After the positive experience with the MX-1 ...

To perform a comparison with other APS-C's, I added the team
with a neat fixed focal length, namely with the xs 40 mm, 2.8.

Now, after the first hundred pictures of course do not mean full assessment:

Unboxing
At first the 328 pages heavy manual falls into the hand. Exemplary as
Sigma and Fuji!

Housing
Sealed and meticulously crafted, as stable as a Sigma SD or
D 7100. Instead of the battery can with the optional bracket also AA's are used.

Dials
Since I take pictures in M ​​mode, it features a two dials for
Speed ​​and aperture. See Fuji ...

Viewfinder
100% field of view, an electronic level, the optimal alignment
allowed, is integrated in the viewfinder.

AF Fine Adjustment
If a lens to produce a back-focus, the focus point can be done manually
be set.

Lens Correction function
For most Pentax lenses, the distortion and chromatic aberrations can
be at least compensated for automatically electronically.

Reducing camera shake
Shake Reduction is integrated in the housing and thus be at all
connected camera shake lenses reduces.

Optical Preview
The depth of field can Blinding of the RAW / FX button through the viewfinder
be visually inspected.

Personal Settings
Color saturation, hue, contrast, sharpness, and the light-dark adaptation
can be adjusted to taste.

Info
Here hides the Quickmenu by the most important settings on a
View with the setting can be changed.

U1, U2
In mode dial two personal recording parameters can be saved
will. It makes sense!

Image Processing
Some of it is already installed on the camera side. In particular, the digital filter
some nice effects without Lightroom are possible.

Picture Quality / 18 - 55 mm
Already with the standard lens succeed very nice pictures, which of course in the eye
of the beholder, so I've set a few pictures.
The xs 40 mm, 2.8 the images are sharp crack!

Film
Should also go for me but not of interest.

Summary
Many details about the middle class and pointed to good
Image Quality. Simple and intuitive operation, the schnörkelos
is designed to meet the essential and convenient operation.
Colorful Bedienungsbildchen and touchscreen in vain,
but that's not the Pentax World.
Check it out!