My frank opinion is the K200D was already cut down enough for that pricepoint, it was just sold for too much money, If anything losing the weather sealing and dropping the price to a competitive point in most markets would have made more sense (Of course, if the K-m is exactly that with a couple other minor changes, good for Pentax, they simply haven't been a presence in the low-end market for the last 9 months).
I don't mind the loss of the top display (I don't find them terribly useful compared to a well laid out rear display. Sony and Oly have got it right here) The 15/4 Limited is a very good idea. The rest are bloody obvious launches, but it's nice to see them. -Adam On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:35 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looks like they lost the top data display panel on, (put the mode dial > there), on the K-m. Some will be pleased. I'm not, too many things are > already in menus on the back display, but it should be cheaper. That > 15mm looks tasty. > > Thibouille wrote: >> Look here: >> http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/bd74a536a1.jpg >> >> * K-m: >> No full specs for now but probably same 10Mpix CCD as K10D/K200D. >> Price 500 eurso with kit lens, 600 euros in dual kit. >> >> * 60-250 finished and released >> The lens will be selected trading partners before Christmas available. >> The price is 1,299, - euro. >> >> * DA * 55 mm / 1.4 SDM >> Lens is selected trading partners before Christmas available. The >> price for this recommendation is 549, - Euro. >> >> * AF160FC (PTTL ring flash) >> it will be before Christmas, with most traders still be available >> before Christmas. The price is 399 Euro. >> >> * kit lenses: >> Seems they will be produced with plastic mounts as well as metal (look >> at the bottom of the image). >> >> * New roadmap >> Nothing earthshattering but since they had a couple delays, they'd >> better not announce loads of things they can't manage. It's better >> like that. >> >> Included in the roadmap but with image of the lenses as well (again, >> bottom of the image) >> --> DA 15/4 ED AL Limited Seems very small for a 15mm... Well done >> Pentax ! >> --> Rear Converter DA 1.4x SDM >> >> >> Regards, >> > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > 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.
