--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It was never indicated that the K1D would be full > frame. It will merely be an upgrade from the K10D, > which suits me just fine. > Paul
Yeah, that's why I said "hypothetical" FF sensor. I'm hoping if they do release a K1D that it is FF as that's the only thing that would really get me excited at this point. I won't buy another 4/3 camera unless it could be shown to be a huge improvement over the current models. -Brendan > -------------- Original message > ---------------------- > From: Brendan MacRae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > Pentax To Sell Tokyo HQ, Quit Low-Profit Ops > To > > > Lift Corp Value > > > > > > > > TOKYO (Nikkei)--Pentax Corp. plans to sell its > > > Tokyo headquarters and > > > > withdraw from less profitable businesses under > > > strategies the camera maker > > > > has > > > > crafted to block a takeover bid by optical > glass > > > manufacturer Hoya Corp. , > > > > The > > > > Nikkei learned Wednesday. > > > > =========== > > > > > > > > I think that gives the news a slightly > different > > > slant. > > > > > > Yes, that makes a heck of a lot more sense. I > can't > > > imagine the 645D would be > > > particularly profitable, and even though I'm > > > disappointed in its demise, I > > > can't say I'm surprised. Of all the pro studio > > > photographers I met while > > > working at Reed's (many dozens, at least), maybe > two > > > of them used digital > > > medium format. One only used it because he was > > > close friends with our > > > Hasselblad rep. > > > > > > While digital medium format is a nice idea and > has a > > > few image quality > > > benefits, I just don't think it makes sense from > a > > > cost point of view. > > > Unfortunately for us Pentaxians, Pentax needs to > > > stick with what will make them > > > money if they want to stay independant (and keep > > > their medical devices business > > > at the same time). > > > > > > This probably means the aperture simulator will > > > never show up again, even in a > > > hypothetical K1D. Pentax needs all the > new-sales > > > revenue it can get right now. > > > > > > John > > > > I wonder if a K1D with it's hypothetical FF sensor > > will even be a reality now. If they are focusing > on > > beginners and advanced amateurs then I doubt a FF > > camera is on the horizion soon, if ever. Perhaps > when > > the switch to FF becomes the norm in DSLR > > manufacturing maybe, but I wonder if Pentax will > > survive that long. This is interesting news > > considering the rumor posted the other day (from > > another forum) about the "new" cameras coming out > in > > the fall. > > > > If they have not had an R&D program running > parallel > > with the development of the 645D for a FF DSLR > then I > > would call this a big blunder on their part. A > full > > frame DSLR would sell in huge numbers vs. a MF > digicam > > anyday...even if it were a piece of crap. I would > buy > > one today as I'm learning to not much like the 4/3 > > system. I just don't see the quality in the > smaller > > sensor even if I enjoy using the K10D. So, I would > > dump it in a hot minute for a FF camera that I can > use > > all of my existing lenses on. > > > > At this point, I'm really wondering what is going > on > > at Pentax. It may very well be a while before the > > reality of what is happening will be known for > sure. > > > > -Brendan > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
