I agree. FF will come as and when the sensors are available at a reasonable premium, which I don't see happening inside 24 months. 5 fps RAW for 12-20 frames, 1/250 sync would be my criteria. I'm pretty happy with the build quality of the K10D - I don't see why that much improvement is needed there. The big unknown is whether Pentax can come up with a greatly improved AF system. And while a 100% optical viewfinder would be nice I'm not sure enough people would consider the extra cost worthwhile; after all, you can get a precise check of coverage and composition on the LCD for free.
If they do decide to play in the $1800-$2500 price bracket I'd also expect little extras (possibly only if you add the external grip) such as multiple active card slots - hot-swappable would be nice - and/or wireless image download to your PC or image bank. Oh yes - I almost forgot; 16-bit RAW files (or at least 14-bit). On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 01:11:49PM -0500, Adam Maas wrote: > If one shows up soon, bet on it not being FF, 20MP or $6000. I'd bet > on DX, 14.6MP and $2000-2500. The rest of your must-haves I agree > with, along with 1/250 sync and 100% finder > > -Adam > > On 1/25/08, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 25/01/08, William Robb, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >I'm just forgetting now. What did we decide they had to do to give you > > >cotton mouth? > > > > Memory doesn't serve these days like it used to so I'll just make this > > up as I go along. > > > > For my money - and it would be my money as I would be first in line to > > buy one - a K1D on sale this year (eg contemporary stats) would have to > > have as an absolute minimum: > > > > - 36X24 mm sensor with in the region of 20MP > > - a way better AF system than is included in the current lineup - what I > > would call 'pro-spec' * > > - 5 fps at full resolution, RAW > > - superior build quality, magnesium, carbon-fibre, unobtanium, whatever, > > plus seals > > - buffer size allowing at least a dozen RAW files before gagging, 40 LF > > jpegs > > - Price point 6000 USD approx > > > > That's bare minimum. That's hat eating time. The rest below are personal > > add-ons that would be great: > > > > - aperture control on older lenses > > - live-view articulated LCD capable of being folded away to protect screen > > - serious set of accessories such as angle finder, wireless combos > > - CF as well as SD compatibility > > - commemorative set of steak knives > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Cheers, > > Cotty > > > > > > ___/\__ > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > _____________________________ > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
