It seems fairly obvious that the new D wil be speced similar to the Nikon D200.
And I expect the new Pentax will be priced slightly under the Nikon. What in
the world are you whining about?
Paul
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> The Nikon D200 is a 5.1 FPS 10 MP digital SLR camera.
> It does not cost 8000 USD. In Denmark it's currently priced at 2000 USD -
> this is 75% (!) of the price of the *ist D, at the time this was released
> two years ago !!!!.
>
> So, cost is NOT the issue here.
>
> So, stop pretending!
> If Pentax released a pro-spec'ed DSLR camera (10MP, and 5 FPS with
> correspondingly fast AF) - a lot of you guys would certainly buy it.
> A lot of D and Ds cameras would then hit the used market very fast. No doubt
> about that!
> Some of you might even prefere this to some pro spec'ed Canons or Nikons ;-)
> I know I would ( 'cause then I could just keep my 20 Pentax lenses - some of
> which are fast - F.1.4-2.8) and then go and "mashinegun" some very nice
> high speed action shots - with a Pentax.
>
> This is what Pentax needs to do IMO - in order to keep the (rather tiny)
> market share.
> And they will do just that - no doubt in my mind. I just don't know when.
> The only problem is, it's getting kinda late, isn't it, if they want to also
> expand that market share?
>
> Regards
> Jens
>
>
>
> Jens Bladt
> http://www.jensbladt.dk
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sendt: 24. februar 2006 12:16
> Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
> Emne: Re: *IST-D / DS & High speed action!
>
>
> Exactly. And straightforward, easy-to-use cameras are capable of
> anything most photographers might attempt. The lone exception might be
> top-level sports journalism. But even for motorsports or the occasional
> sporting event, the new Pentax should prove excellent. Hell, the
> current D gets the job done. If Jens or anyone else plans on being one
> of those guys standing behind the end zone (or the goal) with their
> lookalike Canon outfits, then they should switch. For the rest of us,
> the new camera will be just fine. I can't believe anyone here was
> realistically expecting an $8000, 8fps monster camera. If they were,
> I'd like to have some of what they've been drinking.
> Paul
> On Feb 24, 2006, at 12:02 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> > I'm pretty much on the same page as Juan. Not everyone needs all the
> > high
> > specs so many on this list so frequently cry out for. I don't want to
> > carry the weight around, I don't want big, honking zoom lenses, I don't
> > want high-speed motor drives ... a nice simple camera that makes good
> > pictures is just perfect. Small lenses with good resolution and a nice
> > fingerprint are more important than slow, zoom lenses that cover 300mm
> > of
> > focal range. Straightforward, easy-to-use cameras are what I like.
> >
> > Shel
> >
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
> >> Date: 2/23/2006 7:01:44 PM
> >> Subject: Re: *IST-D / DS & High speed action!
> >>
> >> On 2/23/06, Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Pentax don't want to be at the stadium. If they did, they'd make a
> >>> 5-8
> > FPS
> >>> body and a lot of 1.4-2.8 (digital) lenses. They obviously don't want
> > to.
> >>
> >> This is a great thing! There are plenty of options already from Canon
> >> and Nikon. People should use one of those if that's what they need.
> >> Why would it be a good thing to have yet another brand making cameras
> >> like that? I like my small, no frills Pentaxes that stay out of the
> >> way while I try to create art with them.
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>> Only people who bring a camera while they are really doing OTHER
> >>> things
> > care
> >>> about size and weight.
> >>
> >> Speak for yourself. If you are walking around in a city for six hours
> >> in a row shooting people in the street, camera strapped to your wrist,
> >> size and weight become a big issue. When I do that I'm not doing
> >> anything else, btw.
> >>
> >> Give me a small istD with an FA35 over a 20S with whatever lens is
> >> equivalent anytime.
> >>
> >> j
> >> (who couldn't care less about sports photography)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Juan Buhler
> >> Water Molotov: http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
> >> Slippery Slope: http://color.jbuhler.com
> >
> >
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