If digital products are going to erode 645 sales, then this will happen whether Pentax produces digital or not and what Pentax has to decide is whether they want piece of the action picked up by digital products or not. Very few mfrs. have been able to protect a product from technology pressures by not participating the the advance of same. I'm sure it happens, but no examples come to mind at this point. In aggressive, high tech product arenas, a very effective way to protect your market share/growth rates is to kill your own products with your own new products before someone else does it for you.
Just my opinion........... Otis Wright T Rittenhouse wrote: > Well, since Pentax makes a well selling 645 why would they want to produce a > digital camera that would erode those sales. Maybe a 645 based digital that > would increase 645 lens sales, but not a 35mm based digital that would eat > into those sales. Now there is one to speculate about, when will Pentax > intro a 645 digital body, or a digitally optimized interchangeable back 645? > They are obviously going to have to, to stay competitive; but what is the > time frame? > > Everything I have heard says a 6mp 35mm based K-mount DSLR will be > introduced at PMA. Barring unforeseen problems it should be on the shelves > by the end of summer. I also have heard rumors that they will also intro > several new consumer digitals. The Optio S, and this 110 based camera seems > to confirm that. > > Ciao, > Graywolf > http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Iren & Henry Chu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 1:00 AM > Subject: Re: Let's keep open minds > > > Dear all, > > > > > > _Pentax_ never stated that it would be a DSLR that would take K-mount > > > > lenses. We just assumed that. Pentax just stated that it would be a > > >DSLR. > > > > No? > > > > > > > > But, personally, I'm intrigued (the real word is "fascinated," not > > > > intrigued, but hey, it's not an etymologically prescriptive world any > > >more > > > > <s>) by the notion of a DSLR based on the old 110. Fascinating idea. > > > > > >There are some Japanese folks who inquired directly to Pentax regarding > the > > >K-mount for the coming DSLR, and Pentax confirmed that it (or they? :-) > > >uses > > >K-mount. > > > > Let's keep open-minded. Let me have a stock check on the Pentax D-SLR > > rumour mills: > > > > 1. ultra-compact D-SLR based on Auto110 (1/1.8" CCD sensor?) using xD > memory > > card - surely a Canon G3-killer > > 2. compact D-SLR with 6M APS-sized sensor using K-mount and specially > > designed wide-angle lens, equivalent to current competitors like Nikon > D100 > > 3. professional foveon 10M 35mm full-frame D-SLR, probably an answer to > 645 > > users too > > > > We have been waiting for Pentax to roll out a D-SLR for some while but now > > suddenly it is possible that three different prototype D-SLRs aiming for > > different markets will roll out in the coming PMA? It's like waiting for > a > > bus in the rush hours. > > > > Regards, > > > > Henry Chu > > 24/1/2003 > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > >
