On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 01:28:16PM -0400, paul stenquist wrote: > > On May 20, 2009, at 1:12 PM, Thibouille 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. >> > Why not? The K-7 is only a bit better speced than the K20D. Delete the > video capability, add improved autofocus and perhaps even more low light > capability. Aim it at a more serious photographer. I wouldn't be > surprised to see such a camera. > Paul
I would. The K-7 *is* Pentax's camera for the serious photographer. There isn't room in their lineup for two cameras at four-figure prices. (nor, IMO, will you see anything, except maybe entry-level cameras, with no video capability. You may not value it, but the marketplace seems to). They'll have one camera at the entry-point level (K-2000), one at the midrange (introductory price perhaps $800, eventual street price after the first six months probably close to $500), and one at the high end. Any K30D would be the midrange camera. I doubt if it will match the K-7 for some of the specs (in particular the peak frame rate), and I certainly don't expect it to out-perform the K-7 in any area. -- 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.
