My first impression on picking up the camera was 'this is one of the cameras that the Nikon Df should have been.' I think that comes from the prism-shaped prism hump; a styling cue that invokes the word 'classic' rather than screaming the word 'retro.' However, what the K-1 absolutely gets right is what I considered the Df's great mis-step: it offers a single well-polished, coherent interface. This isn't a camera with duplicative or redundant controls, it isn't customizable to the extent that only the person configuring it knows how it works: it's a photographic tool that anyone who's ever loved a DSLR can pick up and start shooting with. It's like a beautifully made pair of shoes - it looks great and you know that it'll offer just enough give to fit you perfectly. And, unlike the Df (and most really nice shoes), it's really aggressively priced.