Originally posted by kenyee I think you're dreaming if you want this
The problem is you need a lot of energy for higher FPS. I'm surprised the K2000/m can go as fast as it can. The K30D has to go at least 5fps to match competitor's specs...
That remains to be seen. R&D can conceivably churn out 5 FPS+ using AA's, I think. It's probably a bigger question if AA's can support live view and video recording (future trends) while keeping AA battery life decent.
I wouldn't be as concerned as much with proprietary batteries if Pentax submitted their battery as an ISO standard and was accepted as such, just so there'd be less worry about Pentax and OEMs discontinuing production of the K10/20D batteries in the future.
Originally posted by supero it`s so sorry
in fact the k200d fully fill the gap of k20d and k-2000,
and so many people like it.
but pentax stopped it.
I'm pretty sure many people liked the K200D. I know I do. But how many sales have it generated for Pentax is the key whether we'd still see a successor to the K200D or not.
The combination of AA batteries and weather-seals, plus the relatively very affordable price (comparing MSRPs between all cameras) is why I'm using one now.