That is a terrific video. It is pretty clear to me that the D800/E represents a real sea change: Performance almost indistinguishable from a medium format sensor in a body that costs 68% less than the most affordable medium format digital camera. I've lost count of how many people I've seen dumping their competing equipment (Craigslist, etc.) who come right out and say they are switching to the D800/E. And I'm not talking about only Pentax users, although you can see on Pentax Forums marketplace that people are dumping all their 645 gear and clearly selling every piece of Pentax equipment they own.
I'm also seeing it from Canon owners (including their full frame cameras). I don't know what Nikon's stock price is at the moment, but they are going to have an exceedingly good next two or three years. Being just an enthusiast, I can't justify the switch and I'm quite pleased take advantage of all the good Pentax stuff currently being shoved on the market for my new K-5. But I have forwarded that video and a serious recommendation that he consider switching from Canon to my son-in-law. He has editors at National Geographic asking him to FT PRAW files to them to pore over for possible inclusion in an upcoming issue on Extreme Weather - and I think that any pro in a competitive situation is going to be at a real disadvantage once the Nikon D800E becomes ubiquitous among your "competition". -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
