The Pentax K10, which is due next month, looks to be very similar to the Nikon D200. Perhaps better if Aaron's secret feature amounts to something. In any case, If I were to jump, it certainly wouldn't be to Nikon. The only viable alternative I see is Canon. Paul On Aug 22, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Amita Guha wrote:
> On 8/21/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Amita, >> >> Jump when in-body shake reduction is becoming >> available in a weather-sealed body? For Canon's >> overpriced and underperforming glass, or third-party >> glass? >> >> You've gotta be kidding. >> >> Rick > > No, I'm not kidding. The specs on the K100 series don't impress me, > nor do the latest batch of Pentax lenses. I'm going to keep my best > Pentax lenses and the *istD, so If Pentax decides to someday put out a > body that is worth my money, I will snap it up in a heartbeat. The 3rd > party glass thing is just a symptom of a larger problem. Bottom line > is that I'm sick of waiting for Pentax to put out products that I > actually want. I still love my existing glass, but I think three years > is long enough to wait for a new body. > > In the meantime, I have my eye on the Nikon D200. I'm going to go look > at one this weekend. I'm not certain I'm going to go to Nikon, because > I want to wait for the camera shows, but I'm hoping to start a new > system by the end of the year. I spent last weekend researching lenses > for both Canon and Nikon and I'm satisfied that I can get what I need > for either system, although I will certainly miss my Ltd glass. :) > > Cotty, Nate thinks that the 20D would be almost a step sideways from > the *istD, although if I decide to go with Canon, I'll probably start > with the 20D and go from there. > > Amita > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
