How do you know the biggie won't show up after Photokina officially opens, that's not till tomorrow. Still plenty of time...
Jack Davis wrote: > 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. >> > > > > > -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- 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.
