The highest circulation paper in Canada (The Toronto Star) had a glowing review of the K100D as well recently.
-Adam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But both the 10D and the 100D are selling very well. The 100D has gotten some > great reviews. Popular Mechanics featured it in their new stuff page this > month.That's triple the circ of any photography magazine. A fellow at work > who has been shopping for his first DSLR is going for the 100D. People aren't > all that turned off by six megapixels. They realize a DSLR with an APS-C > sized sensor is going to be far better than any point and shoot. And sellers > are quite savvy when it comes to demonstrating what kind of image quality can > be achieved at 6 megapixels. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>I think Nikon may have done it because anything with the Nikon name brand on >>it sells well, regardless of how good a camera it is or whether it has value >>for the dollar. They can sop up a huge portion of the bottom end of the >>market with probably 2 - 3 times the sales Pentax will generate with their 6 >>MP models. >> >>I thought it foolish for Pentax to waste their efforts on two more 6MP >>bodies when it's clear where the market is heading. >> >>Since Canon's low-end 8MP body has been out for quite sometime now, in the >>life of things digital, I expect we will see it go out of production >>shortly, making the 10MP model their bottom rung. >> >>Not trying to argue, I'm just saying (not in hindsight), all things >>considered, I would have expected the K10D to be the big seller (especially >>at it's price), not their 6MP bodies which aside from SR in one, are not >>considerably different from the prior *ist D derivative. >> >>Tom C. >> >> >> >> >>>From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>Subject: Re: Another interview articles >>>Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 15:43:27 -0500 >>> >>>If 6MP is a dinosaur, why did Nikon just announce one (D40)? And note that >>>the Rebel XT (which is still Canon's base model and is still notably more >>>expensive than the other base models, (the XTi is their next step up and is >>>likely to stay there). 6MP is the value lead right now. 10MP is the next >>>step up. 8MP is essentially indistinguishable from 6MP for most uses >>>anyways. >>> >>>There are no bottom-end 10MP bodies. The closest are the XTi and A100, both >>>of which are priced well over the current bottom end (which is $499 US in >>>the D40 and K110D). >>> >>>-Adam >>> >>> >>>Tom C wrote: >>> >>>>I understand that kind of thinking... but not considering the timing of >>> >>>the >>> >>>>product releases. Canon, being the dominant player in the market, does >>> >>>not >>> >>>>now have a 6MP DSLR body and has had a bottom end 8Mp body for a year >>> >>>and a >>> >>>>half or so, with their newest bottom end being a 10MP body (I still >>> >>>can't >>> >>>>really fathom that Nikon has a current 6mp body). Nikon also has two >>> >>>10MP >>> >>>>bodies in their lineup. >>>> >>>>To me at least, it seemed fairly obvious that the demand would be for >>> >>>the >>> >>>>higher end body, because 6MP cameras were about to become the dinosaur, >>> >>>and >>> >>>>10 MP cameras were going to be the "new pink". The new bottom end 10MP >>>>cameras were going to be more appealing to both a prior owner and a new >>>>buyer because they offered more, for less money, than the 6MP bodies did >>>>just 2 - 3 years ago. >>>> >>>> >>>>Tom C. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>>Subject: Re: Another interview articles >>>>>Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:44:21 -0500 >>>>> >>>>>They were expecting it to sell. They weren't expecting a higher-end body >>> >>>to >>> >>>>>be more popular at launch that the last low-end body as low-end bodies >>>>>typically outsell high-end bodies by a fair margin. >>>>> >>>>>-Adam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Tom C wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Yeah that makes alot of sense. Spend several years designing what you >>>>> >>>>>will >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>advertise as a superior product, but don't anticipate selling that >>>>> >>>>>many... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>LOL. So how many sales will be lost? >>>>>> >>>>>>This is what several of us were saying months back. It's simple. >>>>> >>>>>Anyone >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>wanting to purchase a higher end body than the now, arguably passe 6MP >>>>>>bodies, will be comparing Canon's bottom end offering to the other >>>>> >>>>>offerings >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>available and will see that 6MP is the bottom rung. Since Pentax has >>>>> >>>>>just >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>one body with more than 6MP, the 10MP K10D, that would logically be the >>>>>>camera most potential customers would be eyeing when comparing among >>>>> >>>>>brands. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Yes it's good for Pentax that the new K10D is in such high demand. >>> >>>It's >>> >>>>>bad >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>that they will inevitably lose some sales (bodies and lenses) because >>> >>>of >>> >>>>>>non-supply, especially those potential customers with no reason to have >>>>> >>>>>any >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>brand-loyalty to Pentax. >>>>>> >>>>>>Tom C. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>From: "K.Takeshita" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>>>>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >>>>>>>Subject: Another interview articles >>>>>>>Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:27:18 -0500 >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi folks, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>There are a couple of interviews on K10D cropped up in Japanese >>>>> >>>>>articles. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>One is a bit more technical with a few participants by Pentax. >>> >>>Another >>> >>>>>is >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>with Mr.Tatamiya (nick named "Tatamy" in Japan :-) talking about the >>>>>>>marketing side. According to him (Tatamy), they really screwed up the >>>>>>>forecasting of expected sales. In Japan, pre-booking of K10D exceeded >>>>> >>>>>that >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>of K100D by more than double. In overseas market, it was even worse. >>>>> >>>>>In >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>certain country wherein the sales have been traditionally week, they >>>>>>>estimated the first shipment be approx 50 units, but the actual order >>>>> >>>>>was >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>1000 units. This situation is reflected in Japanese site where a lot >>> >>>of >>> >>>>>>>people are still waiting. First shipment apparently went to satisfy >>> >>>the >>> >>>>>>>pre-booked orders. Next sale would be around Dec 11. It appears that >>>>>>>Japan >>>>>>>is most suffering. Pentax employees are not allowed to buy it (I >>> >>>guess >>> >>>>>>>they >>>>>>>are talking about in-company sale). >>>>>>>Technical interview reveals the inner working of their engineering, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Anyway, as soon as I find time, I will translate both interviews >>>>>>>(preempting >>>>>>>the sharp-eyed finding these articles). >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Ken >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>>PDML@pdml.net >>>>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>PDML@pdml.net >>>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>PDML@pdml.net >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
