Pentax K-5?
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 18:30
Blimey is there room for a camera there? It's a pretty small gap to fill! I'd have thought a £300 entry camera more important... Snare them young!
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Regards,
Andrew
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 18:31
In that same post, there's links to the Pentax FF DSLR that'll arrive in 2010. Somehow, I think the author is just hedging his bets 
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 18:57
Also I believe a D-FA 50mm f/1.0 can not be made for the K-mount because it's to small.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 21:00
Oooh, and Pentax to be bought by JVC (juh-vuh-kuh)... Should be interesting for new developments in 'huhd' video.
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Last Edited by Pentaxophile on 03/03/2010 - 21:02
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 21:01
bwichmawr wrote:
Blimey is there room for a camera there? It's a pretty small gap to fill! I'd have thought a £300 entry camera more important... Snare them young!
Regards,
Andrew
Blimey is there room for a camera there? It's a pretty small gap to fill! I'd have thought a £300 entry camera more important... Snare them young!
Regards,
Andrew
Fully agreed.
A K-m replacement would be a great move for Pentax at the moment. A camera at the entry level offering class leading spec (or class equalling at a lower price) would help ensure a large number of new SLR users buying into the Pentax system.
I don't understand why they haven't done it already.
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 21:10
Pentaxophile wrote:
Oooh, and Pentax to be bought by JVC (juh-vuh-kuh)
Oooh, and Pentax to be bought by JVC (juh-vuh-kuh)
I fear notwithstanding potential modest advances in Pentax’s relative market position recently, serious potential acquirors remain more in the Terry Tibbs league.
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 21:46
robbie_d wrote:
I don't understand why they haven't done it already.
I don't understand why they haven't done it already.
Busy with a new camera?
It's almost a giving that a company is already busy with a new camera when the old one is just in the shops, so no surprise there.
Of course there will be a camera above the K-X, it's the K-X replacement over a year or so
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 22:02
Stefan
Nope - should be " It's almost a given ............"
let the education continue
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Quote:
It's almost a giving that a company
It's almost a giving that a company
Nope - should be " It's almost a given ............"
let the education continue
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 22:10
technoidiot wrote:
Stefan
Nope - should be " It's almost a given ............"
Stefan
Quote:
It's almost a giving that a company
It's almost a giving that a company
Nope - should be " It's almost a given ............"
Thank you teacher, just a stupid mistake
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 22:13
Anvh wrote:
Busy with a new camera?
It's almost a giving that a company is already busy with a new camera when the old one is just in the shops, so no surprise there.
Of course there will be a camera above the K-X, it's the K-X replacement over a year or so
robbie_d wrote:
I don't understand why they haven't done it already.
I don't understand why they haven't done it already.
Busy with a new camera?
It's almost a giving that a company is already busy with a new camera when the old one is just in the shops, so no surprise there.
Of course there will be a camera above the K-X, it's the K-X replacement over a year or so
It's not a camera above the K-x that people should be concerned about, it's below the K-x that needs attention.
If you can't say something nice about Pentax, you won't say anything at all.
Apparently.
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 22:29
If Pentax wait long enough they don't need one...
I wonder how much of the market extra they should take then and how they must get a camera under the K-X?
2008, I know old numbers but you can see the models above the lowest entry level are more popular.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
I wonder how much of the market extra they should take then and how they must get a camera under the K-X?
2008, I know old numbers but you can see the models above the lowest entry level are more popular.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Last Edited by Anvh on 03/03/2010 - 22:30
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 22:33
Anvh wrote:
Also I believe a D-FA 50mm f/1.0 can not be made for the K-mount because it's to small.
Also I believe a D-FA 50mm f/1.0 can not be made for the K-mount because it's to small.
Why?
The mount does not allow such an aperture on a 35mm camera, but it might well be OK on an APS-C camera.
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Posted 03/03/2010 - 22:41
robbie_d wrote:
It's not a camera above the K-x that people should be concerned about, it's below the K-x that needs attention.
It's not a camera above the K-x that people should be concerned about, it's below the K-x that needs attention.
I strongly disagree.
The Kx is by all accounts doing relatively well as the entry level product to the Pentax ‘range’. On the other hand, with apologies to K7 owners it is an open secret that its sensor is inferior to that in the Kx.
This sets up a classic situation of cognitive dissonance; the better product is the cheaper one. How can it be resolved?
Well I for one have watched bemused at the fevered attempts to pigeonhole Pentax dslrs; are they entry level, advanced enthusiast, prosumer, pro, etc, etc ad nauseam. Clearly the perceived distinction is of great and perhaps critical importance to many people, therefore this group is unlikely to go out and buy the ‘entry level’ product.
However, cognitive dissonance is a genuine psychological malaise that needs be resolved. Perhaps Canikon has the answer?
Which is why Pentax need to streamline their product lineup as a matter of urgency.
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Pentax K-5
By PR admin | March 3, 2010
There are some rumors about a potential Pentax K-5 DSLR camera that will be placed above the K-x and below the K-7. This information came comes from sales representative for Swedish Pentax distributor (source).
Source: Photo Rumors