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staubrey · 08-07-2008, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay II

Now that Olympus/Panasonic have pretty much announced my dream system does anyone think there's a chance Pentax will compete in that market? I hope they do because the thought of DA limited quality lenses on a DA Limited body makes me drool.

However, if Pentax makes no announcement in 6 months or so I'm afraid I'll have to jumpy ship to Oly/Pan as soon as the first body is released. The only question is whether or not I will keep my K10D or sell it to buy a few lenses to go along with the Micro 4/3's body. I'd like to have both, because I really do enjoy using my SLR when I feel like carrying a back pack full of gear; the only problem is I rarely feel like doing that. I fully expect current DSLR image quality to be well above the new 4/3'system, but it just goes back to mentality that lower quality pics are better than no pics at all. And I know full well that I'd use the micro 4/3's camera 95% of the time just due to convenience. I simply don't know if I can justify keeping $1000 worth of photo gear that I only use 5% of the time.

For me, this new format might be something that I add to my current lineup, for those occasions when I'd want to go light and quiet (no mirror slap), just as many folks use rangefinders and still keep their slr's for the appropriate occasions. There is much to recommend the K20D as an slr, particularly with the new CMOS sensor. Good luck to Olympus for pushing the boundaries and giving us new choices.

08-07-2008, 12:33 AM	#33
staubrey New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 2	An open format? Originally Posted by Art Vandelay II Now that Olympus/Panasonic have pretty much announced my dream system does anyone think there's a chance Pentax will compete in that market? I hope they do because the thought of DA limited quality lenses on a DA Limited body makes me drool. However, if Pentax makes no announcement in 6 months or so I'm afraid I'll have to jumpy ship to Oly/Pan as soon as the first body is released. The only question is whether or not I will keep my K10D or sell it to buy a few lenses to go along with the Micro 4/3's body. I'd like to have both, because I really do enjoy using my SLR when I feel like carrying a back pack full of gear; the only problem is I rarely feel like doing that. I fully expect current DSLR image quality to be well above the new 4/3'system, but it just goes back to mentality that lower quality pics are better than no pics at all. And I know full well that I'd use the micro 4/3's camera 95% of the time just due to convenience. I simply don't know if I can justify keeping $1000 worth of photo gear that I only use 5% of the time. For me, this new format might be something that I add to my current lineup, for those occasions when I'd want to go light and quiet (no mirror slap), just as many folks use rangefinders and still keep their slr's for the appropriate occasions. There is much to recommend the K20D as an slr, particularly with the new CMOS sensor. Good luck to Olympus for pushing the boundaries and giving us new choices.