Heck, I'm hoping the K1000D drops all the fripperies, has an aperture simulator and no autofocus motor at all.
John Francis wrote: >I agree. I expect the next bodies we'll see will be SDM- >enabled variations of the K100D and K110D (K200D, perhaps?). >After that I'd see a K1000D as a good candidate - it would >be pretty close to a K100D, after all; perhaps no more than >dropping the picture modes (and slimming filters :-), and >probably losing the on-board flash (as the MZ-M did). > >Beyond that I anticipate a K10Dn with minor tweaks such as >frame rate & buffer size (mostly due to faster electronics). > > >On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 09:43:13AM -0400, graywolf wrote: > > >>A K1000D is an obvious step. >> >>-- >>graywolf >>http://www.graywolfphoto.com >>http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf >>"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" >>----------------------------------- >> >> >>Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> >>>On Sep 13, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Tom C wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Now, if they can just avoid downgrading it more than twice and >>>>concentrate >>>>on being forward looking... >>>> >>>>Tom C. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Huh? There are already two other lower-spec "K" models. I would >>>expect that any additional K10 models will be distinct upgrades. The >>>*ist cameras were obviously a special case, dictated by having to >>>lead with a nice camera and, subsequently, rapidly changing technology. >>>Paul >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

