Given the reports on Hoya's management priorities, I can't see them allowing
Pentax to embark down a road on a niche-market, low-volume product.
The simple fact is that 645 format MF cameras are off the radar of the vast
majority of the camera buying public.
It would be a stupid business move. The only people it would make happy is
those interested in a 645D from Pentax, which is very few people. While
Canon and Nikon do not likely view Pentax as a threat, it might make them
happy too. I'm sure their would be quite a few chuckles among their
engineers and in the boardrooms, to see them wasting resources and effort.
Like I've said before, Pentax has received a little recognition with the
K10D. They need to capitalize on that with another "hit" product, not a
niche speciality product which will have little reach in the market.
Common sense I think.
Tom C.
From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s)
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:38:17 -0400
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.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In fact, more likely than a full frame camera and a line of lenses is
the 645D. Lenses for that camera are already in production. If Pentax wants
to go pro, that seems to be the only logical way to do it.
> Paul
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
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>
>> It wouldn't be logical from a marketing point of view to introduce a
camera that
>> can't use the lenses that you've just introduced. The DA* 60-250 hasn't
even
>> seen the light of day yet. Plus, most of the full frame lenses seem to
have been
>> discontinued. I suspect that the only ones being sold now are existing
stock. Of
>> course we might one day see a full frame camera along with a new line
of lenses,
>> but I doubt that Pentax is ready for that now.
>> Paul
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>
>>> >From what Adam has told us about the newest sensors, 12
>>>
>>>> megapixels with good noise characteristics might well be possible
>>>> at 1.5.
>>>>
>>> Could be. But every so often I look at what Nikon's getting from 12
>>> megapixels at full-frame...
>>>
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