For my purposes, the K20D has proved a substantial upgrade from the K10D, and the two cameras make a nice work pair. I'm pleased that I bought in right away, since the next upgrade still appears to be well in the future. Unless I start getting $200/hr. assignments, I can't see investing in a $3000 camera. I think the Pentax line serves advanced amateurs and part-time professionals very well. Yes, a flagship would be a nice marketing tool, but in terms of real-world use, it's not an immediate necessity. Paul On Sep 22, 2008, at 8:28 AM, Boris Liberman wrote:
> Adam, IMO there is no immediate need for the camera between K-m and > K20D. What is desperately needed, is camera (way) above K20D. For now, > Pentax is lagging behind Sony, Nikon, and Canon in this respect. > Having said that, if Pentax would as a matter of default actually > include shiftable-P mode to all their lower level cameras, it would > make them significantly more attractive to me. > > My K10D is about to become 2-years old. Thinking of an upgrade I don't > think of staying at the same marketing level. I'd rather either go > down to K-m (but lack of shiftable program is absolute show stopper to > me) or up to whatever it will be above K20D. Another alternative, > which I am starting to think very seriously about is likes of > Panasonic G-1 with hopefully good 20/1.7 lens, a portrait lens and > some wide lens, may be even wide zoom lens. > > On slightly different matter, I am surprised to see that DA* 55/1.4 > weighs just a hair below 400 grams with filter diameter of whopping 58 > mm. This is very big chunk of glass, much like just announced Nikon > 50/1.4G lens. I wonder why? At least Nikon covers full frame, and DA* > 55 doesn't necessarily have to. > > Just my cents. > > Boris > > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Overall I'm relatively impressed with the K-m. It's what the K200D >> should have been. The still-crippled buffer is much more >> forgivable in >> a low end body than one priced the way the K200D was. hopefully >> Pentax >> will bring out a new K200D replacement for PMA with better specs. >> >> -Adam > > > > -- > Boris > > -- > 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.
