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7.6
4 reviews
  • Image quality
    10
  • Video quality
    7.2
  • Battery life
    8.0
  • Design and form factor
    6.8
  • Durability
    8.0
  • Speed (start-up time, lag)
    5.3
  • Ease of use
    8.0

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9.0
1 review
  • Image quality | 1 comment
    10
  • Video quality
    10
  • Battery life | 1 comment
    8.0
  • Design and form factor | 1 comment
    10
  • Durability
    8.0
  • Speed (start-up time, lag)
    10
  • Ease of use | 1 comment
    8.0
8.0
PC Mag Mar 30, 2012

Larger than its peers, but interestingly designed, the Pentax K-01 can capture sharp photos in all types of light and delivers full compatibility with every Pentax K-mount lens ever produced.

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7.0
CNET Apr 6, 2012

If you've got a stable of Pentax lenses...and feel like doing some creative shooting, especially with manual focus, then the K-01 is a great choice. For that, the benefits of lovely photo quality definitely outweigh the other drawbacks.

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8.0
Steve Huff Photo Mar 16, 2012

If you like the body style and can live without a VF or EVF AND you have Pentax glass, then it is a no brainer. You will love the K-01. If you do NOT own Pentax glass and prefer a VF/EVF, then you may not be a big fan of this camera. Either way, it has a huge lens selection to choose from and has...

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8.0
Photography Blog Apr 10, 2012

While it may look refreshingly different, the Pentax K-01 falls unsuccessfully between two stools - ultimately we'd either buy a similarly sized DSLR or a much smaller compact system camera in preference to the K-01.

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9.0
MrHasselblad

The first mirrorless camera to offer the image and lens quality using an existing (full size-non dedicated) lens line. This camera uses a majority of the entire Pentax lens line; both exististing for sale lens' and also lens' from decades ago. You can use it as a point and shoot camera; yet this...

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