Build quality and viewfinder. That's a lot. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Brian Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OK, well perhaps we could talk about technical things for a minute... > > I'm interested in your statement "....cheap ones aren't as bad in > comparison as the K200D is to the K20D." > > What do you think is wrong with the K200D given that it's about > $600-$700 (Au) cheaper than the 20D? > > I'm considering my options at present with the thought of getting either > a 200D or a 20D later in the year. Much as I'd like a 20D, the 200D > seems to be able to do most of what I need (based on the reviews I've > read). About the only thing I'd like that the 200D doesn't have is the > extra resolution. I rarely need very high ISOs and I don't do a lot of > photography where a I need to fire off a lot of frames quickly - I'm > finding it hard to justify the extra money, particularly as there's a > lens or two I'd like as well. > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > > On Wed, 28 May 2008 19:09:05 -0400, "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Some of it is also the lack of options. Pentax has never had more than > > three digital bodies in the line, and no more than two commonly > > available ones, while they had many more current film bodies for most > > of the post-spotmatic era. We're back to the days of the SP and SP500 > > when it comes to body choice. Really its' 'get the cheap one or the > > good one, and the cheap one has a few too many comprimises'. Much the > > same goes for the restricted lens line, although the cheap ones aren't > > as bad in comparison as the K200D is to the K20D. > > > > -Adam > > > > > > > > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Jaume, > > > > > > I agree with you that the list has changed with digital. > > > Some of the old focus on cameras and lenses is diminished. > > > We are not shooting film any more...digital is too easy. > > > So we aren't debating lens vs lens or camera vs camera. > > > And some are posting lots of pictures because they can. > > > > > > I hope we are still friendly and welcoming to new people starting with > Pentax. > > > In fact, I think there is a real need for help with the early > > > expertise for digital. > > > It is easy to snap pictures, but getting high quality results is harder. > > > The issues include jpeg vs raw, sharpening, computer storage, and > > > printing. > > > > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > > > > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: > http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html > > > -- > 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.
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