> From: Christine Aguila <[email protected]> > > Why would Pentax discontinue a great camera like the K-5? To me it's not > smart. If they plan to go full-frame, fine, but Pentax > should keep the K-5 in the product line. If the DSLRs down the road are > going to be full frame or near full frame wonders with > bionic level megapixels, video capability to make Spielberg drool, high ISO > quality that makes the world look like it's draped in > satin, and fast low light auto focusing at speeds that blow Superman into the > next universe, fine, then reposition the K5 as a > fantastic entry-level--ish DSLR, and quite dicking around Qs and designer > point and shoots, and mirrorless what not! > > Hey Pentax, there are some Lady Pentaxians who wish you'd grow some balls to > make the product that will return you to > greatness you once knew! > > > Ok, silly little rant over. Back to normal. Carry on! Cheers, Christine
Likely sensor technology is moving on and the K-5 won't be able to be produced in it's current form. Also it's production cost probably prohibits an entry level DSLR price. Other than that your statements would get ME off MY BUTT! :-) Funny Tom C. -- 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.
