Originally posted by nosnoop Wow, some people are so hard to satisfy.
We have a camera with new chassis, new body, new viewfinder, new exposure system, new improved and faster AF system, new ultrasonic dust removal system, new image processing CPU, new high res LCD, new Contrast AF with face detection, new HD movie mode, new 5fps, new HDR mode, new auto distortion and CA corrections, new HDMI out, new AA compatible battery grip....
I mean, sure, it just a "minor" upgrade, I suppose :ugh:
Geez.
Hate to be a wet blanket but so far it's just a major upgrade for Pentax, not the industry. I'm probably missing something but the lens correction thing, reduced size, and the expectation of a bargain price for the features, are the only things I've seen so far that can't be had somewhere else already... yet.
Honestly, dare I say it, I've read every post and I'm still anxiously awaiting the opportunity to get genuinely excited about something. Hopefully the image quality will be the WOW I'm waiting for but it will need to be roughly in the neighborhood of the 5D markII or D700 to get more than polite applause from me. I'm hoping they have found a creative way to make this 1/180 synching feeling in my gut irrelevant to me, because it's relevance to me right now is pretty significant; Especially if I can't drop below 100 ISO.
But, you know what... I'm not making any definitive declarations until I've got some definitive specs, definitive reviews and definitive image samples. It's entirely possible that my Pentax gamble will pay off and they will get a WOW out of me yet...