Paul, I'm thinking something more along the lines of the E-3 or D300 than a A900 or D700 as flagship. More speed, tougher build similar IQ to the K20D. I don't think Pentax is in a position to do a $3k+ body anytime soon, if only because the lens line is overwhelmingly DA's. Pentax would need to release a complete set of D-FA or D-FA J lenses to viably offer a $3k body (Which would have to be FF to compete at that price range).
As good as the K20D is, there are a fair number of people who need the performance advantages of a D300 or E-3. -Adam On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For my purposes, the K20D has proved a substantial upgrade from the > K10D, and the two cameras make a nice work pair. I'm pleased that I > bought in right away, since the next upgrade still appears to be well > in the future. Unless I start getting $200/hr. assignments, I can't > see investing in a $3000 camera. I think the Pentax line serves > advanced amateurs and part-time professionals very well. Yes, a > flagship would be a nice marketing tool, but in terms of real-world > use, it's not an immediate necessity. > Paul > On Sep 22, 2008, at 8:28 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> Adam, IMO there is no immediate need for the camera between K-m and >> K20D. What is desperately needed, is camera (way) above K20D. For now, >> Pentax is lagging behind Sony, Nikon, and Canon in this respect. >> Having said that, if Pentax would as a matter of default actually >> include shiftable-P mode to all their lower level cameras, it would >> make them significantly more attractive to me. >> >> My K10D is about to become 2-years old. Thinking of an upgrade I don't >> think of staying at the same marketing level. I'd rather either go >> down to K-m (but lack of shiftable program is absolute show stopper to >> me) or up to whatever it will be above K20D. Another alternative, >> which I am starting to think very seriously about is likes of >> Panasonic G-1 with hopefully good 20/1.7 lens, a portrait lens and >> some wide lens, may be even wide zoom lens. >> >> On slightly different matter, I am surprised to see that DA* 55/1.4 >> weighs just a hair below 400 grams with filter diameter of whopping 58 >> mm. This is very big chunk of glass, much like just announced Nikon >> 50/1.4G lens. I wonder why? At least Nikon covers full frame, and DA* >> 55 doesn't necessarily have to. >> >> Just my cents. >> >> Boris >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Overall I'm relatively impressed with the K-m. It's what the K200D >>> should have been. The still-crippled buffer is much more >>> forgivable in >>> a low end body than one priced the way the K200D was. hopefully >>> Pentax >>> will bring out a new K200D replacement for PMA with better specs. >>> >>> -Adam >> >> >> >> -- >> Boris >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
