Originally posted by cajuncutter Man this blows. I kept saying Pentax shot itself in the foot for not having Liveview in the K200D. I want Pentax bad, I like the thing but a major selling point for me (actually the wife) is liveview.
Pentax simply does not have sensor capable of Live View for K200D class. I don't like Sony's two sensor approach, it negates many advantages of Live View. Nikon faces the same dilemma, hence the D60.
Quote: It is going to be very hard for Pentax to attract all the soccer moms and pojnt-n-shooters.
And Pentax probably isn't aiming at them. Hoya and Pentax wants to attract buyers who would buy lenses instead of just the camera bodies. And those soccer moms probably won't buy anything other than the kit lens(es).
Do you realize how awkward it is to use Live View in a DSLR on a daily basis? For some situations like over the head shots etc, it will excel. But DSLRs simply has very poor ergonomics for outstretch hand shooting, the buttons and controls were not designed to be accessed that way. And it is heavy.