Re: [url]www.pk-engineering.com[/url] has a new KL5-7 pic
Hate to run against the grain, but I think those things look awesome! The KL3 is a beautifully detailed head with very eye-catching styling. The KL4, KL5, KL6, KL7, while not quite as "sci-fi" in facade, are destined to be classics in design. The unifying theme is elegant simplicity, gracefully fluted barrels with scalloped bezels... this is the first production series of handheld photon cannons of the twenty-first century that successfully combine technology and art. This is architecture done in miniature. It is functional, and affordable sculpture. If they do a flashlight display in a museum of art a century from now, these will be there!
After spending a lot of time with expensive cameras over the years, I guess I have pretty strong opinions about what is classically styled. Leica IIIG, Leica M (any model), Linhof Technica, Pentax LX, Hasselblad 500 C/M...
and yet, strangely, I have heard these cameras called ugly by some people. I guess beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.
These head designs are future classics. I hope own a few of them myself. (Actually I hope to own each of them.) I, for one, appreciate the beauty of the designs, and applaud those who have worked on them.
David <><