As Louis CK says, "Everything is amazing, and nobody's happy." http://www.thatvideosite.com/v/94
-c On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:39 AM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
