Originally posted by davemdsn I do think it is unfortunate that Pentax does not offer a sports model the way Canon does. However, that is not their target market is it? Pentax fills a niche market and I think this K20 is a fantastic camera for that market. I've already placed my order.
I am the target market. I have been a medium format (Mamiya) film shooter for almost 40 years, that bought a K10D as my first dslr. I think Pentax recognizes that they have developed a reputation among film shooters for image quality, and has gone with that. They couldn't put everything that everyone wanted in a $1300 body, so they considered their market and went with a new sensor that they feel with come up with superior images than the competition in this price range. The people worried about frame rates and focus speed are at the wrong forum- those stupid looking white lenses are not here.
I am looking forward to the images that this camera produces to determine if I will get one. The rest are just incidentals. The black and white and infrared functions also interest me, as well as the pc sync with voltage buffer. I can't believe that people are complaining about sync speed, just a few years ago 1/60th was about as fast as you got. And your poor lens won't focus in low light, there's a little lever you can pull on the left and presto - manual focus, or you could even pre focus ahead of time like a photographer. The distance scale on your lens has a reason it exists.