On Sat, 4 Feb 2006, Jens Bladt wrote:
Hmmm..
Pentax had a consumer base for the *ist D. People like us who already have
many Pentax SLR lenses.
The D upgrade will not have too many buyers. This is a plausible reason for
the "consumer" DSLR's that followed.
The next digital "upgrade" is more likely a 645D - appealing to many 645
users. There are not too many 645's for sale at the moment - not compared to
Mamiya- I guess some 645 users are waiting for the 645D ?? There are loads
of Mamiya 645 for sale at ebay at the moment. Mamiya already announced their
22 Mp 645D (Mamiya ZD) more than a year ago. In the 645D market Pentax have
been much too slow also. Would you expect Pentax to release a 645D AND a
*ist D2 simultaneously? I doubt it.
Regards
I don't know that I'd agree. The -D is getting long in the tooth
and it shows it (small buffer, blindingly stupid waste of space in RAW
files, USB-1, etc). I would say there would be significant incentive to
upgrade from any of the D series to a new D2 if the killer features were
added:
- 8-12 MP APS sensor. Full-frame probably too much to ask for at a
reasonable price level. Must have good noise levels.
- Full K-mount support
- Upgraded electronics (larger LCD, buffer, faster USB, and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
lossless compression in RAW files)
- Ergonomics of the -D (possibly improved a bit, but I wouldn't know)
If those features were added, it would be a very tangible and
tempting upgrade from the -D{,S,L,S2,L2}.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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