On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:00 -0700, "John Celio" <n...@neovenator.com> wrote: > I noticed something recently: there is not *nearly* as much discussion > of new Pentax cameras as there was just a few years ago here. I > remember threads going for weeks when new products were announced, but > that seems to have been reduced to days or even hours sometimes. It got > me wondering: > > Are we generally happy enough with current cameras that new models > aren't worth getting excited about? Has the dSLR market reached a point > where new models are pretty much more of the same, with few real > innovations appearing with each new model, and thus don't warrant much > discussion? > > Or are we all just holding our tongues until Pentax comes out with with > either a 35mm-sensor'd or mirrorless body? These two camera categories > seem to elicit the greatest response these days, even though we're > invariably talking about other brands and wishing out loud. > > Just some things I've been wondering about. >
Yes, I think it's pretty hard for manufacturers to get the 'WOW' factor into their new releases these days. I'm using a K200D with no plans for upgrading in the short term (I haven't even finished reading the manual yet, 2 years down the track :-)> ). Yes, I'd like live view and higher ISO performance but, when I look at what I can do with it compared to my last film SLR, I think I can live without those extra features. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- 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.