Pentax K-01 Review: Strange shape, killer sensor, but is it street-friendly?

With so many Mirrorless Interchangeable-Lens compact cameras coming out, the Pentax K-01 distinguishes itself as the only camera to feature a built-in DSLR lens mount—a K mount—that lets you mount any Pentax K-mount lens ever made on this camera, without the need for an adapter, and without diminished functionality. And it has a bonafide APS sensor, the exact same sensor found on many of today's best-rated DSLRs. But do the trade-offs render this camera unfit for street use?

This week, let's look at some of the images I shot with the Pentax K-01—a camera that has a lot going for it, but which also has its quirks. Is it ideal for the street?...Read my full review of the Pentax K-01 at the Adorama Learning Center.

Union Square, New York, NY. Photo ©  Mason Resnick. Camera: Pentax K-01 with Pentax 40mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens. Exposure: ISO 400, 1/250 sec at f/5.6.





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