Amist all the dust and shounts of 'bomb' (
), I'd like to voice my little observation
Is K20D an Evolution or a Revolution?
In terms of pure technical and performance data, the K20D seem to be an evolution of the K10D, more Mpixel, a couple user oriented features, no changes on AF and FPS.
But, if you look beyong the technical data, the K20D is a total revolution for Pentax...
The reason? The sensor.
No, not because of it's new manufacturing technique and patented larger photosites (no doubt they can keep improving this with newer generations to make the photosites even larger).
It's because it's the first non-Sony sensor in a Pentax DSLR.
That is significant enough to be touted about.
No longer does Pentax needs to rely on an external source (okay, Samsung is still a separate entity, but for now, they are in a close alliance, and the sensor patent is partly owned by Pentax) for the heart of it's DSLRs.
No need to wait for Sony to come up with newer sensors, no need to play second fiddle to Sony and Nikon in getting the latest sensor technology.
Pentax is now a sensor designer, Nikon wasn't able to do that for the longest time, Pentax did it with help from it's partner, that's a great achivement.
Think about it, it makes the future look great.