Agree, Paul. In a way, I'm sort of relieved that the "biggy" didn't show up (not surprisingly), as I can take advantage of the softening price of the K20D. It, also, looks like I'll have plenty of time to save for the 60~250, If and when...
Jack --- On Mon, 9/22/08, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Official, details on Dpreview > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 6:07 AM > 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. -- 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.
