I stand corrected. Thanks Brian. On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting Darren Addy <[email protected]>: > >> I haven't looked into the ebay selling values of the K20D, but it >> doesn't surprise me that the K10D might be bringing more these days. >> We tend to think in terms of age and what Pentax marketing pushed at >> us, and the K20D was considered a flagship upgrade. But it was also >> Pentax leaving the Sony sensor world (Remember, the K10D was a Sony >> CCD) and entering the Samsung CMOS world with the K200D and the K20D. >> Pentax didn't stay there very long and went back to the new Sony >> sensor with the A/D processor each sensor column with the K-x and >> never went back. > > > > A minor point. I think you'll find the K200D had the same Sony CCD as the > K10D but in a lower-spec body. AFIK, the only Pentax DSLRs with Samsung > sensors were the K20D and K-7. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > >> >> I might surprise you to know that right now, today, the K10D is the >> 4th most popular camera, in terms of photos uploaded, to Flickr. (The >> K-3 is not yet on the list, so the K10D is possibly 5th). But there >> are 104 average daily users. The K20D has 86 average users and is 8th >> (at worst 9th). >> >> Only the K-x, the K-30, and the K-5 have more daily users uploading to >> Flickr. >> >> Stephen Migol is still doing great astrophotography with the K10D and, >> looking at his other equipment, I'm sure he could upgrade if he wanted >> to: >> http://www.astrobin.com/users/smigol/ >> >> In short, I think the laws of supply & demand might make the K10D as >> popular, or more, than the later K20D - even though it is older and >> fewer megapixels. >> >> > > > -- > 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.
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