I wouldn't be surprised if the K-5's price doesn't drop quite as much as has historically been the case. It seems to me that the K-5 is the first Pentax DSLR without any significant deficiencies, so it's unlikely that the K-3 or whatever will be as big an improvement over the K-5 as the K-5 was over the K-7, etc., and therefore such a steep discount may not be required to sell the remaining stock. And if the K-r is any indication there may not be a glut of K-5 inventory after the K-3 is released.
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 2:18 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Just remember the K20D was a great camera too, and it dropped to ~$600 not > long after the K-7 began to ship. I expect that the K-3 will have the new > Sony APS-c 24mp sensor, which is a fairly big jump in resolution and gives a > 20"x13" print to those who want to use the 300dpi rule of thumb for > printing, (as opposed to the K-5 which gives a 16 1/3 x ~11 using the same > "rule"). So I expect that the market will be flooded with used K-5 and K-7 > which will significantly depress the market for new K-5s, I don't think > Pentax will have much say in the price drop. -Most- No retailers will not > want to be stuck with old stock, digital cameras. > > > On 3/22/2012 1:12 PM, Miserere wrote: >> >> On 21 March 2012 17:05, P. J. Alling<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I could be wrong, but I expect it to hit the $600-$700 mark by fall. I >>> expect this because I think the K-3, (or whatever the hell it will be >>> called), will be announced a month or two after the K-r replacement is >>> common knowledge. That will be the time to buy. For the difference in >>> price I can get new DA 17-70, a used DA* 16-50, or some new lighting >>> equipment, to replace that which has mysteriously disappeared, and those >>> considerations are important these days. >> >> >> You are probably not wrong, P.J., but I thought if somebody wanted it >> NOW then they'd appreciate saving a few hundred bucks. Though I'd be >> surprised to see it go below $700 in the Autumn (as I imagine Pentax >> will use Photokina to announce the K-3); that would just seem too low >> for such a great camera. >> >> Then again, we *are* talking about Pentax, who love randomness like >> they invented Quantum Physics. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> —M. >> >> \/\/o/\/\ --> http://WorldOfMiserere.com >> >> http://EnticingTheLight.com >> A Quest for Photographic Enlightenment >> > > > -- > Don't lose heart! They might want to cut it out, and they'll want to avoid > a lengthily search. > > > -- > 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.
