The video on tops shows the AF speed of the new K-01 camera paired with the new 40mm super pancake lens. Not a bad performance but also not extremely good :)

Pentax also unveiled the new lens roadmap (via PB and PR):

• 50mm DA standard lens (2012)
• 18-200 DA high magnification zoom lens (2012)
• 12-28mm DA wide zoom (2013)
• 24-38mm DA zoom limited lens (2013)
• 120-380mm DA tele zoom (2013)
• 18-85mm DA zoom lens (2013)
• DA AF RC 1.4x teleconverter (2013)

Here is the image of the lens roadmap (Click on it to enlarge):

And here are some more K-01 news:

Pixiq (Click here) shared some thoughts about the K-01: “Design-led? Actually, I think the Pentax K-01 means business“
And some more thougths by Admiringlight (Click here).
Hands on review at Techradar (Click here).

Preorders and price info:

Black K-01 body at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here)
Silver K-01 body at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Yellow K-01 body at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
K-01 with all different possible kit lenses at BHphoto (Click here).
K-01 body +40mm pancake preorder at Adorama (Click here)
K-01 body +18-55mm and 50-200mm preorder at Adorama (Click here)
40mm pancake at BHphoto (Click here)

Guess which camera is on top of the mirrorless camera ranking at Amazon (Click here to see the ranking)? Despite the high price the Fuji X PRO 1 (click to preorder now) sells like hotcakes! A wonder how sales will be in Europe were preorders didn’t start yet. I guess Fuji was serious when they told us months ago that they want to become the number three of the digital camera market!

All preorder links (all USA):
Body: Amazon (Click here!!!), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
18mm f/2.0 lens at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
35mm f/1.4 lens Amazon (Click here), Adorama too (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here).
60mm f/2.4 macro at Amazon (Click here), Adorama too (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here)

Important: I am continually updating this post with new links. Reload this page every couple of minutes….not every second please, it would crash my server :)

Preorders and price info:

Black K-01 body at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here)
Silver K-01 body at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
Yellow K-01 body at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).
K-01 with all different possible kit lenses at BHphoto (Click here).
K-01 body +40mm pancake preorder at Adorama (Click here)
K-01 body +18-55mm and 50-200mm preorder at Adorama (Click here)
40mm pancake at BHphoto (Click here)

Previews and image samples:

Hands-on preview at Imaging Resource
Hands-on preview at ePhotozine
Hands-on photos at Photographyblog

New lens roadmap:

Photographyblog saw the new K lens roadmap: “the roadmap predicts that 3 new lenses will be released in 2012 – a DA Standard lens, DA High Magnification Zoom lens, and a DA Telephoto lens. In 2013 4 new lenses will make an appearance – the DA Zoom Limited, DA Tele Zoom, DA Wide Zoom and DA Zoom, with a new DA AF RC 1.4x teleconvertor too.“

Press release links:

ThePhoBlographer
Amateur Photographer
Dpreview
Techradar
Photoscala (german)
Focus Numerique (french)
Pentaxforums
Quesabesde (spanish)
Prweb
Nexthardware (italian)

Hands-on videos:

Interview with the K-01 stardesigner:

Poll:

Take your time to read all previews and specs carefully. Only after that answer:

Camera pictures (Click on it to enlarge):

It’s a big Pentax-Ricoh day! The Pentax K-01 hasn’t been announced yet (coming in a few hours) but the new 40mm pancake is already visible at BHphoto (Click here). And Ricoh announced the new A16 module. You can read the full specs and see image samples here: http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit6.html.

Stay tuned to see the full K-01 press release soon!

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 from Michael Fletcher on Vimeo.

Now click that magic link to open a full size ISO 6400 image sample taken with the Fuji X PRO 1:
http://www.christianfletcher.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/Shearing-sheep.jpg

And there are even more images posted on Christian Fletcher’s website (Click here). Now I am curious to hear all pixel peepers and noise experts :)  That looks damn impressive!

More X PRO 1 news:
The crazy Fujiguys posted a total of twenty four X PRO 1 related videos for you! Here is the full list: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3191D7A5ADF102B7. And if you like to see more pics of the camera watch the triple “Japanese” hands-on report at Mynavi (Click here), Itmedia (Click here) and DC.watch (Click here).

Fuji X PRO 1 pre-order links:
Amazon.co.jp (Click here), Expansys USA (Click here), Expansys Canada (Click here), Expansys UK (Click here) and Henrys Canada (Click here).

Yes, that’s right! Fuji sold one hundred thousand [shoplink 100018]X100[/shoplink] cameras! That’s what they affirm on their latest financial report (Click here to download / via Fujirumors / via NoisyC).
That’s a lot for a camera that has a fixed prime lens “only”, has an “old style” design and hasn’t been pushed by a big advertising campaign a là Canon and Nikon. It means that we have at least 100k real photographers out there…just joking :)

Chapeau to Fuji for trying to find a new way to think digital camera products. That was really needed after years of Rebel cameras and always same looking Nikon DSLR! My only complain is that the Fuji X PRO 1 is a little bit too expensive for me. With $200 less it would have certainly become a hotseller!

Fuju X100 order links: [shopcountry 100018].

Now it’s not a “rumor” only anymore. THis is the official invitation for the PEntax even on February 2nd. The rumored specs of the camera should be:

Name: K-01
Sensor: Same as the (16 Megapixel).
Mount: K
Kit lens: New DA 40mm f2.8 (less than 1cm thick!)
Mirror: No mirror!
Video: Full HD video with external mic input support
LCD: 3-inch LCD 921k
AF: Contrast (no phase detection AF)
Flash: Built-in
Dimensions: 121mm x 79mm x 59mm
Weight: 560g (1.2lb) with battery
Colors: Three different versions

Source: StuffReview (via PR)

I am rally looking forward to ee this camera! It should have a completely different design than other mirrorless cameras! There is a sketch going around but I don’t know how 100% correct this is: