Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-07-30 Thread P. J. Alling
It was but the K-x continued in the line at least in some places. The K-7 is still a current product in the US but has been discontinued in Japan for some time. On 6/9/2011 2:36 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: Did I miss something? I thought the K-r was the K-x replacement. -p On 6/9/2011 1:09

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-10 Thread Margus Männik
I would better like some nice rumors on future lenses. The bodies, especially K-5 are really good enough. So, where are the h*** are the SDM-capable TCs? Long-waited supertele lenses?? Fast wide-angles ??? Or at least DA* 16-50/2.8 Mk2 without any stupid problems... BR, Margus On 6/8/2011

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-10 Thread Dario Bonazza
Margus Männik wrote: So, where are the h*** are the SDM-capable TCs? Long-waited supertele lenses?? Fast wide-angles ??? Or at least DA* 16-50/2.8 Mk2 without any stupid problems... Ditto. Dario -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-10 Thread frank theriault
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: snip Rumors don't make products show up any faster. MARK! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Leon Altoff
Hi Boris, I don't want to participate in growing the rumors, I'm just curious as to if there is another camera on the horizon. The Australian dollar is doing well at the moment and it's possibly a good time to buy a new camera, but if I buy one and then 2 months later they announce a camera with

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread William Robb
On 09/06/2011 1:28 AM, Leon Altoff wrote: Hi Boris, I don't want to participate in growing the rumors, I'm just curious as to if there is another camera on the horizon. The Australian dollar is doing well at the moment and it's possibly a good time to buy a new camera, but if I buy one and

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread David Parsons
Eh, it's like computers, you have to buy when you are ready, not when the camera you really want is ready. If you keep waiting, you'll never get one. You can always sell and upgrade when the new camera comes out. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 3:28 AM, Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:19 PM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: When I was talking to the rep last month, he mentioned that the K5 would be taking them through to 2012 at least. I wouldn't expect another camera for a year or so. There's a rumour that Sony will be announcing 24

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
- Mensaje original - De: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com There's a rumour that Sony will be announcing 24 MP APS-C sensor soon enough. There is no knowing if this is correct and if Pentax will get their hands on this sensor and when. I feel like siding with Godfrey here - K-5 is

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Jun 9, 2011, at 10:35 AM, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: - Mensaje original - De: Boris Liberman bori...@gmail.com There's a rumour that Sony will be announcing 24 MP APS-C sensor soon enough. There is no knowing if this is correct and if Pentax will get their hands on this sensor and

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/9/2011 10:28, Leon Altoff wrote: Hi Boris, I don't want to participate in growing the rumors, I'm just curious as to if there is another camera on the horizon. The Australian dollar is doing well at the moment and it's possibly a good time to buy a new camera, but if I buy one and then 2

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/9/2011 17:35, Jaume Lahuerta wrote: Boris, I would like to hear a bit more about the K5 'bugs' that you mention. I replied off-list because I don't want to start yet another flame, no matter how small or big. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Boris Liberman
On 6/9/2011 18:31, Paul Stenquist wrote: I've racked up 20,000 frames on a K5, and I'm not aware of any bugs, but perhaps they elude me due to my work methods. I also use it quite a bit for video and find it excellent in that regard, although I'm not an accomplished video shooter by any means.

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Darren Addy
Somehow I missed the news that the K-x was being discontinued (in Japan) and is getting harder to find here. Wonder if they are planning a replacement for it or if the product line is being shrunk to small (K-r) medium (K-5) and large (645D). If there was a new model coming out, I would expect it

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Paul Sorenson
Did I miss something? I thought the K-r was the K-x replacement. -p On 6/9/2011 1:09 PM, Darren Addy wrote: Somehow I missed the news that the K-x was being discontinued (in Japan) and is getting harder to find here. Wonder if they are planning a replacement for it or if the product line is

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Darren Addy
They were offered side-by-side for quite a while, so I didn't consider it a replacement, but maybe Pentax did. The K-r was introduced in Sept. 2010 and the K-x wasn't discontinued until the end of March 2011. As one author opined on his blog: It would have been a mistake to replace the K-x with a

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Thibouille
What would be fine for me is as follows: use and improve the Eos RT system which is a fixed translucent mirror like Sony SLT but keeps the optical VF. Add an hybrid VF a la Fuji and you have both EVF and OvF and both Phase detect af and contrast af. That would be awesome IMO. Le jeudi 9 juin

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Joseph McAllister
Of all the things the transition to DSLR has dropped on us old film folks, the hardest one for me to accept is a mirrorless camera. So I am not anticipating any new thrust into that arena by Pentax with longing. A smaller, lighter camera is for street shooting or grabs (IMHO). Though what I do

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread John Francis
On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 01:59:54PM -0700, Joseph McAllister wrote: Of all the things the transition to DSLR has dropped on us old film folks, the hardest one for me to accept is a mirrorless camera. There were mirrorless cameras long before digital came along, of course. Some people see the

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-09 Thread Steven Desjardins
I really don't see the DSLR going away for quite a while. As John said, we get the small camera back with RF style mirrorless bodies. A DSLR and a MILC is a nice combo. On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com wrote: Of all the things the transition to DSLR has

Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Leon Altoff
at the K5's low light performance (the only thing I'm not happy with in the K7). And then I think the next model should be even better, but I hate waiting. So where are the rumors about the next camera. What are the must have features that will sell it? Or are we reaching the point where advancement

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread David Parsons
better, but I hate waiting. So where are the rumors about the next camera.  What are the must have features that will sell it?  Or are we reaching the point where advancement is slowing simply because technology can't keep up? -- Leon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread drd1135
@pdml.net Subject: Where are the rumors? Isn't it about time for the rumors about the K5 replacement to start appearing? The K10 had a production run of 2 years but the K20 and K7 only ran for 1 year before being replaced. On that record the K3 (?) should be appearing soon - or at least start being

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread DagT
Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 05:52:41 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail Listpdml@pdml.net Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Where are the rumors? Isn't it about time for the rumors about the K5 replacement to start appearing? The K10 had a production run

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Peter Zalabai
: Where are the rumors? Isn't it about time for the rumors about the K5 replacement to start appearing? The K10 had a production run of 2 years but the K20 and K7 only ran for 1 year before being replaced. On that record the K3 (?) should be appearing soon - or at least start being talked about

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Bob Sullivan
-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Where are the rumors? Isn't it about time for the rumors about the K5 replacement to start appearing?  The K10 had a production run of 2 years but the K20 and K7 only ran for 1 year before being replaced.  On that record the K3 (?) should be appearing soon

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
When a company produces a good camera that I like, buy and start using, I generally prefer that they produce it for several years rather than change it a year later. Rumors don't make products show up any faster. -- Godfrey   godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Peter Zalabai
Pentax is not going Full Frame, it was stated by Hoya many times. .t - Original Message - From: Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:13 PM Subject: Re: Where are the rumors? The 645D was next and it's making

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 08:06:42PM +, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: It's a good point. Since the K5 we've heard little speculation about what's next. Well, what's missing? The K-5 addressed practically all the criticisms of the K-7. and added the astounding low-light capabilities of the new

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Jack Davis
.  On that record the K3 (?) should be appearing soon - or at least start being talked about. I keep looking at the K5's low light performance (the only thing I'm not happy with in the K7).  And then I think the next model should be even better, but I hate waiting. So where are the rumors about

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jun 8, 2011, at 16:35, John Francis wrote: The reason I haven't got a K-5 in my camera bag is financial, not technical. Amen. If I could, I'd be ordering a K5 today. But I want to stay married.. and want to be able to pay for my son's last year of college, and -Charles --

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Dario Bonazza
. I keep looking at the K5's low light performance (the only thing I'm not happy with in the K7). And then I think the next model should be even better, but I hate waiting. So where are the rumors about the next camera. What are the must have features that will sell it? Or are we reaching

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Paul Stenquist
@pdml.net Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 11:13 PM Subject: Re: Where are the rumors? The 645D was next and it's making all kinds of waves of it's own. And I'm still figuring out how to take full advantage of the K5. I suppose the next step is a full frame sensor for the K5. I would like

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't it about time for the rumors about the K5 replacement to start appearing? Leon Oh come on. I tried saving up for the K20, and the K7, I almost have the $ for a K-5 and i may miss out. Not fair.:-) dAVE --

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Steven Desjardins
So, is this a sign of a bit of plateauing for digital bodies? On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 8:15 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com wrote: Isn't it about time for the rumors about the K5 replacement to start appearing? Leon

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 09:09:15PM -0400, Steven Desjardins wrote: So, is this a sign of a bit of plateauing for digital bodies? Well, DSLRs, anyway. I would expect more and more of the market will migrate to mirrorless systems or true HD (or better) video systems, while the low-end

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Boris Liberman
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 10:52 PM, Leon Altoff leon.alt...@gmail.com wrote: So where are the rumors about the next camera.  What are the must have features that will sell it?  Or are we reaching the point where advancement is slowing simply because technology can't keep up? Leon, can it simply

Re: Where are the rumors?

2011-06-08 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Steven Desjardins drd1...@gmail.com wrote: So, is this a sign of a bit of plateauing for digital bodies? Far as I'm concerned, digital SLR cameras have been on a plateau for several years. Refinements have been more incremental than quantum leaps since 2007. But