The number of advanced camera bodies sold probably doesn't financially justify producing one version with and one without video. The two would be made up of substantially the same parts. The software would be the major difference.
You could say the same thing about many of the features in advanced camera bodies. Most of the features are only used by a small fraction of the users. But to any individual user, that particular feature may be indispensable. Pile up all of those features, slap on a poor interface, write a 350 page user manual that most people can't understand and call it a day. It makes a good after market for guys that teach or write alternative instruction manuals. gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 11:39 AM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that the problem with all manufactures is this new emphasis on > still/video cameras at the high end. I can see a consumer oriented camera > that might be able to do both equally well or poorly, as the case may be for > the casual snap shooter/movie maker who just want's to record a few of the > kid's birthday and film that special occasion, but the serious still > photographer really doesn't need a camera that's even close to as capable > shooting video as still photos. The serious movie maker doesn't need the > capabilities for still images that a really good dedicated DSLR has. Sure > it's nice to be able to use your movie camera to shoot a fee stills now and > then, and the capability to shoot a video clip with your DSLR is a welcome > addition, but just ergonomically they're not really suited to doing each > others job. > > Now if I wanted a compact camera that took really good movies I'd be looking > at this. > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/camcorders/black_magic_pocket_camera.shtml > > Which more than ever makes me believe that Hoya really missed the boat on > the Pentax K-01. That camera was 90% of the way to being a dedicated K > mount video camera, that with a good EVF would have doubled as an occasional > backup for a dedicated still camera. > > On 10/5/2013 6:00 AM, Jan van Wijk wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Based on new leaked images (see dpreview) from: >> >> http://digicame-info.com/2013/10/k-3-5.html >> >> It seems the new K3 has major improvements in the video area: >> >> - Dedicated still/movie switch on the back >> - headphone jack (the bump on the front) as well as MIC input >> >> Not sure that is the direction I would like to take. >> >> However, it also has dual SD-cards slots so it seems (select button on the >> back). >> >> For me, dynamic range and High-ISO are most important (unlikely to be >> better than K5), >> as well as a better AF system (quite likely to be better). >> >> Regards, JvW >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery >> >> > > > -- > A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the > crazy, crazier. > > - H.L.Mencken > > > -- > 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.
