On Apr 17, 2011, at 7:56 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > Mirrorless with K-5 sensor?
I'll pass on that. > > 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. >> > > > > -- > 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.
