On Apr 19, 2012, at 4:11 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote: > Tom, > I have to say that I'm beginning to feel like you. > I've faithfully upgraded my way thru Pentax cameras to the K-5. (DS, > K-10, K-20, K-7, K-5) > Now I'm beginning to wonder where/when I'll be able to buy long & fast > AF glass for Pentax.
I believe Pentax has a 500/4 on the lens timeline that will be available next year. There's also a 300 and a 200, and of course the 60-250. No real shortage of lenses IMO. > The only option is to go Canon/Nikon. > So I am beginning to lose the faith… What do you want to shoot that you can't shoot with your K-5? > Regards, Bob S. > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 11:10 AM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> From: Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> >>> >>> I'm certainly a value/bang-for the buck kind of guy. I'm terribly late >>> to the K-5 party, but I'm hoping to snag one soon. I believe that it >>> is *still* near the top of the heap (if not at the top) of the best >>> APS-C cameras available today. I'm pretty pleased with the 20x30 >>> prints I've seen from APS-C cameras and frankly, I don't think there >>> are many images that I'm going larger than that with. I think it >>> provides a lot of bang-for-the-buck particularly if one can buy one >>> around $900 (body). I also think it is sort of amazing that I can get >>> *still* probably within $75 for what I paid for my K-x (which I >>> purchases as a low-mileage used kit) - which will help pay for the >>> upgrade. That's value too. >>> >>> Comparing that to the Nikon 800/E (which is 3x the price of the K-5) >>> is sort of like comparing a $25,000 Prius with a $75,000 Mercedes Benz >>> CLS. They aren't really targeting the same demographic. If your >>> discretionary income let's you afford some of the finer things in >>> life, more power to you. A lot of people are going to have a harder >>> time justifying an additional $2000 for a camera body, particularly if >>> it also means they start from Square One on lenses and other >>> accessories. (Frankly, a lot of the 800/E specs seem aimed more at >>> videography than still.) If *Pentax* released a full frame camera with >>> the 800's specs of only 4 FPS and top (real) ISO of 6400, you could >>> hear the PentaxForums screams in Nebraska. >>> >>> I don't think the fact that there are far more expensive cars out >>> there changes the bang-for-the-buck with the Prius and I'd say the >>> same for the K-5. Should Pentax announce a full frame camera (I'm last >>> of the true believers) particularly for in the neighborhood of $2700 >>> that can take advantage of all your K-mount stuff, I'd think that >>> would have to give one looking for another step-up pause. >> >> Well, I'm not saying the K-5 doesn't deliver bang for the buck even >> now. For me it's just a bit late in it's life cycle. I bought late >> into the K20D and late into the K-7 (had I waited a few more months >> I'd have had a K-5). So I'm determined not to do that again. >> >> I appreciate the accuracy of your arithmetic. $1000 vs. $3000 and >> $25,000 vs. $75000 are both factors of 3. :-) >> >> There's a $2000 difference in the first case and a $50000 difference >> in the second. While being equivalent in magnitude, in real $ there's >> a huge difference. >> >> BTW, I'm not being argumentative, just blabbering. >> >> Let's start from the premise that most people wouldn't spend $3000 on >> a camera. I agree. In fact I can't justify it for myself (so I've >> compartmentalized that and hidden it away so I don't feel unduly >> guilty). The 645D is a $10,000 camera so even less people would >> purchase that. >> >> The 645D is a 40MP camera. The D800/E is a 36MP camera. Cost per MP >> calculation: >> >> 645D is $250/MP >> 800E is $92/MP >> (K-5 is $62.50/MP if priced at $1000) >> >> In those terms, the 800E is delivering a lot of bang for the buck and >> there's a full compliment of AF lenses available. >> >> The D800E has 90% of the resolution of a 645D yet the cost is only 1/3 >> that of a 645D. The K-5 has about 48.5% the resolution of the D800E >> and the cost is slightly less than 1/3 that of a D800E. Both the D800E >> and K-5 offer significant bang for the buck. >> >> I agree with your rationale on the K-5, It's why I continued to buy >> Pentax after Pentax, K-mount after K-mount. On the other hand many >> people will find themselves scrounging for, or purchasing new FF >> lenses in K-mount, were Pentax to come out with a FF body. Using only >> legacy non-AF lenses or APS-C lenses on such a body would negate many >> of the potential benefits. >> >> For me though, I think the time has come where I ask 'do I keep on >> spending money on Pentax?'. >> >> I think the 645D, the Q, and the K-01 are all further signs of a >> company that's out of touch with reality (I don't deny the same for >> myself sometimes). The fact that they don't have their DSLR's in >> mass-market brick and mortar retail outlets is another sign. Have they >> just awoken to the fact it may be a good idea? >> >> Looked at another way, if I'd not bought a K20D (or K-7), had not >> bought about $2500 of K-mount lenses in the past 4 years, I could >> easily have paid for a D800E. >> >> Tom C. >> >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
