I'm saying this in two threads, but I can see a MILC (APS-C or FF), the K30, and a high end FF.
On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 9:41 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > The K30 is more likely positioned as a replacement for the Kr, the entry > level camera. The K5 replacement should be an upgrade, not a downgrade. I > expect better autofocus, better flash control, and autofocus video with > stereo sound. I don't see higher resolution, because I don't think that can > be done without losing high ISO capability. But I could be wrong. Full frame > would be nice, but I'd rate it as not likely, given the lens lineup. But > nothing is impossible. > Paul > > > On Aug 13, 2012, at 9:05 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> Maybe the K30 is the replacement for the K5, and the new one is higher end. >> >> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Darren, he's comparing the relatively complex Leica to his ultra simple >>> design. >>> >>> Always fun to hear the thoughts of industrial designers, >>> even/especially student ones. >>> >>> >>> How can the K-5 be discontinued *before* a replacement upgrade model >>> is introduced? Isn't that a marketing faux pas? Or is it a clever way >>> to create demand for the now onsolete kit and get it moving? Hmmm. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Some design student's half effort. He forgot to take the Leica X2 off >>>> this image: >>>> http://s3.amazonaws.com/v6.production.assets/1344803869900-NOZZWGSUE68OZ0090NMI >>>> >>>> In other news... it appears that the K-5 is really discontinued and if >>>> you wanted one you'd better grab one now before the price starts >>>> upwards again. >>>> Currently, you can buy a new body on that infernal auction site for as >>>> little as $849. B&H is showing it as "discontinued". >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> http://www.minimallyminimal.com/2012/8/12/pentax-si.html >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -bmw >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "The key to seeing the world's soul, and in the process wakening one's >>>> own, is to get over the confusion >>>> by which we think that fact is real and imagination an illusion. It is >>>> the other way around." >>>> >>>> -Thomas Moore, "Original Self" >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> Steve Desjardins >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.
