Quoting Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com>:
I agree entirely Bipin. I don't think there is a single thing that is
different from the K-30 to the K-50 outside of the change in body
shape. That the buttons on the back are all in the same exact place
tells me that the K-50 is just a K-30 in sheep's clothing. I think its
great that Pentax at least decided to offer some enticing features on
their entry level models, but you know, even something as simple as a
tilting LCD would have made a new camera at least *seem* worthwhile.
Honestly I don't know what's going on with Pentax/Ricoh currently. I
see a lot of wheel spinning but no real progress.
Well, it's not really anything new. Pentax have been producing these
modest upgrades for ages.
The *istDS/DS2 were pretty much the same camera as were the
*istDL/DL2. In fact the DS and DL really only differed in the
replacement of the pentaprism in the DS with a penta mirror in the DL.
You could even argue that the K100D/110D weren't a significant
upgrade on the DS/DL. They all used the same (I think) 6MP sensor.
Even back in the film days Pentax did similar things - eg, the SE
versions of the ME, ME Super and K1000, which were *very* modest
upgrades.
The K30 has a love it or hate it design, so replacing it with the more
traditional look of the K50 might make economic sense even if it adds
nothing new in technical terms.
I agree, though, that a tilting LCD would be useful.
Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Bipin Gupta <bip...@gmail.com> wrote:
This is a non-topic topic, and does not deserve any mention at all.
What Ricoh has done is release new models with minor incremental
improvements over existing models the K-30 and the K-5 variants - a
sop. Do they take Pentaxians to be stupid idiots or
people with mental or photographic skill retardation.
Real improvements incorporate the following:-
a) a better upgraded Sensor around 24 MP
b) higher quality LCD with tilting mechanism
c) sturdier doors like on the K20D for the SD Card + the other ports
d) better video capability rivaling HD Camcorders
e) smarter PTTL Flash that even a novice can use
f) WiFi capability
g) reliance on more dedicated buttons though this becomes a challenge
as the body size shrinks
e) multi role camera capable of Sports, Racing events, Birding, etc
f) obviously faster low light AF
g) no antialiasing filter
h) others
Regards.
Bipin - from that far away enchanting land
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