On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:38 -0500, "Christine Aguila" <[email protected]> wrote: > No, not really interested in that. Cheers, Christine >
Well, I would be. Or, at least I think I would be. I've only briefly played with the original EP-1 and I liked it a lot. I might have a totally different opinion once I've looked at a mirrorless camera seriously, though.... Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Desjardins" <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:56 PM > Subject: Re: What next in an SLR? > > > Mirrorless with K-5 sensor? > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Christine Aguila > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not really sure if it would save money, but maybe it would--or not :-). > > I'd > > want the weather sealing, Steve! Cheers, Christine > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Desjardins" <[email protected]> > > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 6:48 PM > > Subject: Re: What next in an SLR? > > > > > > Would leaving any of that out really save any money? Isn't most of > > that already on the chip or mostly firmware? Maybe a KX style plastic > > body with no weather sealing. > > > > On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Christine Aguila > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> 1) Pentax still needs to improve on low-light autofocus--that's a must. > >> > >> 2) But, here's what I'd like to see: a stripped down camera. > >> K-5 high ISO quality , frames per second, bracketing feature, natural > >> shooting mode only, & AV, TV et al. modes, white balance features--then > >> add > >> improved lowlight autofocus. > >> > >> Get rid of everything else--video, creative filters, multiple exposure > >> shooting, etc. I think a stripped down camera would make a nice back-up > >> camera or primary camera for that matter. It would have the quality of > >> the > >> K5 but hopefully at a lower cost. One could use the fancy features on the > >> K5 if needed. > >> > >> Probably sounds crazy, but I thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. :-) Cheers, > >> Christine > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Bray" <[email protected]> > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 11:50 AM > >> Subject: What next in an SLR? > >> > >> > >>> I'm awfully happy with the K-5. (I was out last night trying to take > >>> flash-free pictures in the light of the full moon using my old Sigma > >>> 30mm f1.4; it didn't come off for one reason or another, but I haven't > >>> given up). Anyhow, it can shoot in as little light as I'll ever need, > >>> and as many frames-per-second as I'll ever need, with as many pixels > >>> as I'll ever need, and has a battery as big as I'll ever need, and so > >>> on and so on. > >>> > >>> I'm thinking if I were a Pentax product manager trying to figure out > >>> what to put in the K-3 or K-1... I just wouldn't know where to start. > >>> > >>> Smaller would be nice but you can only take that so far before the > >>> K-glass gets way out of balance with the body; the K-5 looks > >>> deliciously butch with the short extra-fat Sigma on. > >>> > >>> Once again, what should Pentax be working on? -T > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Desjardins > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Steve Desjardins > > -- > 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. > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web -- 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.
