Whatever Pentax comes up with next as the *ist D replacement, I doubt it has
as many MP as the 5D, I doubt it has any kind of IS (in-body) and surely
won't have IS lenses, and I doubt it's FF. That was pure speculation there,
but I would bet a paycheck, it's accurate.
So the question becomes in many respects, if one WANTS to purchase the new
Pentax body (assuming there's one forthcoming... I mean I actually expect to
see one, but has Pentax officially let us know?), does it offer enough bang
for the buck, compared to the competition? If one bought a higher spec'd
competitors body, could one also live with slowly rebuilding their lens
collection, or use lower priced older manual focus lenses?
It's a matter of wants and needs vs. money to spend... like everything it
sems...
Tom C.
From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Pentax DSLR future
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:32:44 -0400
I wouldn't exactly call the 5D non-Pro. It might not be spec'd like a
1-series body, but with the cost and specs, it's certainly the 1Ds for
less-solvent pro's.
I'm expecting the next serious Pentax DSLR to be spec'd like a D200. Just
like the D and D100 so resemble each other. And I also expect to see a
ugraded DS2 in the spring/summer, with a bigger buffer and more speed at a
minimum, but probably also 8-9MP.
-Adam
Rob Studdert wrote:
So does anyone reckon seriously that Pentax's next DSLR will be spec'd
anywhere near as well as the non-pro Canon 5D?
All the arguments for hanging about waiting for Pentax are wearing very
thin these days.
Rob Studdert
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