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Pentax Introduces the Retro Bodied Small Sensor MX-1; Lots of New Q10 Colors

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Last Updated on 01/07/2013 by Chris Gampat

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Sexy, isn’t it? That’s Pentax’s new MX-1 camera that looks almost like a rangefinder but not really. As far as specs go, the camera has an f1.8-f2.5 lens (4x, 28mm-112mm) in front of an 12MP BSM 1/1.7 inch sensor: which for many of us can be a let down despite the snazzy looks. Plus, it shoots RAW; so it has a bit of a saving grace with that.

Interestingly, the camera is made of brass: something that doesn’t seem to be done or really mentioned/marketed often. Plus, the back sports a 3 inch 921K dot LCD screen. It will launch for $499.99 in February; which in today’s world seems a bit high for a small sensor point and shoot.

That’s not all the news from Pentax out of CES 2013 today though. Hit the jump and taste the rainbow.

 

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We’ll make this one quick: the Pentax Q10 comes in all the colors of the rainbow plus anything a unicorn can vomit. They’re all available for custom order, which also means that the cost will vary.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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