I haven't actually handled the camera, but I'm sure that wouldn't be an obstacle to a glowing review, it certainly isn't one for Kenny...
Bruce Dayton wrote: > All we need now is a Kenny Boy review! > > -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 12:35:49 PM, you wrote: > AM> I think the equation will be different for the D700. The 5D was > less AM> camera than a 30D with a much better sensor, unless you > needed the AM> better sensor (or improved low-light AF) the 30D/40D > run rings around AM> the 5D for most people, for 1/3 the money. But > the D700 essentially AM> gives you slightly more camera than a D300 > (you give up 1fps without AM> the grip and the 100% finder, but gain > an improved UI, built-in level AM> and a much bigger finder) and a > D3's sensor. Nikon's going to sell a AM> metric buttload of D700's. > Frankly, I expect its going to seriously AM> canabilize D3 sales as > the pro market that doesn't need the marginally AM> faster AF or extra > couple fps or 100% finder will much rather pay AM> $3000 for a D700 > than $5000 for a D3, given the identical IQ and the AM> D700 having > the anti-dust feature the D3 lacks. AM> -Adam AM> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 > at 12:23 PM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I don't really think it matters. I very much doubt if a "full >>> >> frame" camera will account for a significant proportion of sales >>> >> in the next five years, let alone two. I'm sure Canon sell at >>> >> least one hundred 40Ds for each 5D or 1Ds. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 09:12:44AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>>> >>> Yeah, I don't think it will take that long. There may well be an >>>> >>> interim product that will spur sales a bit -- a K30D. And of course >>>> >>> more DA* lenses. They'll survive as a second tier player. >>>> >>> Paul >>>> >>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote: >>>> >>> >>>> >>>>> >>> > 2008/7/1 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>> >>>>>> >>> >> If the Nikon D700 starts out at three grand and hits 2500 within a >>>>>> >>> >> year, >>>>>> >>> >> I'm guessing around $2000.00 for a Pentax full-frame in 2010. I'll >>>>>> >>> >> order >>>>>> >>> >> the first one that hits B&H :) >>>>>> >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> > If it takes 2 more years for them to release a FF DSLR they are >>>>> >>> > going >>>>> >>> > to be well and truly behind the 8 ball in the sales game. >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> > Cheers, >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> > Dave >>>>> >>> > >>>>> >>> > -- >>>>> >>> > 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. >>>> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> 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. >>> >> >>> > > > > AM> -- > AM> M. Adam Maas > AM> http://www.mawz.ca > AM> 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. -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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.
