I doubt that it will be that big a ticket. I would guess a street price of around 1600. And I'd want six fps, a buffer and write speed that are the equal of the best DX cameras, exceptional build quality and more. No DX camera is going to come in at 2.5 to 4K. Too much. And Pentax is generally a leader in bang for the buck. Paul On Jan 30, 2008, at 9:15 PM, Steve Desjardins wrote:
> I like the exponential naming system ;-) > > As for the article, the key word here (at least to me) is "quality". > Maybe a high end metal body, better AF, buffer, etc. All no fooling > pro-spec stuff with a DX sensor. I just can't see them > invalidaitng all > those D* lenses this quickly. That would also mean they would have to > fire up FA/DFA/whatever production again. Even Hoya might balk at > this > in the short run. Eventually, sure. The FF sensor will just get > cheap > enough to make it obvious. > > > So here's my question: What does this "Pentax of Death" have to have > before you'd drop $2.5-4K USD to buy it. (Assume this is not just due > to the dollar dropping in value ;-) I'm not looking for a laundry > list. > What are the essentials or dealbreakers? > > > Steven Desjardins > Department of Chemistry > Washington and Lee University > Lexington, VA 24450 > (540) 458-8873 > FAX: (540) 458-8878 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/30/08 4:33 PM >>> >> >> >> http://www.cnet.com/8300-13951_1-63.html?tag=nefd.lede >> >> Pentax just announced its new flagship SLR camera, the K20D, but the > >> Japanese company has plans on the drawing board for a >> higher-end class >> of camera in 2009. >> >> On the Pentax roadmap for 2009, the SLR quality arrow jumps up "much > >> higher" above the K20D--a bigger step up than the one from >> the K10D to >> the K20D--said John Carlson, Pentax's product manager for imaging >> systems. >> > > It means that instead of a linear progression of numbers - K10D, K20D, > K30D, K40D, ... - they will go K10D, K20D, K40D, K80D, ... > > Bob > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > !SIG:47a0ee35313735416927315! > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
