I've bought 3 6MP bodies since september 2005 (*istD, Nikon D50, K100D) and I'd have probably preferred the K10D with the proven 6MP sensor. The advantages of the 10MP bodies for me (with the exception of the Sony A100) is their other capabilities. Bothe the K10D and the Nikon D80 are specified at the near-pro level and the XTi gains a lot of AF performance over the slightly cheaper XT (XTi has the 30D AF unit). Yeah, I want a 10MP body, but not for the 10MP sensor. And I'll not be selling my K100D when I get a K10D, I'll keep it as backup, a lightweight option (since the grip will be on the K10D almost permanently) and for ISO 3200.
-Adam Tom C wrote: > Who relies on knowledgable salespeople nowadays and how often can one find > them? They will certainly steer them to the highest priced item the > customer says they can afford (or the one with the highest margin). That > will usually be, again the models with the higher pixel count. > > I know many people have more than one *ist D/X to meet their requirements, > but how many people here would have bought yet another 6MP body if that was > all Pentax was offering? > > I know some have, but the answer is likely to be - not many who already have > a 6MP body and can afford a 10Mp body. The fact is megapixel count > (especially larger differences in MP) is the singular easily quantifiable > spec that is both easy to demonstrate and easy to see. > > > Tom C. > > > >>From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: Another interview articles >>Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:54:40 -0500 >> >>But perhaps more in the P&S market. Yet knowledgeable sales people in >>this part of the world are steering people away from high megapixel P&S >>cameras, because they understand the tradeoffs. The word will get out. >>It generally does. >>Paul >>On Dec 5, 2006, at 7:41 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: >> >> >>>On 06/12/06, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Canon could conceivably outgun the competition in price and >>>>megapixels if >>>>there were to be a price war. >>> >>>Not could, would. Standing in a digital camera shop (no I am not >>>joking) which serves to a big crowd of P&S buyers it was interesting >>>to hear in the short time I was in there that MP count does indeed >>>appear to be a major selling point. >>> >>>-- >>>Rob Studdert >>>HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >>>Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >>>UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ >>>Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >>> >>>-- >>>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
