12MP wouldn't shock me, as it's what I'm expecting for the next gen of
semi-pro bodies (D200 and whatever Olympus and KM come up with). FF and
IS/AS would. I'm hoping for a return of the PZ contacts to power USM though.
The D offered me more bang for the buck than the competition, since it
is/was cheaper for me to replace my Nikon MF lenses with Pentax MF
lenses than to buy new Nikon AF lenses. I don't expect this to change
anytime soon, although after some of the shooting I did last week, a AF
telezoom is in my future.
-Adam
Tom C wrote:
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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Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
