| I'll wait and see if the K200D is really a K10D shoe-horned into a smaller body.
While they do use the same sensor, Pentax might have done some tricks to improve the image processing, more so high ISO images.
The Sony A200 did just that, improved on the image processing of the A100, as well as improved on AF.
I'd also like to see if the SR on the K200D is improved, since the stated specs now go from 2.5 to 4 stops. So I guess it's not simply a matter of a choice between AAs or proprietary batteries, scene modes or more advanced modes, etc.
Now, whether that justifies the $800 asking price, though... that's the big question, especially with announcements from Canon (450D with more MPs, a marketer's dream), Nikon (D40x/D80 replacement), and Sony (A200 and the rumored camera in between A200 and A700) on the horizon or here already.
It's only getting harder to get a foothold in the entry-level sector. |