On Jan 20, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > It makes some sense if the new EVIL body is a smaller, lighter body > with K5 innards and this is accompanied by the release of a new DSLR. > The "new line" has a lower end model which is mirrorless and the > higher spec model which is a DSLR. Effectively, this new mirrorless > model is replacing the K-r and the something else is replacing the K5.
I'd be very happy with that. Paul > > On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Jan 20, 2012, at 1:57 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >>> >>>> Tom C wrote: >>>> >>>>> Assuming I had a K-5, what would induce me to buy a mirrorless system >>>>> that is essentially in all other respects, a K-5? >>>> >>>> The K5 being discontinued? >>> >>> If no DSLR upgrade were introduced, that would induce me to sell my gear >>> and go to Nikon. >> >> That likely goes for me too, but consider this. We've been complaining >> that Pentax *used* to be a market leader, constantly coming out with >> new innovations that the rest of the market later copied, but hasn't >> done that for a very long time. >> >> Is it possible that Pentax has finally made (or is about to reveal) a >> decisive move here? >> >> -- >> -bmw >> >> -- >> 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.

