The 5DMkII is a bit more than an enthusiasts camera & has HD video. As with live view, video is going to become a standard feature.
A lot of people poo poo the video in DSLR's but I really wish the D700 had it. So much so that I briefly toyed with the idea of buying a D90. DS On 20/05/2009, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Launch prices are the only valid comparison. But I think $1500 is too > high. The video capability tells me that this is a camera aimed at > enthusiasts and fun seekers. I suspect it will be closer to $1000. > Paul > On May 19, 2009, at 5:15 PM, John Francis wrote: > >> >> Your book is out of date. I was assumung around $1500 street price >> at introduction. The K20D is selling for under $700 now. >> >> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 03:52:33PM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: >>> Has a price figure been quoted? You say twice the price of a K20D, so >>> we're looking at $2400 for an APS-C camera? That would be >>> exorbitant in >>> my book. >>> Paul >>> On May 19, 2009, at 1:46 PM, John Francis wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 07:30:08AM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: >>>>> Will the K-7 be the expensive model, or is simply a new line? If >>>>> it's >>>>> clear that this will be the top offering, I'll go for it. >>>>> Paul >>>> >>>> That probably depends on how well it sells. >>>> Really good sales could permit a follow-on model, but I don't >>>> regard this as a priority for Pentax (or, even more, for Hoya). >>>> I see this as the top offering for at least the next two years. >>>> >>>> We've already seen some of the posters here underwhelmed by >>>> anything new in this camera, so the number of people willing to >>>> pay twice the price of a K20D/K30D for a camera that doesn't offer >>>> them all that much in day-to-day use is probably fairly small. >>>> For that matter I'm not sure how I'd feel if I already had a K20D. >>>> I'd want the new features. But how much would I pay for them? >>>> >>>> Even if there are plans to make the K-7 the start of a range, >>>> I'm sure the next models to come along would be aimed at a far >>>> lower price point. But, as I've mentioned before, I think that >>>> we're a lot more likely to see Pentax moving to EVF cameras much >>>> more akin to the Panasonic G1; DSLRs, with complex and expensive >>>> mechanical assemblies, may well be near the end of their life. >>>> >>>> [All else below is even more speculative: stop now if you don't >>>> care] >>>> >>>> If Pentax do move to a new range (with a smaller register distance), >>>> I wouldn't be surprised to see auto focus for K-mount lenses only >>>> working with SDM. The interesting point is aperture control; >>>> at present that's still done mechanically. Will we see lenses >>>> with stop-down motors in the lens itself? And, if so, will the >>>> adapter for K-mount lenses have a mechanical aperture actuator? >>>> (I suppose it could also offer screwdriver-mode AF, but I don't >>>> think that would happen). -- 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.
