Despite the obvious protests of the Pentax fans, the new camera to
ANNOUNCED this month will not get to the shelves till the summer
anyway. That's a long time to wait.
How do you know? K10D is reported to be discontinued already. So
K20D may be the shelf earlier than you think.
Because a couple of stores don't have it, doesn't mean the new one is
following.
It takes Pentax a long time to get a new body to the shelves,
especially in enough numbers to satisfy.
The Cannon and Nikon cameras have failed to be overtaken by Pentax,
This has never been a target for Pentax. They would be quite
satisfied with a number 3 position, if they can get there.
I know Pentax aren't bothered, but the die-hard fans are. Those here
and elsewhere who swear blind that Pentax is very cloose to C&N
offerings and to wait for the next model as it will blow the
competition away.
This is a ridiculous statement. I have the K10D and am completely unconcerned about whether it is as good as the D300 or not or any other camera from the opposition, for that matter. The most critical thing for me, and I bet most others, is that it
does what I want .
Those that require Pentax to be market leader and/or have the best camera, as judged by the "so-called experts", are the ones that require bragging rights as they can't take a decent photo so they can have a one-up-manship over the next guy.
Also, Pentax do not need to be number one or even number two to produce capable cameras for the full spectrum of DSLR users. Again, those that want their camera company or individal camera is for bragging rights only and does not mean you will ever take a good photo with it.
and to be honest, whatever Pentax announce for the K20D, it still
won't match up to Nikon's offerings, when you consider the range of
accessories that Nikon have.
Only if you need those accessories. Sure, Canon and Nikon have those
gorgeous $1,00000....... lenses, but again only if you have a need
or the budget to buy them. Otherwise, it does not matter to you.
Totally agree here, however it is nice to look at a ringflash and
know it is designed for your camera, rather then have to look for one
that is 20 years old and has to be used fully manual. Same with long
lenses.
Very few require ring flash, so it is irrelevant to most and that is what we are talking about, what most require, not a select few. Having said that, Pentax will introduce one.
As for the anti-shake in the Pentax body, while that helps a bit on
some shots, the lens system does work a lot better.
That again is not proven. In fact, some independent test (including
one by a German magazine) showed the Pentax came out on top.
That's the thing. Virtually everyone who uses it finds it better, but
a couple didn't.
It's funny how that works. I regularly can use the SR system to at least 3 stops. I wonder why other "so-called" photographers asre unable to obtain this? Maybe they ain't so good at it and blame the camera...again.
However, until digital, no one had anti-shake. How did any pictures get
taken?
Yeah, long ago, we don't have AF and no one put so much emphasis on
high ISO... but time has changed. Anti-shake can improve most of
your handheld shots, and that's a good thing.
Why. Because it encourages laziness with the photography. Before the
K10D I used the DL2 - no anti-shake so I handheld properly and used a
monopod, even with a 70-300mm lens. Result - the DL2 pics are just as
good as the K10D pics.
This is an argument used by those from C*non and N*kon when they are espousing the virtues of their technology over anything Pentax has to offer, like faster frame rate cameras, anti shake lenses before Pentax had SR, better lens systems etc. If the technology is there, then we should use it, just we shouldn't blame it for our own mistakes.
SR works and works well and most find it a great feature.
As one convert to Cannon has said, anti-shake is not something to
worry about.
I definitely disagree on that. It's one of the great features of
modern camera, I would never buy one without it - either in-lens or
in-body. And since I cannot afford all my lenses to have IS/VR and
there is no IS/VR for a lot of short primes, I would stick with
in-body SR.
You may disagree, but the guy who switched to Cannon is well
respected and semi-pro. Unfortunately, too many people rely on it and
then blame any shake on camera failure, despite handholding a
70-300mm at 1/5 of a sec.
Touting that the guy who switched being a semi-pro is irrelevant.
Don't get me wrong, I love my Pentax cameras and anti shake can be a
real life saver, but at the end of the day, C & N cater to the Pros
and they demand excellence. Pentax is where it has aways been -
middle of the road and affordable to the masses.
Yes, but Pentax has is some of the best glass ever made and that is all that really counts in most instances.
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