If I was buying a sub-$1k body I would. The Sony most likely, or the Nikon D80 (which is comparable to the K10D, but costs about the same as the K200D).
The thing is I'm a Pentax fan. I'd really like to see them with a competitive body in the core of the marketplace. The K20D is a great body and competitive at its pricepoint, but the K200D is not, especially since it offers less camera for more money than the K10D did. -Adam On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > whine, whine, whine.... > Buy something else! > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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 >>>> -- 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.
