John Francis wrote: > On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 12:46:59PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: > >>My wishlist for the K1D. > > > [ . . . . ] > > >>Price? $4000USD. >> >>In other words a D2Xs in K mount with additional battery compatibility >>and a removable grip, Hyper-Program and and some improvement. For a >>similar cost. > > > As I said, I don't expect to see one. Pentax have made it pretty clear > that their offering in the pro market will be the 645D, and that the > K-mount bodies are for the consumer and advanced consumer market. > > (If Pentax did produce such a body, I'd predict a price closer to $2500. > But even then I don't think they'd sell enough to make it worthwhile.) > >
I don't expect it either. But that's the spec and price point I'd aim for with a better-than-K10D body. A $2500 body would be more likely, but wouldn't spec out that well (well, I'm assuming that Nikon is not padding the price of the D2Xs too much). I'd much rather see a K1D than a 645D. I don't think the 645D is particularly viable in todays market, but a serious pro body from Pentax, with SR and D2X level performance would probably sell much better and give Pentax a true flagship, which they haven't had in the AF era. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
