I pretty much agree. One point where I'm dubious, though, is what chassis we will see. Hoya have put a premium on size, so I'm not sure that a K30D would show up in a K20D chassis. Maybe we'll see something that can use the D-BG4 grip, not the D-BG2. (Or, as you suggest, a K200D body, which could use the D-BG3).
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:45:08PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: > You are assuming, incorrectly I believe, that the K20D replacement > will be higher-spec than the K7. I don't expect that to be the case. > > The K20D replacement will most likely be a 3-3.5fps body based on the > K20D chassis with the K7's processing engine. I expect it to retain > the basic features of the K20D and essentially be a processing chain > upgrade with a few other improvements (3" LCD possibly, or maybe a > flip/twist). This will maintain the current naming convention that > more digits means lower end. > > It's possible that it may be a K200D-derived body with K20D 2-channel > sensor, K7 processing and (hopefully) a K20D equivalent viewfinder. > Hopefully Pentax won't cripple the buffer (which was the only real > issue with the K200D). > > -Adam > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Thibouille <[email protected]> wrote: > > There will be a camera end of the year indeed. > > But there will be 3 cameras total in the lineup. No way Pentax will > > bring higher spec body than K-7 6 months later. > > > > On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:14 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> One report said that there will be a K30D later this year. We'll see. > >> Paul > >> On May 20, 2009, at 11:29 AM, Thibouille wrote: > >> > >>> There will be no K30D. But waiting can only reders the K-7 cheaper. > >>> > >>> It is seems there's a real difference in AF, but we'll have to wait > >>> for tests to know more. > >>> > >>> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I'm disappointed to see that the autofocus systems appears to be > >>>> basically > >>>> the same, with just new firmware to support it. I'm beginning to suspect > >>>> ?that the next camera, perhaps a K30D, will be a bit more of an upgrade. > >>>> I > >>>> may wait. Price will have a lot to do with determining whether or not I > >>>> buy > >>>> this camera now. > >>>> Paul > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > >>> ---------------------- > >>> Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... > >>> Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB > >>> Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Thibault Massart aka Thibouille > > ---------------------- > > Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... > > Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB > > Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) > > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
