Why?
Posted 08/03/2010 - 23:47
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Possibly because they have only the one machine.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, it makes K-xs.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday mornings, it makes K-7s. Sundays, the man that operates the machine has a day off, and Saturday afternoon he's winding the lens-element polishing machine. Once a month, another £1200 12-24 comes out at the end.
I hate to agree with him, but as the editor man at AP said, "Two cameras does not make a range."
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, it makes K-xs.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday mornings, it makes K-7s. Sundays, the man that operates the machine has a day off, and Saturday afternoon he's winding the lens-element polishing machine. Once a month, another £1200 12-24 comes out at the end.
I hate to agree with him, but as the editor man at AP said, "Two cameras does not make a range."
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Pentax K-3, DA18-135, DA35 F2.4, DA17-70, DA55-300, FA28-200, A50 F1.7, A100 F4 Macro, A400 F5.6, Sigma 10-20 EXDC, 50-500 F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS Samsung flash SEF-54PZF(x2)
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Pentax K-3, DA18-135, DA35 F2.4, DA17-70, DA55-300, FA28-200, A50 F1.7, A100 F4 Macro, A400 F5.6, Sigma 10-20 EXDC, 50-500 F4.5-6.3 APO DG OS Samsung flash SEF-54PZF(x2)
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 23:53
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I really think that dropping the K-m was a mistake. Ok, maybe Sony had discontinued the sensor but surely Pentax could have considered something like fitting the K-x sensor to keep it in production? The K-x would still sell on the basis of being better specified and having video mode, the K-m would remain to tempt buyers into the range. As things stand their cheapest SLR is not much less than £500, whereas the K-m wasn't much more expensive than a bridge camera.
I also wonder if there's a plan for a K2. They have, after all, re-used the other two names from the original K series range...
I also wonder if there's a plan for a K2. They have, after all, re-used the other two names from the original K series range...
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 08/03/2010 - 23:56
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Don't forgot the time between the models, the D80 is just as old as the K10D and that isn't produce any longer either.
Also they upgraded a lot of hardware but it looks like the K-X and the K-7 shares a lot of the same components to save cost, if they also need to produce the K-M, K20D and the k200D then they need more lines more supplies of different parts more costs.
Matt if they place the K-X sensor in the K-M how different would the two be then? Video mode is purely a software thing. I think the cost to make the K-X and to keep the K-M in production are the same.
Ken are you also counting the FF camera's that isn't really fair right since Pentax isn't in that range.
Also they upgraded a lot of hardware but it looks like the K-X and the K-7 shares a lot of the same components to save cost, if they also need to produce the K-M, K20D and the k200D then they need more lines more supplies of different parts more costs.
Matt if they place the K-X sensor in the K-M how different would the two be then? Video mode is purely a software thing. I think the cost to make the K-X and to keep the K-M in production are the same.
Ken are you also counting the FF camera's that isn't really fair right since Pentax isn't in that range.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
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Why couldn't they leave us with the K10 and K20 to give people a wider choice?.....it beats me