Originally posted by levelred I wish they would blow everyone out of the water go up to 1/500...
I agree 1,000,000%.
There are a few things Pentax needs to get on board with, if they ever want something to be to be generally accepted by the pros. And I don't mean called 'pro' by magazines or whatever. For the actually pro community to widely accept a camera, it will need a higher sync speed, 1/250th, but more would really make it turn heads.
It would need to have tethered capability, and preferably compatibility with programs like LR3 and Capture1. Most pros are looking for the ability to shoot tethered at least some of the time. a lot of studio and location shooters will shoot 100% tethered. I Love my k-7, but I also love shooting tethered. Half of what I do in travelling and shooting action and in location where size matters alot, and for that I love the K-7. But theother half of what I do is is studio, or controlled location shooting, and I will use my K20d just for the fact that I can tether it, even if the Pentax program is awful, slow and crashes constantly. Even If I only have a K10d and a K-7, I would rather shoot in the studio with the K10d because it can be tethered.
I would really, really love it if they went aps-h. That would be awesome. WE already know that most of the DA*lenses will work on FF with little to no vignetting, so that means they would be good to go on aps-h. I would love to see something like:
15-18mp aps-h
7-9fps
really clean ISO up to 12,800
Much faster AF, particularly when tracking, and no fps slow down in AF-C
Dual card slots
Full manual video control
I think about the size of a K20d w/ grip but all one piece.
Tethering capability
And also, whoever said WR flash is bang on. They are way over due for a new, more powerful and more capable flash. I'm waiting for the first company to sack up and build a camera/flash system that has radio transmitter in it. I think Pentax should partner with Elinchrom and build Skyport technology into the cameras and flashes. Built in Radio P-TTL would be amazing. No one could ignore that, and people would be switching brands left and right.