Or maybe it's being priced to compete with the Alpha? Two months ago, the projected street price was higher than this.
It's supposedly built like the D. Personally I have no issues with the build of the very solid little DS2. -Aaron -----Original Message----- From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subj: Re: K10D - More News Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 9:54 pm Size: 1000 bytes To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Maybe we're seeing movement in the digital camera market. Perhaps well speced cameras are now going to be commonly available for $800. I've always thought that the mature market would land somewhere around there. On Aug 4, 2006, at 9:02 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > John Celio wrote: > >>>>> Body + 18-55 lens should be $899. >>>> >>>> :( >>>> I was hoping for a higher-spec'd camera (around 1200-1500 body >>>> only). >>>> Hope they haven't cheaped out. >>> >>> Me too. >> >> What the hell is wrong with you guys? You actually WANT to pay >> that much? > > Yes. Every sub-$1000 DSLR I've ever handled (and I think I've handled > them all) has fallen far below the standard of equipment I want to > buy. > > -- > Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia > www.robertstech.com > 412-687-2835 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

