Pentax basically ignored the 35mm market for several decades and did have a respectable MF presence. Where has that gotten them to today?
Tom C. >From: jtainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >To: "pdml@pdml.net" <pdml@pdml.net> >Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s) >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:18:18 -0600 (GMT-06:00) > >"645 bodies and lenses are gone from the Pentaximaging web site. If the >645d does return it will be a large scale "New" Product introduction. >Something I don't think Pentax has the chutzpah to carry off. Nor do I >think they have the production capacity to meet any kind of real demand >for new 645 lenses. Hell they can't even keep up with demand for K mount >lenses." > >All true, but B&H still list a number of 645 lenses, most in stock. Pentax's immediate challenge would be some normal and wide-angle 645 lenses, and they already have a new normal lens on the lens map. > >Joe > > > >-- >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.