Why all the vitriol, Bob? It's just a camera. If you don't want one, don't need what it offers above and beyond the K10D or feel that it doesn't suit your needs, just ignore it. If you want something else, sell what you have and buy that instead.
I just don't understand all this pissing and moaning. Life's too short. G On Dec 7, 2007, at 9:10 AM, Bob Blakely wrote: > God damn it! > > My reaction is visceral! > > I suppose 14 megapixels, a bigger screen and live view is nice, but > what I > have in the K10D works great for me in the digital arena and since > I have > two of them, I won't be buying to "upgrade". Period! Even if it > came out at > the same price as the current K10D! > > These cameras are not works of art in themselves ala the spotmatic, > MX, LX, > etc., and so will have the life of a computer. They'll be no such > thing as a > "2005 model", as bargain old model on sale will be marked "circa > 10:30 AM". > > The handiest camera size (physically) for me is generally about the > current > size of 35 mm cameras. This means that the available space inside > the light > box for a sensor is about what we call "full frame". That's the > sensor real > estate I want, and It's the only real estate I'll buy from now on. > For a > full frame at ~15 megapixels or better body from Pentax I'd pay ~ > $2500 . If > Pentax can't make it available in the next year or so, you may well > find all > my gear on ebay as I build the capital to buy the bodies with the > full frame > sensors I want and the lenses to go with them. > > Sh*t!!!!!!!! > > They can put a K20D up their butt to look for polyps! > > Regards, > Bob... > > >> http://stock-photo.blogspot.com/2007/11/pentax-k20d-on-show-at- >> pma-2008.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
