Your comparison is not very well chosen, Pål. Ther's only 1 pro dog photographer for every 1000 sports photographers. And he dosn't really need the speed.
Defining the *ist D as an entry level camera (priced at two times the price of a D70) certainly explains why I never saw a photographer using a Pentax DSLR for documenting a football game. Action photographers use Canons and Canons and Canons - and perhaps a single, lonely Nikon here and there. That's the way it's been since the EOS 1v was introduced in the eighties. What made this camera special was - AF SPEED and FPS. Faster than most cameras. But it doesn't explain why an entry level camera like the D70 has significantly faster AF and larger buffer, than the D, does it? That's an entry level camera too, right? I do hope Pentax will offer a semi pro level DSLR some day. Perhaps even a pro camera in the 5000-10000 USD range. Pentax may even do this before most amateurs and a few enthusiast, using Pentaxes, have changed brand. The pro's changed about 25 years ago. I don't need a lot of speed often. But if I did - I certainly would. If I did action photography - I certainly would too. Let's face it - Pentax wants a share of the entry level and amateur market. That's the largest market, which requires relatively small investments in product development and a relatively small risk. This probably makes a lot of sense to the share holders. And it's fine with me, but doesn't work for a pro. The semi pro 2000 USED camera is not aimed at the pros, but is clearly meant for expanding the current market segment, competing with other entry level or enthusiast cameras from Nikon, Canon, Konica-Minolta, Sigma, Fuji, Sony, Panasonic etc. I really see no signs that indicate that Pentax wants a share of the pro market. The LX perhaps was the last attempt. The (abandoned) MZ-D project was perhaps the last. Pentax haven't made a pro camera since the AF 645. (pro meaning RESOLUTION and AF). I wonder if they ever will agian. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 13. januar 2006 21:32 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: new AF system soon (when D2 arrives)? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jens Bladt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What I'm saying is, that sports photography IS professional photography. The same can be said about dog photography or any other kind of photography imaginable because somebody somewhere certainly do it for a living. Anyway, judging Pentax suitability for any kind of pro photography from an entry level camera clearly not targeted at any pro is rathjer futile and doesn't prove anything about Pentax intentions. Sure, Pentax doesn't have a pro or semi pro DSLR at present but that doesn't mean that they never will. I'm certain that when the promised semi pro $2000 Pentax DSLR arrives it will be suitable for pro use. Pål
