09-15-2010, 10:38 AM
[quote name='boren' timestamp='1284538373' post='2784']
Klaus, the D7000 is smaller than the D90 and not that much larger than the K-7. The body is magnesium alloy and is weather sealed. How much better can the K-5 be in these aspects?
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The D7000 has "magnesium-alloy top and rear cover". The K-5/7 has also front and bottom plates made of metal. It is also likely that it has more seals.
The K-5/7 is a D300 class body, the D7000 is an upgraded D90 or downgraded D300, whatever you wish.
[quote name='boren' timestamp='1284538373' post='2784']
What APS-C lenses do you think the target market is looking for that only Pentax offers? If you refer to weather seals, then this advantage only applied to the two WR kit lenses. In the upper class both Nikon and Pentax offer weather sealed lenses (e.g. Pentax 16-50/2.8 and Nikon 17-55/2.8). The Limited primes are not sealed.
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Well, I think this one is fairly obvious. Pentax is basically the only manufacturer offering APS-C pancakes. If you want to stay small with primes there's no way around Pentax. The Pentax 60-250 is also unique. There're more. THis is basically the advantage of a dedicated APS-C lineup and not some sort of mix.
[quote name='boren' timestamp='1284538373' post='2784']
In-body IS seems to be the only killer feature, but I doubt many are going to be willing to pay an additional $500 for, especially when the major review sites try to downplay it for some reason (i.e. you'll never see lack of in-body IS in the list of cons of a Nikon or Canon DSLR's).
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Sorry, that's a lame excuse. Technically there's no reason why you should prefer an 7D over and 60D and a 60D over a 550D. The capabilities are all extremely close. 99% of the users would be happy with the 550D. The rest is owner pride.
Klaus, the D7000 is smaller than the D90 and not that much larger than the K-7. The body is magnesium alloy and is weather sealed. How much better can the K-5 be in these aspects?
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The D7000 has "magnesium-alloy top and rear cover". The K-5/7 has also front and bottom plates made of metal. It is also likely that it has more seals.
The K-5/7 is a D300 class body, the D7000 is an upgraded D90 or downgraded D300, whatever you wish.
[quote name='boren' timestamp='1284538373' post='2784']
What APS-C lenses do you think the target market is looking for that only Pentax offers? If you refer to weather seals, then this advantage only applied to the two WR kit lenses. In the upper class both Nikon and Pentax offer weather sealed lenses (e.g. Pentax 16-50/2.8 and Nikon 17-55/2.8). The Limited primes are not sealed.
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Well, I think this one is fairly obvious. Pentax is basically the only manufacturer offering APS-C pancakes. If you want to stay small with primes there's no way around Pentax. The Pentax 60-250 is also unique. There're more. THis is basically the advantage of a dedicated APS-C lineup and not some sort of mix.
[quote name='boren' timestamp='1284538373' post='2784']
In-body IS seems to be the only killer feature, but I doubt many are going to be willing to pay an additional $500 for, especially when the major review sites try to downplay it for some reason (i.e. you'll never see lack of in-body IS in the list of cons of a Nikon or Canon DSLR's).
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Sorry, that's a lame excuse. Technically there's no reason why you should prefer an 7D over and 60D and a 60D over a 550D. The capabilities are all extremely close. 99% of the users would be happy with the 550D. The rest is owner pride.