On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:47:40AM -0400, Zos Xavius wrote: > 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.
How many times have you heard or given the advice that one of the most important characteristics of a camera is how it fits in your hand? I could see how changing the body of a camera could make a huge difference. If I had not been on the cusp of getting a K-5, the different shape of the body would have been a major incentive for me to upgrade from the K-x to the K-r (or since it's still talk like a pirate day, the K-arrrr). By the same token, I could see how a re-spin of the K-01 that wasn't butt ugly could be a good thing (though I'll admit that it felt surprisingly good in my hands). If the flagship camera were still the K-20, or even the K-7, and they were just spinning new versions with no major improvements, I'd be seriously looking at a D7100 about now. However, there are very few pictures that I'm missing with the K-5 II, that I'd be able to capture with any camera that costs less than two or three times as much. There are probably shots that some other $800, or even $1600 camera body out there can get that the K-5 II can't, but I haven't run across them. Mind you, I would love for Pentax to come out with a new body that would compell me to upgrade, because in order to do so, would mean that it was infuckingcredibly amazing. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- 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.
