So must the CEO of Hoya come directly to your house and tell you personally? It's been stated publicly that their strategy is to concentrate on products that will sell in higher volume and have a higher per unit profit. At about the same time, it was announced that plans for marketing the 645D had been suspended, back-burnered, what ever you want to call it.
I'm just putting 1 + 1 together and coming up with 2. When/if Pentax announces a digital 645 will be released I'll happily take them at their word. Likewise, I have no idea if they'll make a FF body in the near future. However, I think that is more likely given their strategy, than to build and sell a camera, that will be a relatively low volume seller and the market for which, is fairly unknown. A FF 24 X 36 body provides an upgrade path for APS-C body owners, while a 645 upgrade means starting over. What will they actually do? The CEO hasn't told me. :-) Tom C. >From: Paul Stenquist <[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: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:06:27 -0400 > >No. >On Oct 20, 2007, at 2:37 AM, Tom C wrote: > > > No. But I read publicly available industry reports and news items > > and am > > referring to what I read. Good enough? > > > > 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 23:49:10 +0000 > >> > >> Tom, > >> You know Hoya management? Can you introduce them to the rest of us? > >> Paul > >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >> From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> May be, but relative comparisons like that don't necessarially fly > >>> with those holding the purse strings. > >>> > >>> I just can't see Hoya management, more pragmatic than the former > >>> Pentax mgmt., going down a risky road with a 645D. > >>> > >>> Tom C. > >>> > >>> On 10/19/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> So did Mamiya. Pentax is a lot more healthy. > >>>> > >>>> -Adam > >>>> > >>>> Tom C wrote: > >>>>> 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. > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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. > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. -- 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.
