Here I was feeling all comfortable (however temporarily) with my decision to likely go for the K20D and you had to go and spoil it. ;) At my age, I have to think about jumping in while I still can. If a $3000 "biggie" eventually shows up, I hope it has a "Pentax" name on it.
Jack --- On Mon, 9/22/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Official, details on Dpreview > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 6:30 AM > 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. -- 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.
