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Comment by Don posted on K-7 now £799!! at 22/01/2010 - 20:45
golfdiesel wrote:
The only way to prevent this would be to artificially degrade the image on the lower end model...
epson does this... has a speed chip that slows printing on strip down models that use the same printheads but less features...Mike-P wrote:
No, its not the be all and end all but the fact still remains that only Pentax would only have a line up of 2 cameras and the one that costs half the price of the other has a better sensor.
Total madness imo.
That is called evolution... Sensor technology advances so quickly that you can't really prevent this.No, its not the be all and end all but the fact still remains that only Pentax would only have a line up of 2 cameras and the one that costs half the price of the other has a better sensor.
Total madness imo.
The only way to prevent this would be to artificially degrade the image on the lower end model...
Pentax is just hitting the market with thier best shots, and who can blame them?
next year there will be something that puts 'em both to shame, and good for us if it's priced affordably!
Comment by Don posted on K-7 now £799!! at 22/01/2010 - 20:12
I wouldn't be disapointed in the k7, it is a fine camera.
like Gartmore prove in another thread, you really have to split some mighty fine hairs to argue one camera over another these days...
my complaint is the price gap, and what you get for the price difference....
and it's not really a complaint, more of a cynical observation....
the only thing 'wrong' with the k7 is the kx's price point... and there' nothing wrong with the kx's price!
like Gartmore prove in another thread, you really have to split some mighty fine hairs to argue one camera over another these days...
my complaint is the price gap, and what you get for the price difference....
and it's not really a complaint, more of a cynical observation....
the only thing 'wrong' with the k7 is the kx's price point... and there' nothing wrong with the kx's price!
Comment by Don posted on K-7 now £799!! at 22/01/2010 - 19:20
Gwyn wrote:
Cheapest it is here for a Pentax NL K7 is € 899, which is just a tad cheaper than SRS. I see a lot of places no longer have it in stock though.
Something good coming at the PMA? Besides a full frame and/or a 645D I mean. Because there are people out there (me included) who have no interest in either but would (maybe) buy another APS-C camera.
Pentax would really be shooting themselves in the foot if they decide to discontinue the K7 in favour of either a full frame of 645D. After all not every has the money for those, some of us have a lot of APS-C only lenses, but want something as good as the K7.
Knowing Pentax though I can feel a foot shooting incident coming up :wink:.
like the kx/k7 situation... It's double the price, but you get a mic, jack and extra noise on the higher end model!Cheapest it is here for a Pentax NL K7 is € 899, which is just a tad cheaper than SRS. I see a lot of places no longer have it in stock though.
Something good coming at the PMA? Besides a full frame and/or a 645D I mean. Because there are people out there (me included) who have no interest in either but would (maybe) buy another APS-C camera.
Pentax would really be shooting themselves in the foot if they decide to discontinue the K7 in favour of either a full frame of 645D. After all not every has the money for those, some of us have a lot of APS-C only lenses, but want something as good as the K7.
Knowing Pentax though I can feel a foot shooting incident coming up :wink:.
I held off buying 'cause I'm anxious to see a kx with a mic jack or a price drop on the k7!
Comment by Don posted on K-7 now £799!! at 22/01/2010 - 18:39
Something new from Pentax I suspect, pushing soon to be "outdated" stock.....
Dear Santa-...ummn, I mean Pentax Gimmie a 645-d that does high def video, or the kitten gets it!
Dear Santa-...ummn, I mean Pentax Gimmie a 645-d that does high def video, or the kitten gets it!
Comment by Don posted on K-7 now £799!! at 22/01/2010 - 16:37
I'm guessing there will be new colors for the older models, since the kx was a hit!
I expect the 645d to be released.
more WR versions of existing lenses esp zoom lenses...
and a re-badged nx...
I expect the 645d to be released.
more WR versions of existing lenses esp zoom lenses...
and a re-badged nx...
Comment by Don posted on PMA 2010 rumours at 22/01/2010 - 05:10
robbie_d wrote:
Makes me smile seeing this, then thinking back to people that have abandoned the Pentax ship because they are not "professional" and can't produce the same results as brands like N* and C*
look at it this way: they can only abandon so many ships before they drown in the knowledge that they just can't take decent photos...Makes me smile seeing this, then thinking back to people that have abandoned the Pentax ship because they are not "professional" and can't produce the same results as brands like N* and C*
Comment by Don posted on Camera comparison at 21/01/2010 - 18:55
Comment by Don posted on Camera comparison at 21/01/2010 - 17:32
Pentax could pull a clever move by releasing the firmware of older models to the opensource/enthusiasts and watching developments! Might give them good ideas for future products!
Comment by Don posted on Petition to Pentax about SDM option in firmware at 21/01/2010 - 17:28
hefty1 wrote:
You could always have a go at making one Stefan!
Here's a page copied from John Hedgecoe's "The Photographer's Handbook" which shows a typical bird's eye lens attachment - this is the sort of thing I've seen for sale at fairs before and it's not particularly complex:
[IMG]http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd37/hefty1969/R0011085s.jpg[/IMG]
Cheap fun for an experiment, but as Matt points out it'd be an expensive lens with limited possibilities so no suprise it never made production...
those cheap solar powered garden lights have a mirror suitable for that, all you need is a clear plasic tube!You could always have a go at making one Stefan!
Here's a page copied from John Hedgecoe's "The Photographer's Handbook" which shows a typical bird's eye lens attachment - this is the sort of thing I've seen for sale at fairs before and it's not particularly complex:
[IMG]http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd37/hefty1969/R0011085s.jpg[/IMG]
Cheap fun for an experiment, but as Matt points out it'd be an expensive lens with limited possibilities so no suprise it never made production...
Comment by Don posted on Pentax Lenses for Dummies at 20/01/2010 - 16:32
If the k-x sensor is that much better than the k7
Why don't pentax offer a up grade (you the owner pay for p&p plus the difference of a sensor and pentax fit a new updated sensor)
I think if this is available more people may believe in the pentax brand.
and pentax up grade all new k7's with a prefix
James
I hope the 645d has no video (if i want video i will buy a video recorder(I don't see the appeal of a built in video)as you can only do one thing at a time.
Video question
do you have any control over iso dof ???