>Dreaming? It was only a dream?
well I sure as heck will not be switching over to another camera type. ;) rg2 On 10/19/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you sure those lenses are in production? Designed maybe, but I would > think otherwise in the same status as the 645D. They're not making lenses > for a camera that's not on the production line. > > I'm not expecting it or holding my breath, but to me it makes *more sense* > to produce a FF 24 X 36 body than the 645D. Here's why: > > 1. Canon and Nikon both now have FF bodies on the market. If Pentax can get > one out in short order they can be #3 to do so, ahead of Sony and Olympus. > That would be a big feather in Pentax's cap. > > 2. The sales of a 645D would be relatively small compared to the sales of a > FF 24 x 36 body because the market is smaller. Pentax 35mm body/lens owners > out number Pentax 645 owners by a large factor. Can't begin to guess what > it is, 100-to-1, 1000-to-1? > > 3. Moving to a 645 format is much costlier to non-645 system owners because > they must buy into a whole new system. I'd personally be more likely to buy > a FF Canon or Nikon 24 x 36 body if I was going to change systems. Last but > not least it would still fit in the same camera bag. :-) > > 4. Pentax can do the in body sensor crop when DA lenses are attached, > preserving the usefulness of the DA lens series for those that have > purchased them. > > 5. It can't be any harder for Pentax to design and manufacture a FF 24 x 36 > body than the 645. They have all the basics. Yes they would need to > reeingineer the image processing engine, have a larger LCD, and other > firmware/hardware changes, but that's a given with any new camera model. > The only thing really holding them back would be whether they can obtain a > sensor at a price point that will put the resulting product within reach of > a large number of customers. > > Like I said at the start. I'm not expecting it but it makes sense in a lot > of ways. > > > Tom C. > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >Subject: Re: Next move from Pentax: hints about sensor for next camera(s) > >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:42:50 +0000 > > > >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 ---------------------- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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. > -- "the subject of a photograph is far less important than its composition" -- 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.
