--- Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Let's all hope it's full frame! Pentax will kill the > competition with the price!
That is purely a fantasy, and one whose chance of being realized is practically nil. > METAL BODY - this is frickin no brainer for Pentax! > If your camera has a plastic body, is it really PRO > level? Well, the next Boeing airliner is going to have a plastic fuselage; does this mean it is amateur grade ;-)? Anyway, I do not see the K10D as a "pro" body. Its competitors will be the Canon 400D, Canon 30D, Nikon D80 and Sony A100. I would not call these "pro" bodies. (Well, maybe some would call the 30D this - it is also slightly more expensive than the others.) Most rumours seem to indicate that the K10D will feature a plastic body over a stainless-steel subframe. This is how every Pentax D-SLR has been so far, and they are very sturdy. True, metal as in the lovely MZ-S FEELS nicer, but plastic can actually be cheaper AND more durable. Personally I would still like a metal body just because I love that "solid block of metal" feel, but I doubt there is anyone on this list who actually NEEDS a metal camera. > Extended Dynamic Range - the biggest shortcoming > with the current DSLR's. Absolutely, there is no doubt that this is the biggest image-quality shortcoming at present. Even the much-touted Fujifilm S3 does not seem especially great in this respect - it is slightly better, but just that, slightly. > Weather Sealing - Let's hope! I agree, this is actually one of my biggest wishes for this camera. The truth of the matter is that even though I use my Canon 20D in the rain (bad, bad me ;-)!) I do still get a bit nervous every time I do it. I never got that way using my weather-sealed Olympus E-1. But then, the lenses need to be sealed too. I do not think current Pentax lenses are sealed. My hope is that the K10D will be weather-sealed and that the upcoming 16-50mm f/2.8 and 50-135mm f/2.8 lenses will be sealed as well, to complement the sealed body. I am not sure what you mean about AA lithiums and "heft". AA lithiums are extremely light. NiMH and alkaline AAs are much heavier. As I type this I am holding with one hand my new Wireless Mighty Mouse which has two AA lithiums in it. It is light enough that I could throw it across the room with no effort. (However, I will not do this as I quite like it and besides, I just spent around $60 on the thing ;-).) Doug (for whom the Wireless Mighty Mouse was almost as anticipated as the K10D - I LOVE that scroll ball, just brilliant...) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
