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Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 12:35:49 PM, you wrote: AM> I think the equation will be different for the D700. The 5D was less AM> camera than a 30D with a much better sensor, unless you needed the AM> better sensor (or improved low-light AF) the 30D/40D run rings around AM> the 5D for most people, for 1/3 the money. But the D700 essentially AM> gives you slightly more camera than a D300 (you give up 1fps without AM> the grip and the 100% finder, but gain an improved UI, built-in level AM> and a much bigger finder) and a D3's sensor. Nikon's going to sell a AM> metric buttload of D700's. Frankly, I expect its going to seriously AM> canabilize D3 sales as the pro market that doesn't need the marginally AM> faster AF or extra couple fps or 100% finder will much rather pay AM> $3000 for a D700 than $5000 for a D3, given the identical IQ and the AM> D700 having the anti-dust feature the D3 lacks. AM> -Adam AM> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 12:23 PM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I don't really think it matters. I very much doubt if a "full >> frame" camera will account for a significant proportion of sales >> in the next five years, let alone two. I'm sure Canon sell at >> least one hundred 40Ds for each 5D or 1Ds. >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 09:12:44AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> Yeah, I don't think it will take that long. There may well be an >>> interim product that will spur sales a bit -- a K30D. And of course >>> more DA* lenses. They'll survive as a second tier player. >>> Paul >>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote: >>> >>> > 2008/7/1 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >> If the Nikon D700 starts out at three grand and hits 2500 within a >>> >> year, >>> >> I'm guessing around $2000.00 for a Pentax full-frame in 2010. I'll >>> >> order >>> >> the first one that hits B&H :) >>> > >>> > If it takes 2 more years for them to release a FF DSLR they are going >>> > to be well and truly behind the 8 ball in the sales game. >>> > >>> > Cheers, >>> > >>> > Dave >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> AM> -- AM> M. Adam Maas AM> http://www.mawz.ca AM> 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.
