K-7: the specs are known already

Mousehill · 05-04-2009, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by ogl

There is one problem with body...

Scheduled for release in the second half of 2010......

ilya80 · 05-04-2009, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by dave sz

not gonna happen. 99.99% of all things never live up to the hype. It also depends on which aspects of the hype you believe in...

K10D lived up to the hype.

Kunzite · 05-04-2009, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

This is just unacceptable

<Yawn>
OK, so this forum is preparing for being disappointed - and for bashing the poor little camera (K-7 or whatever it'll be called) when they'll see it's not really what they would like it to be (probably at least a semipro FF camera with over 20MP and 6-8 fps, for about 1500$

). Should I do the same, or expect something more down-to-earth (e.g. a K20D successor, quite similar but faster, updated with all bells and whistles) and - when it's time - be happy because Pentax launched another good camera?
History repeats itself, and we never learn.

**RuiC** · 05-04-2009, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by dave sz

no flash? Too small? No weather sealing? No SR?

From the photos we've seen there is a flash, SR is selected ON/OFF via menu as someone already said on another discussion, so would you buy if not weather resistant??

Wheatfield · 05-04-2009, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by Kunzite

<Yawn>

I think your boring too.

glanglois · 05-04-2009, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by Mousehill

Scheduled for release in the second half of 2010......

Time to start another series of threads on "The Solution" to the "The Body Problem".

One cannot speculate too early. If left to the end, it's no longer speculation but anticipation.

illdefined · 05-04-2009, 12:48 PM

this entire thread should be deleted. what a complete waste of electrons.

lurchlarson · 05-04-2009, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by illdefined

this entire thread should be deleted. what a complete waste of electrons.

What about the neutrons? Protons?

Kunzite · 05-04-2009, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

I think your boring too.

Guess what - I'm not here to entertain you. Probably, I'm here to bore myself to death by reading such useless threads - a lot of whining over zero information.

Wheatfield · 05-04-2009, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by Kunzite

Guess what - I'm not here to entertain you. Probably, I'm here to bore myself to death by reading such useless threads - a lot of whining over zero information.

Yourself and everyone else, apparently.

Photomy · 05-04-2009, 01:05 PM

Originally posted by ogl

There is one problem with body...

Probably related to having or not having on board flash. Just a wild guess. Hopefully they did not leave off PC sync.

whatever7 · 05-04-2009, 01:06 PM

Originally posted by emr

I wonder who's more ridiculous here - those who post again and again with no new info or we who read and comment all those posts?

He has been the only one on my ignore list (for a while now).

Cambo · 05-04-2009, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

When are people going to quit trotting out this old saw? Probably not anytime this century.
The world is moving ahead, and camera technology is moving as well.
The more advanced cameras made today open up photographic opportunities that weren't even though of when I started out, and with it has come changes in the style of photography.
Imagine how many photos Weegee would sell to Sports Illustrated today if he was still shooting with a Speed Graphic (and please be smart enough to recognize that there is some hyperbole in this last sentence)

Form does follow function, and as function advances, so does photographic form.

Unless you shoot with Pentax, which has rigidly stuck to relatively low performance platforms as compared to it's competition since the late 1960's.
Whther this is good, bad or indifferent, I'm not really interested. I certainly can understand the frustration that users might have as they see the competition taking off and Pentax still idling on the runway, wondering if anyone bolted the wings on.
The whole change systems if you aren't happy arguement doesn't cut it either. It's become the Pentax version of Godwin's law, and it isn't valid.
When we buy into a camera system, there is an understanding between the buyer and the company that the company will continue to offer technologies that are competitive. At the moment, the best that Pentax has is comparable to a fourth tier camera from their main competitors.
This is just unacceptable, and it's to be hoped that this new body leapfrogs ahead into a second tier position.
Equally absurd is people complaining about imaginary specifications. At the moment, all we know is that we hope that a new camera will be announced later this month. We know nothing concrete about it's specifications. All we know is that it is supposed to be more advanced than what is being sold by Pentax at the moment.
Well, I'd bloody well hope so. They've got the bar set so low on the other end of the market that a Limbo dancer would slip a disc trying to get under it.

Be hopeful that this camera will be a real performance improvement over the K20, but at least wait for a spec sheet to be released by Pentax before writing the thing off.
At least that way, you'll have a clue about what about it doesn't float your boat.

I told you, no text...that's what (nt) means...ya got it now? What are you lookin' at, punk? Ya wanta piecea me? Ya wanta piecea me?

Cheers,
Cameron

nosnoop · 05-04-2009, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by illdefined

this entire thread should be deleted. what a complete waste of electrons.

+1

And do use the "Rate Thread" feature. It is underutilized, and if enough people use it, it would help me to stay away from some threads.

Cambo · 05-04-2009, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by falconeye

It cannot write to storage card?

that's it...software by Micros***! Windows Mobile Photo-beta 0.72534Aii.

Cheers,
Cameron

05-04-2009, 12:33 PM	#79
RuiC Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lisboa - The best destination in Europe Posts: 633	Would u buy? Originally posted by dave sz no flash? Too small? No weather sealing? No SR? From the photos we've seen there is a flash, SR is selected ON/OFF via menu as someone already said on another discussion, so would you buy if not weather resistant??

05-04-2009, 12:47 PM	#81
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Aha !! Originally posted by Mousehill Scheduled for release in the second half of 2010...... Time to start another series of threads on "The Solution" to the "The Body Problem". One cannot speculate too early. If left to the end, it's no longer speculation but anticipation.

05-04-2009, 01:16 PM	#88
Cambo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,016	+1,000 to Wheatfield...(nt) Originally posted by Wheatfield When are people going to quit trotting out this old saw? Probably not anytime this century. The world is moving ahead, and camera technology is moving as well. The more advanced cameras made today open up photographic opportunities that weren't even though of when I started out, and with it has come changes in the style of photography. Imagine how many photos Weegee would sell to Sports Illustrated today if he was still shooting with a Speed Graphic (and please be smart enough to recognize that there is some hyperbole in this last sentence) Form does follow function, and as function advances, so does photographic form. Unless you shoot with Pentax, which has rigidly stuck to relatively low performance platforms as compared to it's competition since the late 1960's. Whther this is good, bad or indifferent, I'm not really interested. I certainly can understand the frustration that users might have as they see the competition taking off and Pentax still idling on the runway, wondering if anyone bolted the wings on. The whole change systems if you aren't happy arguement doesn't cut it either. It's become the Pentax version of Godwin's law, and it isn't valid. When we buy into a camera system, there is an understanding between the buyer and the company that the company will continue to offer technologies that are competitive. At the moment, the best that Pentax has is comparable to a fourth tier camera from their main competitors. This is just unacceptable, and it's to be hoped that this new body leapfrogs ahead into a second tier position. Equally absurd is people complaining about imaginary specifications. At the moment, all we know is that we hope that a new camera will be announced later this month. We know nothing concrete about it's specifications. All we know is that it is supposed to be more advanced than what is being sold by Pentax at the moment. Well, I'd bloody well hope so. They've got the bar set so low on the other end of the market that a Limbo dancer would slip a disc trying to get under it. Be hopeful that this camera will be a real performance improvement over the K20, but at least wait for a spec sheet to be released by Pentax before writing the thing off. At least that way, you'll have a clue about what about it doesn't float your boat. I told you, no text...that's what (nt) means...ya got it now? What are you lookin' at, punk? Ya wanta piecea me? Ya wanta piecea me? Cheers, Cameron

05-04-2009, 01:19 PM	#90
Cambo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,016	Lol... Originally posted by falconeye It cannot write to storage card? that's it...software by Micros***! Windows Mobile Photo-beta 0.72534Aii. Cheers, Cameron

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05-04-2009, 12:15 PM	#76
Mousehill Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 58	Originally posted by ogl There is one problem with body... Scheduled for release in the second half of 2010......

05-04-2009, 12:23 PM	#77
ilya80 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia Photos: Albums Posts: 410	Originally posted by dave sz not gonna happen. 99.99% of all things never live up to the hype. It also depends on which aspects of the hype you believe in... K10D lived up to the hype.

05-04-2009, 12:23 PM	#78
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by Wheatfield This is just unacceptable <Yawn> OK, so this forum is preparing for being disappointed - and for bashing the poor little camera (K-7 or whatever it'll be called) when they'll see it's not really what they would like it to be (probably at least a semipro FF camera with over 20MP and 6-8 fps, for about 1500$ ). Should I do the same, or expect something more down-to-earth (e.g. a K20D successor, quite similar but faster, updated with all bells and whistles) and - when it's time - be happy because Pentax launched another good camera? History repeats itself, and we never learn.

05-04-2009, 12:42 PM	#80
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,986	Originally posted by Kunzite <Yawn> I think your boring too.

05-04-2009, 12:48 PM	#82
illdefined Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 929	this entire thread should be deleted. what a complete waste of electrons.

05-04-2009, 12:55 PM	#83
lurchlarson Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oregon, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 681	Originally posted by illdefined this entire thread should be deleted. what a complete waste of electrons. What about the neutrons? Protons?

05-04-2009, 12:58 PM	#84
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by Wheatfield I think your boring too. Guess what - I'm not here to entertain you. Probably, I'm here to bore myself to death by reading such useless threads - a lot of whining over zero information.

05-04-2009, 01:04 PM	#85
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,986	Originally posted by Kunzite Guess what - I'm not here to entertain you. Probably, I'm here to bore myself to death by reading such useless threads - a lot of whining over zero information. Yourself and everyone else, apparently.

05-04-2009, 01:05 PM	#86
Photomy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 174	Originally posted by ogl There is one problem with body... Probably related to having or not having on board flash. Just a wild guess. Hopefully they did not leave off PC sync.

05-04-2009, 01:06 PM	#87
whatever7 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 278	Originally posted by emr I wonder who's more ridiculous here - those who post again and again with no new info or we who read and comment all those posts? He has been the only one on my ignore list (for a while now).

05-04-2009, 01:19 PM	#89
nosnoop Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,299	Originally posted by illdefined this entire thread should be deleted. what a complete waste of electrons. +1 And do use the "Rate Thread" feature. It is underutilized, and if enough people use it, it would help me to stay away from some threads.