On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 03:35:53PM -0500, Adam Maas wrote: > On 1/24/08, Charles Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 24, 2008, at 13:52, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > > > > I saw the K10D somewhere recently for $509 New body only. Big > > > difference > > > from > > > $1299 initial price for the 20D. > > > > That's what slays me. K10D would be a swell upgrade (in MOST regards) > > from the DS, but wow the K20D also has some very very nice stuff. Is > > it $700 worth of improvements to this impoverished man with kids in > > college, though? Hmm.... > > > > Methinks if I get a new camera this summer it is going to be K10D > > (warts and all...) if they can be found anywhere. > > > > -Charles > > Don't expect to find a new K10D this summer. They're already supposed > to be out of production and are getting rare on the ground. I expect > most stores to be out of them before the K20D ships in a month or so. > > But also remember that it's $300 in improvements, not $700. K10D was > $999 with the kit lens when introduced. Expect price on the K20D to > drop after the initial demand is filled, probably in late summer. I > don't expect it to ever get quite as aggressively priced as the K10D > though, Pentax somewhat overdid their aggressive pricing there. > > -Adam
Yes indeed. That's where I see the hand of Hoya - the $1299 price. I suspect Pentax would have introduced it at a somewhat lower price point. But I'm sure they'll sell all they can make. And if this means there is more money for R&D, that's fine by me. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
