Pentax rolls its own colorware for the Pentax K-x DSLR

Not content with the already generous black, white, red, or navy blue options Pentax is offering on its new K-x DSLR? Then it looks like your persistence has finally paid off for once, as Pentax has now rolled out its own Colorware-type service for the camera -- in Japan, that is. That'll let you choose from twenty different colors for the body of the camera and five for the grip (lens colors are apparently "coming soon") and, of course, any combination of the two (like the eye-catching number we whipped up above). Best of all, it seems that the customization options are available at no extra cost, other than the hours you'll spend agonizing over your choice of colors.

[Thanks, Rye]

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2009 5:57PM]

Go Auburn!

[cowtown Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:11PM]

I think you mean, GO GATORS!

[Tomguruken36 Posted Sep 17th 2009 7:02PM]

WAR EAGLE! We're gonna kick the shit out of West Virginia... and i'll be there

[Ryan Deen Posted Sep 17th 2009 8:02PM]

Definitely........GO GATORS. I hope they stomp Lane Kiffin.....dork.

[akarol Posted Sep 17th 2009 8:52PM]

Auburn = gator bait!

[someguy7234 Posted Sep 17th 2009 10:04PM]

University of Illinois! Go Illini, all hail the no longer sanctioned mascot of Native American Decent

*places head in hands and sheds a tear*

[yopladas Posted Sep 17th 2009 11:24PM]

U OF I! ILL-INI!

tho we suck at football and are ok at basketball

[Kris91 Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:07PM]

This is so incredibly awesome.

[Ducman69 Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:12PM]

Thats not fugly as hell at all...

[LargeFormat Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:15PM]

WOW! That is all kinds of UGLY! Maybe they don't want to sell any.

[Tonezorz Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:19PM]

Don't you people understand they pick crazy color combos for these articles?

What part of 20 body / 5 grip choices makes you think they all look like that?

[Blacklight Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:55PM]

Anthony: I saw an image with most (all?) combinations at a link someone posted in the comments of the previous K-x thread

Yes, they all look fugly.

The only exceptions to the fuglyness were the black/silver combinations (I think there was also an olive body that looked nice)

[va jj Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:20PM]

this will go well with my boxers.

[theswiss Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:21PM]

this is one of these days I just wish i would be color blind or just didn't read engadget in this particular moment because this colorware pimped camera reminds me to Xibit's Pimp my Car show with the theme lets fugly your car bro...

[bebop Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:30PM]

Pentax, drunk with the success of the white K-m...

[calvinki Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:36PM]

Did the people designed the packaging for Tide did this??!

[Snowman Posted Sep 17th 2009 9:31PM]

Engadget selected the colors and as always they went with the most outlandish color scheme they could come up with.

[horchata Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:48PM]

I'm guessing the future K-x2 will integrate mp3 and gaming capabilities into the camera as well.

Pentax will have invented the first multimediaSLR.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 17th 2009 6:51PM]

That's actually my dream color combo! To each his own.

[Jake2k Posted Sep 17th 2009 8:10PM]

The future of photography is scary to think about...

[kevout Posted Sep 17th 2009 8:15PM]

If nothing else, it'll make it easier to spot your stolen camera.

Of course, no one will bother stealing anything that ugly.

[akarol Posted Sep 17th 2009 8:51PM]

Lovin' the color... GO GATORS!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 10:46AM]

Man, photographers are a stodgy bunch huh? The camera must be black. Photography is only for the serious. Lament and disdain in my soul and to better suit the high-contrast low-saturation shots one should take... Boo.
I think the colors are a fun idea. There are too many black and silver things these days. The world needs more color. I think it would be easier to get people to smile for a picture if the camera were bright yellow or lime green.