I wonder about Pentax's possibly continuing to identify feature upgrading in an ascending numbering sequence; K10D, K20D, next K30D...(?) Where and what did we hear about a K30D coming out later this year? If it's capability is not made clear, K7 sales could suffer as a result of rumor.
Jack --- On Wed, 5/20/09, John Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: John Francis <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Pentax K7 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 10:59 AM > 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. > -- 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.
