On Sep 15, 2012, at 9:16 PM, Tom C <caka...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 14/09/2012 6:34 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> I doubt that a lack of a competitive 24 x 36 camera will lead to immediate >> defections over the holiday buying season, although it >> might cost Pentax some sales to impressionable newbies. The Nikon >> certainly wouldn't interest me if it couldn't equal the low- >> light performance of the K-5. If the K-5 II matches the noise performance of >> the K-5 with much better autofocus, it will get some >> excellent reviews, and it will sell. Their are already some preliminary >> whispers of praise for the filter-free version. Pentaxians have >> fixated on frame dimension because they don't have a big one. I suspect >> that much of the rest of the world doesn't care. > > Paul, with all due respect this is basically what you've said for the > past 9 or 10 years.
And for nine or ten years I've been right. > If Pentax doesn't have it, why would one need it? > When Pentax does finally come out with it, you're among the first to > jump on the bandwagon and sing its praises. I've been an early adapter on APS-C cameras and lenses. Don't think I'll go for full frame right away. It will depend a lot on the lens lineup and compatibility with the DA* 60-250, my workhorse. > > I remember you asking why anyone would need more than a 6MP DSLR when > I was complaining about the fact that's all Pentax was churning out. I don't recall saying that, but there's much I don't recall. Apparently, you pay more attention to what I've said than i do! IN any case, Pentax wasn't stuck at 6 for very long. > > The fact that they don't have a FF DSLR yet has led to my defection, > and I've been shooting for years. The D800E is expensive but doable at > less than half the cost of their prior FF DSLR in the category. > There's a huge selection of lenses, and I'll have double the base > resolution of anything Pentax has to offer. In addition, the D800/E > does appear to have excellent low-light capability (I realize you're > probably referring to the D600), and it'll have the superior AF. You've bought a D800E? Or you're just thinking about it. I thought about it when I had problems with Pentax repair, but they made it right and sent me a new camera. I just don't want to see APS-C development abandoned in favor of a format that has little lens support. > > Actually the REST of the world does care. Evidence is the fact that > the two largest DSLR manufacturers have multiple FF bodies and have > had for years. But Pentax isn't ready to compete on their level. If they can muscle up both a camera and lens lineup in full frame, more power to them. But I still don't see it. > > 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.
