Mirrorless with K-5 sensor? On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Christine Aguila <cagu...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Not really sure if it would save money, but maybe it would--or not :-). I'd > want the weather sealing, Steve! Cheers, Christine > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Desjardins" <drd1...@gmail.com> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:48 PM > Subject: Re: What next in an SLR? > > > Would leaving any of that out really save any money? Isn't most of > that already on the chip or mostly firmware? Maybe a KX style plastic > body with no weather sealing. > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Christine Aguila > <cagu...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> 1) Pentax still needs to improve on low-light autofocus--that's a must. >> >> 2) But, here's what I'd like to see: a stripped down camera. >> K-5 high ISO quality , frames per second, bracketing feature, natural >> shooting mode only, & AV, TV et al. modes, white balance features--then >> add >> improved lowlight autofocus. >> >> Get rid of everything else--video, creative filters, multiple exposure >> shooting, etc. I think a stripped down camera would make a nice back-up >> camera or primary camera for that matter. It would have the quality of the >> K5 but hopefully at a lower cost. One could use the fancy features on the >> K5 if needed. >> >> Probably sounds crazy, but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. :-) Cheers, >> Christine >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Bray" <tb...@textuality.com> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:50 AM >> Subject: What next in an SLR? >> >> >>> I'm awfully happy with the K-5. (I was out last night trying to take >>> flash-free pictures in the light of the full moon using my old Sigma >>> 30mm f1.4; it didn't come off for one reason or another, but I haven't >>> given up). Anyhow, it can shoot in as little light as I'll ever need, >>> and as many frames-per-second as I'll ever need, with as many pixels >>> as I'll ever need, and has a battery as big as I'll ever need, and so >>> on and so on. >>> >>> I'm thinking if I were a Pentax product manager trying to figure out >>> what to put in the K-3 or K-1... I just wouldn't know where to start. >>> >>> Smaller would be nice but you can only take that so far before the >>> K-glass gets way out of balance with the body; the K-5 looks >>> deliciously butch with the short extra-fat Sigma on. >>> >>> Once again, what should Pentax be working on? -T >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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. >
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