Actually, recent price reductions in OZ have now made the K200D very competitive. It can be had for $A700 from a reputable dealer which is considerably better than the $A1200 (approx) that it was listed for originally.
I'm still aiming for the K20D but I haven't totally excluded the 200D from consideration. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:48:36 -0400, "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > The K200D is not enough camera for too much money. Apart from the > weather sealing the Sony A200 matches or exceeds it in every regard > (especially AF and buffer/fps) for around $200 less and the Nikon D80 > is roughly the same price while far more camera. It's not a bad > camera, just a bad value (the opposite of the K100D and K10D, which > were very, very good values) > > The K200D needs to be moved seriously downmarket (if that means > dropping the sealing and calling it a K2000D, so be it) and replaced > by an actual mid-range product. > > It's telling that of the K-series cameras only the K200D is rarely > seen around here. I suspect there are more K2 and KX owners on the > list than K200D owners. > > -Adam > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:46 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why do K200D or K20D need a replacement? What Pentax _may_ need is > > something lower than K200D or higher than K20D. > > > > K200D Minus could be something like the Micro Four Thirds from Olympus. > > Ergo a K bayonetted, interchangeable compact camera :P Like a Micro K. > > > > K20D Plus could be FF camera > > > > There are rumours about Samsung developing a Optical Viewfinderless DSLR > > and also a FF sensor... > > > > .t > > > >> Adam, who said the new camera wasn't replacing K200D? :p > >> According to current informations it would (supposedly) replace or > >> compliment it between K200D and K20D. > >> > >> -- > >> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > > > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow -- 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.
