What all this information and assessment indicates to me is that the sensor and firmware are all commodities that can be moved from an expensive body (K5) down to a less-expensive body (K3). In order to up the product quality to a level suitable for competing in the marketplace, I anticipate a $1500 24MP FF body, and the K3 to be priced even lower than initially estimated. If not then their piece of the pie will continue to shrink. Pentax must begin to excel once again. Or die.
What Pentax missed was the change in enthusiast purchasing power. Today's enthusiast is willing and eager to spend $2K to $3K on a quality product. The are not all on the cheap end of the spending spectrum as they were in the 60s. Nikon gets it, even more than Canon, imnsho. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- 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.
