Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-17 Thread Bill
On 16/07/2014 8:51 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Yet it somehow seems to be a weakening of the Pentax brand. The last bridge camera seemed to be superior to it in most ways. They are all going this way. I had a look at the newest Nikon bridge camera yesterday. To say it sucks is being kind to

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-16 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: I'm on the verge of buying a Q7, but I'm doing my best to wait for Photokina just in case they come out with a new one. They've put out a new model every year so far, so it's certainly a possibility. A Q camera wouldn't replace my K-5, but it

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-16 Thread Bill
On 16/07/2014 12:02 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I have the original Q as well as the K-5. The Q is a lot of fun but difficult to use outdoors in strong sunlight. I'm not sure I'd go for another Q even if they produce one with a viewfinder - I really want a mirrorless with a large sensor. You

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-16 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com: On 16/07/2014 12:02 AM, Brian Walters wrote: I have the original Q as well as the K-5. The Q is a lot of fun but difficult to use outdoors in strong sunlight. I'm not sure I'd go for another Q even if they produce one with a viewfinder - I really

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-16 Thread P. J. Alling
Yet it somehow seems to be a weakening of the Pentax brand. The last bridge camera seemed to be superior to it in most ways. On 7/15/2014 7:41 PM, John Celio wrote: On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What confuses me about this is that I thought

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Dario Bonazza
The reason for branding it Pentax is explained in a sentence in the international press release: 'It boasts a stylish, high-grade design resembling PENTAX-brand SLR cameras.' So it has to resemble a Pentax DSLR, hence the Pentax name on top of other details. Dario -Messaggio

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Margus Männik
Sorry to be rude, but high grade design with crappy 20 pix viewfinder and no RAW... really? Pentax X-5 was announced approximately two years ago and I don't see much (if any) improvements except longer zoom. X-5 is currently 179 eur in Estonia, XG-1 price is announced 299 eur. BR, Margus

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread CollinB
XG-1? To borrow a line from ST:FC, Sounds Minoltish. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread CollinB
Consider cutting off the first six inches and developing that first. It should give you a base for better development of the rest. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread John Celio
On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. I suppose you gotta draw the

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Bruce Walker
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:41 PM, John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 9:15 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Brian Walters
Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread Zos Xavius
The cat is staying in the bag on this one it seems. I guess we'll all have to wait till photokina. On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: Quoting John Celio neo.venator.com+p...@gmail.com:

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-15 Thread John Celio
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:57 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I

Re: New Pentax bridge camera: XG-1

2014-07-14 Thread Mark Roberts
John Celio wrote: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/2746892255/ricoh-announces-pentax-xg-1-superzoom What confuses me about this is that I thought Ricoh was going to have the Ricoh brand on compacts and the Pentax brand on SLRs. I wonder why they decided to call this one a Pentax. I suppose you