Not here it isn't. It's about $200 over the Sony A200 kit at base price ($850 vs $650), and the Sony an be had on sale under $500 on occasion. The Sony offers everything the K200D does except AA batteries and sealing and adds a usable buffer, faster AF and better batteries.
The K200D's buffer spec is so crippled that I can't consider it anything other than an entry level camera. Every other camera on the market except teh Panasonic DMC-L10 has a greatly superior buffer, even el-cheapos like the Nikon D40 (9 shot RAW) -Adam On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:46 AM, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > K200D is competitive IMO although this isn't a real low-end body: 490€ > is OK to me. > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:48 AM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The masses? probably not, they'll be set with the 18-55 and 50-200. >> But they'll likely not buy Pentax right now since Pentax lacks a >> competitive sub-$1K camera. Semi-serious photogs? certainly. It's a >> longer-range replacement for the well-liked 16-45/4. Nikon's similar >> range 18-70 and 16-85VR are also very popular, as is Canon's 17-85IS. >> >> This will be the main option for Pentax users upgrading from the >> 18-55. I could also see Pentax using it as the kit with the K20D and >> later mid/high range bodies. >> >> -Adam >> >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Cory Waters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Wow Bob... I never considered that his reply wasn't serious... I >>> personally love the OT GFM chatter :) >>> >>> I mostly agree with Savage on this one. I mean, unless the lens is WAY >>> better than the kit lens.... >>> On the other hand, I guess it depends on the price. Do we think that >>> the masses would buy such a thing? >>> CW >>> >>> Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> Jaume, >>>> Lighten up and chill out! >>>> Grandfather Mountain is a very cheap, high quality, 3 day photo seminar. >>>> Cost was $115 this year, with no hotel costs if you camped out. >>>> Compare this to other photo seminars you see in magazines. >>>> These are the same presenters who run their own 3-5 day seminars at $500 >>>> each. >>>> It's also a good social activity that helps keep this list out of flame >>>> wars. >>>> Why don't you sign up for next year and see for yourself. >>>> Regards, Bob S. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yeah, please, no more OTs. Let's talk about that camping party in the old >>>>> mountain instead... >>>>> >>>>> ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> M. Adam Maas >> http://www.mawz.ca >> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > ---------------------- > Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... > Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB > Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) > > -- > 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. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
