K10D shipped and in user hands
Posted 06/12/2006 - 14:37
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"Fandled" - Is that an amalgam of Handled and Fondled? Very much what a lot of us are desperately waiting to do to a K10D...
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Posted 06/12/2006 - 16:32
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If Pentax had swamped their dealers with kit, all you would see are stories about how the K10D launch "flopped", together with complaints from those dealers, and sniggers from the Kanikon people. From a marketing perspective it is always better to have slightly too little stock available to create the perception of an item being in demand, then you can run lots of stories about how popular that item is. Common thing with toys at xmas. In this case, Big Boys (and Girls) Toys! It's not poor planning from Pentax, it's clever marketing, and the same marketing strategy everyone uses. Well done Pentax for learning how to play the game.
Posted 06/12/2006 - 18:45
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All in all a bit of a pathetic launch, Pentax should have had much more stock available for pre-Christmas sales, I guess that most of the available stock will be snatched up by existing Pentax users, leaving very little stock left for "Christmas shoppers" Anyone looking for a new DSLR this Christmas will probably end up with a Canon or Nikon.
What makes you think Canon or Nikon are any better....All in all a bit of a pathetic launch, Pentax should have had much more stock available for pre-Christmas sales, I guess that most of the available stock will be snatched up by existing Pentax users, leaving very little stock left for "Christmas shoppers" Anyone looking for a new DSLR this Christmas will probably end up with a Canon or Nikon.
http://www.ephotozine.com/news/fullnews.cfm?NewsID=3534
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Posted 06/12/2006 - 21:09
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ePhotozine Review is up!
http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=492
Matt
http://www.ephotozine.com/equipment/tests/testdetail.cfm?test_id=492
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Verdict
Pentax are back! With the possible exception of frame rate, made up for in part with the Shake-reduction and dual RAW capability, this camera is up there with Nikon’s D200 and Canon’s 30D. Packed with features that have been well thought out and are easily accessible in a body that has been built to withstand the pressures of hard use in typically English climates it has a lot going for it. If their lens line-up takes a similar leap in the next twelve months, Pentax will be back toe-to-toe with the big boys. This is a serious advanced amateur or semi-pro camera.
Can't wait to get my grubby mits on one Verdict
Pentax are back! With the possible exception of frame rate, made up for in part with the Shake-reduction and dual RAW capability, this camera is up there with Nikon’s D200 and Canon’s 30D. Packed with features that have been well thought out and are easily accessible in a body that has been built to withstand the pressures of hard use in typically English climates it has a lot going for it. If their lens line-up takes a similar leap in the next twelve months, Pentax will be back toe-to-toe with the big boys. This is a serious advanced amateur or semi-pro camera.
Matt
Posted 06/12/2006 - 23:21
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One thing in the ePhotozine review - regarding the buffer, the reviewer, after saying that jpegs can be recorded non-stop until the card is full, states "Unfortunately, this drops to five frames only, once the file format is changed to RAW". Is this right, as I thought it was supposed to be nine frames.
Dan
Dan
Posted 07/12/2006 - 00:12
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On my sample, at least, I get nine quick frames in RAW and then it slows to a bit less than two per second. Fast enough for me.
That's with a 133x Lexar SD card, which means the camera must be writing to the card at something like 20MB/sec.
That's with a 133x Lexar SD card, which means the camera must be writing to the card at something like 20MB/sec.
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Posted 07/12/2006 - 10:40
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The thread is here:
http://www.ephotozine.com/forum/viewanswers.cfm?qid=42282
That's what Ian found doing the review. For me, whether it's 5 or 9 RAW frames, I don't mind
Have seen some nice samples http://www.pbase.com/tcom/k10d - just makes the 21mm and 70mm pancakes look rather desirable too
(BE WARNED if you are on a lens diet )
Matt
http://www.ephotozine.com/forum/viewanswers.cfm?qid=42282
That's what Ian found doing the review. For me, whether it's 5 or 9 RAW frames, I don't mind
Have seen some nice samples http://www.pbase.com/tcom/k10d - just makes the 21mm and 70mm pancakes look rather desirable too
(BE WARNED if you are on a lens diet )
Matt
Posted 08/12/2006 - 17:02
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"Fandled" - Is that an amalgam of Handled and Fondled? Very much what a lot of us are desperately waiting to do to a K10D...
Yup, you got it!! Award yourself and extra fandle when you get the chance"Fandled" - Is that an amalgam of Handled and Fondled? Very much what a lot of us are desperately waiting to do to a K10D...
Graham
Keep up the good work
Graham
I'll think of something someday.
Graham
I'll think of something someday.
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Nikon had a problem predicting demand for the D200, which was very hard to find for a while. This is not an exact science. If Pentax had made too many, they might have sunk the company.
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