so its best to accept that pentax will never offer full frame. I spent a couple years willing it to happen, for a year here there was a thread that the next dslr from pentax would be full frame. Benjikans thread. Instead it was k2000 then K2000 in colors and k2000 with plastic mount kit lenses. ARGH.
D700 is pretty neat inthat you can log into it 9 lenses so it captures full metadata when shooting AiS glass. I specifically logged in:
8mm f2.8 and as I close aperture the camera automatically knows the adjusted aperture and records the change. Same with my 85mm 1.4, my 300mm 2.8 and then with 1.4x TC = 420 f4 and 2x TC =600mm 5.6. I just picked up a Nikon mirror 500mm and need to add it. All my test drive shots at the shop were exceptional. So I was obligated to drop $150 on it.
I'm a couple lenses away in nikon system that will have then duplicated my pentax system. Well except for inbody antishake. Usable high iso I hope will counter inbody antishake option. Or I can use a tripod, the ultimate antishake assessory.
The D700 is up + ((($390))) since I got mine in Jan 2009. I have a feeling the days of sub $2,000 full frames may become a distant memory if Dollar stays low against the Yen. Maybe only sony will break the sub $2000 full frame barrier launch price. Canon 5D held its launch price a year before it dropped $400. D700 quickly shed launch money and recovered half the price drop a since I got mine.
As far as 12mp versus 21mp, I'm happy with 12mp. I need more computing power to handle larger files. My 5D are 12mp, the Nikon D700 is 12mp. The K20D is what like 14.6mp? I just don't need 20+ mp now or next few years. But I like some features on 5DII like lens customization for front focus and back focus for every eos lens made from 1987 thru now, no limit. Thats cool. Pentax does this with K-7 but only for their newest glass, which I own none.
I've only owned one M series pentax, the 15mm f3.5. I didn't like the metering offered by non A aperture lenses so I sold it and replaced it with 14mm f2.8 autofocus tamron. I don't have any problems metering A aperture lenses with K20D.
Originally posted by K-9 How compatible is the D700 with older Nikon lenses as far as metering? Is it similar to issues with M series Pentax? A la they'll mount but won't meter automatically?
Just for future reference, in case I ever switch to the dark side.
The thing with the D700 is it's around the same price as the Canon 5d MkII yet a lot less MP's. I wonder what a full frame Pentax DSLR would cost, should they ever get to one. Considering they like to stay under the big names, yet the K-7 was $1300, I'd have to say it would be around $2000. Much higher than that would be a tough sell for the brand.