Why? Pentax has never been a player in the Pro 35mm market. Not being one now will make little difference.
I expect to see them bring out a body above the K10D within the next 6 months, or a K10D 'successor' that is little more than the new Sony 12MP sensor and a new shutter in the K10D body, perhaps with a higher framerate. I don't expect to see a Pentax body above the $1300 or so price point. -Adam Tom C wrote: > LOL. You're not breaking it to me. I was being kind. :-) > > Pentax has a slim chance yet to recover. If they blow it in the next 6 - 12 > months though, I susect they are done for. > > Tom C. > > >> From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> To: "pdml" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) ? >> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:59:17 -0400 >> >> I hate to break it to you, but in the USA, Pentax *is* a "2nd tier camera >> company". The company hasn't released a truly professional system camera >> here (or anywhere, actually) since the LX. The current high-end Pentax >> lens >> selection is miniscule compared to Canon and Nikon. Pentax does not >> provide >> the kind of professional support that Canon and Nikon do at major sporting >> events. Pentax products lack presence on store shelves in the USA. Etc. >> >> Tom C wrote: >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "John Sessoms" >>>> Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: anyone in the know (even under NDA) >> ? >>>>> If memory serves the other two are an over-priced Nissan and an >>>>> over-priced Honda. >>>>> >>>> I guess that depends on what your personal comfort is worth. >>>> >>>> William Robb >>>> >>> My analogy was not about price, it was about image, prestige, >>> perception in the market place. Sure a FF DSLR will cost more >>> than one with an APS-C size sensor. If the Canons, Nikon's, >>> Sony's of the world offer FF DSLR's, then Pentax must also. >>> If they do not, they will relegate themselves to a 2nd >>> tier camera company, and it doesn't matter who loves their >>> camera, or how much it satisfies their current needs. >>> >>> Tom C. >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
