok's editing fuck up ever.

Got this in baby blue just for the fun of it. It does a great job as a camera, and gets a lot of attention when out. I still like the viewfinder on my K3, but this is fun. I like the style, many don't, but that's what styles are about. It joins my Q7 (yellow) on the fun shelf.

this cam is ugly af

wtf is this audio?

The sound!!!!! So bad it's jarring

Nice image at 9:12 on a subject in the dark. Kai took some great photos with this camera on the fly.

Piece of shit camera

block of cheese

The good days of DigitalRev TV

Reiterate your name because you know no one will ever really see it.

distorted audio k-01 video recording. rubbish indeed

Singapore or Hong Kong?

enjoyable, interesting, this could be the camera for me. I already have many pancake lens.

Hong Kong it's polluted skies give it away.

most stupid review

Good Concept, Shit design Executions

I have this camera converted to full spectrum and it has taken some ridiculously amazing photos.

It’s one eyed sponge Bob. Who ever buy this yellow brick?
Can’t look at this shit without tears LOL
…. in fact when you squeeze the shutter button, it will spit water from the front circle shape lens alike. (c)

This camera is so incredibly important at the moment. Nikon and Canon are trying to build mirrorless cameras and have to decide between the existing lens mount and a new one. This camera shows how a mirrorless with DSLR lenses could look like…

Kai dresses like my dad

Just bought a brand-new one from Singapore. I payed 400 Singaporean dollars , with the pancake lens . It's a eye catcher for sure but feels and works very differently.

I'm a youtube addict and this appears to be one of the shittest videaos I've seen in the last couple of months…

Thank F you actually did PENTAX at some point! Please do it again.

Cut the crap and review the God damn camera fer fuck sake!

Interesting, intriguing. Could I really use my Pentax lenses viewing the image and the exposure info at the same time, in bright light even, instead of struggling to see what is at the bottom of the finder by turning and shading, in which cases the design is not only not an aid but a hindrance? Think they could make something like this to use at waist like an Autocord?

I realize this video is ancient, but I still have to complain about the fact that your threshold settings for noise gate is wrong.