Rumor: Pentax upgrading DSLRs early next year
- November 26th, 2007
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I was just getting used to my K100D Super and now I see rumors circulating that the K100D will soon be replaced with the K200D, which is rumored to up the feature set with the inclusion of:
* 10MP Sensor from Sony
* PRIME 12-bit Image Processor
* 3 FPS (10 Max RAW; Infinite JPEGs)
* Larger LCD (3 inch?)
* 11 AF Points
The K10D is also looking to be revamped with the K20D, which includes these new features:
* Pentax Proprietary 14MP CMOS Sensor
* 14 bit RAW A/D Processor
* 3″ Live View LCD
* Improved In-Body Shake Reduction
* Body Design Similar to K10D
* Significant Custom Functions (including AF trimming/programming for different lenses)
* PC Sync
The new DSLRs are set to be announced on January 24, 2008 if the rumors are true.
Chinese Forum [via Photography Bay]
1001 noisy cameras (Who am I?)
7 months ago
They certainly look like reasonable rumors, and “compute” when considering the current Pentax and Samsung line-ups. This explains perhaps why Samsung hasn’t announced a new entry-level DSLR yet. Their (I guess) current “entry-level” DSLRs are the equivalent of the Pentax DS2/DL2-series.
There was also a note from Samsung that they are planning to concentrate on more advanced models, which would add to the 14mp sensor rumor.
The sensor of course is one of the things that will get discussed for quite a while, who makes it, who designed it, how it compares, noise, etc, etc.
The timing (Jan 24) also “computes” because PMA 2008 will take place much earlier (late Jan to early Febr), so that would be a reasonable time to announce them, in the build-up towards the PMA 2008 show.
Pentax K200D (Who am I?)
6 months ago
See the first pictures of the k200D camera body here: http://pentaxk200d.blogspot.com/2007/12/rumors-pentax-k200d-body-photos.html