I really don't see the DSLR going away for quite a while. As John said, we get the small camera back with "RF style" mirrorless bodies. A DSLR and a MILC is a nice combo.
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com> wrote: > Of all the things the transition to DSLR has dropped on us old film folks, > the hardest one for me to accept is a mirrorless camera. So I am not > anticipating any new thrust into that arena by Pentax with longing. A > smaller, lighter camera is for street shooting or grabs (IMHO). Though what I > do "most of the time" is action shots of the canine variety, I think a > lighter camera would accentuate my inability to hold my hands absolutely > still. The weight of the K-7 helps in that regard. > > Of course, I have the 60-250 attached much of the time, which gives me lots > of stability at the longer focal lengths because of all that weight. > > Joseph McAllister > Pentaxian > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > > On Jun 8, 2011, at 14:35 , John Francis wrote: > >> I doubt if a K-5 replacement is next on the Pentax front, anyway. >> As others have pointed out, a mirrorless camera system seems more >> likely to be the next product. That, in turn, mill have an effect >> on the low-end DSLR market, and on the point-and-shoot market, so >> I would think a new model in one or both of those will come next. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
