Dear All, I have been reading the K10D chatter here with interest.
First things first: if this camera is, as rumored, to sell at US$999 or less, it WILL have three main competitors: the Nikon D80, the Sony A100 and the Canon 400D/Rebel XTi. Why? Well, they all sell for around $999 with kit lens. They are all 10 MP D-SLRs. Ergo, they will be considered in the same class. Now, the K10D is rumored to have better image quality than these cameras (or at least the D80 and A100 - nobody knows what the 400D is like yet), better build quality etc. but nonetheless, its competitors are quite simply whatever it is that everyone else is selling at the same price point. If it is at the $999 price point, it will compete with the other D-SLRs that cost $999. Canon's 30D will not be a prime competitor if, as rumored, it is a $999, 10 MP, 3 fps camera. The 30D is a $1,299 (with lens), 8 MP, 5 fps camera. Right now, the 30D mainly exists for people who want a relatively fast (5 fps) camera but can't afford a 1-series. This is the same class as the Nikon D200, though the D200 is a bit more expensive and is better than the Canon in every aspect but image quality (which is, IMHO, worse). So from my point of view, if it has the best feature set in the class, the K10D seems destined to compete with the D80, A100 and 400D, slotting in above the entry-level K100D, D50 and 350D. As for the supposed press release, if it is real will someone just post the whole thing already? It makes no sense to post just bits and pieces. If you are really leaking confidential information, just go the whole way and leak ALL of it :-)... New Doug __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
