Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-14 Thread Christine Aguila
Ok, I'll just come out and say it: I like the customized color options on the Q7; I'd take one with lime green body and sky blue grip. I haven't window shopped for camera gear in quite a while, so I had a quick scroll through the Pentax offerings, and I have to say, the prices have gone up

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread Bill
On 12/06/2013 9:34 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: It sounds like they've regressed, but enabling the green button kludge would be a simple firmware update to correct. I expect that will happen if there's enough yelling on the internet about it. However that won't happen until they start getting

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread Mark Roberts
Larry Colen wrote: I'm not entirely sure what was the point going from the K30 to the K50. Overcoming the fugly design of the K30 was probably the main motivation. -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread Tim Øsleby
K50 is +1EV ISO-sensitivity. And it is Eye-Fi card enabled, whatever that means. I thought Eye-Fi cards could be used in every camera. Been using it in my K-5 for some time now. -- MaritimTim My private photo blog: http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread P.J. Alling
I didn't think it was fugly, but I did think it had been designed by Warner Bro.s for Marvin the Martian... Pentax was just trying to be fashion forward, remember it was released about the same time as the K-01, and the in house guys had something to prove, though I'm not quite sure what that

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread P.J. Alling
It's a bullet point, like caffeine free root beer, or ginger ale, both of which have always been caffeine free. It seems that all cameras that can accept Eye-Fi cards have always been Eye-Fi enabled... On 6/13/2013 8:01 AM, Tim Øsleby wrote: K50 is +1EV ISO-sensitivity. And it is Eye-Fi

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread Collin Brendemuehl
Pessimist! They just released 120 at one shot! -- 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: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-13 Thread kwaller
Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com Subject: Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year.. Larry Colen wrote: I'm not entirely sure what was the point going from the K30 to the K50. Overcoming the fugly design of the K30 was probably the main motivation. -- Mark Roberts

Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-12 Thread P.J. Alling
We're up to three. But the differences between the K-30, K-50 and K-500 once you look past the body shell are subtle to say the least. I guess Pentax is actually making money on the Q system. Any guesses at what comes next? 645D K-3 Full frame? or APS-C 24mp. I'm not going to say I'm

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-12 Thread Larry Colen
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 08:30:45PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: We're up to three. But the differences between the K-30, K-50 and K-500 once you look past the body shell are subtle to say the least. I guess Pentax is actually making money on the Q system. I'm not entirely sure what was the point

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-12 Thread Darren Addy
Well we've already passed 5 for this year IF you count the WG-3, WG-3 GPS, WG-10, MX-1, and now these three new models (Q-7, K-50, K-500). I heard that a 645D II was in the works many moons ago, but it hasn't shown up yet. I'm not sure what classification(s) of camera the 5 new models was supposed

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-12 Thread Paul Ewins
I have been told by someone with connections to Pentax Japan that the K5 replacement will be ready for Christmas. I don't know any other details, but would expect a 20 - 24mp APS-C body. As for the 645DII (or whatever it is called) I guess that will also depend on sensor availability but I

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-12 Thread P.J. Alling
On 6/12/2013 9:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 08:30:45PM -0400, P.J. Alling wrote: We're up to three. But the differences between the K-30, K-50 and K-500 once you look past the body shell are subtle to say the least. I guess Pentax is actually making money on the Q system.

Re: Rumors were Pentax releasing 5 cameras this year..

2013-06-12 Thread P.J. Alling
Sensor availability, Pentax used a Kodak sensor in the 645D and Kodak spun that division off, on it's long slide into oblivion, Pentax may have a long term agreement with the successor company, which could be having difficulties producing a next generation chip without the great yellow mother