Originally posted by Unsinkable II I couldn't agree more.
I was about to say that the D7000 is great news for Pentaxians, but bad news for Hoya.
Looking to the mid and long-term, it could be bad news for Pentax.
Hoya will need to rethink their price structure on this one.
Additionally Hoya needs to start releasing some lenses, a flash or two, and build some consumer confidence with their SDM motors.
Nikon prosumer gear is no more expensive then Pentax's. The D90 is only $780.00CAD right now. The K-r is $800.00 USD.
Pentax releases a 35mm 2.4 at 220 usd vs the nikon 35mm 1.8 at 192 USD. Don't forget the nikon is AF-S and has a five year warenty in my neck of the woods, vs the two year from Pentax.
Also in the cheap lens department, Nikon has the 50mm 1.8 at about 140 CAD vs the Pentax 50mm 1.4 at 430 CAD.
Then there was the PILE of FF lenses Nikon relesed this year. 24, 35, 85, 16-35, 24-105, 28-300. No, these are not the cheap ones.
But, hey Pentax has more colourfull K-r's and a $10,000 medium format beast.
Now I'm just ranting.