On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Timbah! <[email protected]> wrote: > For a starter: > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&message=31660282&changemode=1 > > Some infos that may be fake or not (and my comments): > 14ish Megapixels (enough for me... if it's full frame... :D) > Max 6400 ISO with low noise (I found ISO3200 useable on K20D... so fingers > crossed) > Speed: 5pps (just like someone whished :D) > huge and bright viewfinder (if it's K20D like... I am happy :D) > Better sealing (official astronaut cam? the K10D already survived very high > attitudes :D) > Live view aaaand *drumroll* HD Video! (Trends... *sighs*) > Better SR (without firmware :D) > Better High Dynamics Range > Better 77 area metering > Better AF (it's time...) > 3" LCD with 920000 pixels > 1/8000 and x-time: 1/250 (just in time... f1.4 in sunny weather hellllo! :D) > Starting price EUR 1500 (Soon you can find my kidney and other 'useless' > parts on Ebay :D) > > > If it's real (and why shouldn't?) then it seems the Kx00D and Kx0D series > will be retired and K-m and KxD series will be born. Let's wait the end of > May... but it's promising as of now :D > > Regards, > .timber
That sounds like a reasonable spec sheet for a camera at that pricepoint. Which means it ain't what we're gonna see. -- 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.

