It appears that 645 lenses are marked as DFA645 on those screenshots, but I was wondering the same thing.
Why would Pentax make such a commitment to APSc lenses only to come back with 35mm full-frames later? On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 7:26 PM, paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Are we sure the DFA lenses weren't for the 645? Those were characterized as > "DFA" in the past. > Paul > On May 26, 2009, at 5:50 PM, Luiz Felipe wrote: > >> Since they're not offering some 35mm film camera and they're not offering >> some FF digital, there would be no need to develop some DFA lens. Assuming >> they are developing a DFA set of lenses, including a fairly expensive 1.0, >> they are probably developing the camera(s) that will be using those lenses. >> 35mm film or 35mm-sized digital, aka FF. >> >> Providing those lense just for the sake of we oltimers that still use 35mm >> cameras would be even more far fetched than building a FF digital. >> >> LF (all that assuming that information on lenses IS real, of course) >> >> Graydon escreveu: >>> >>> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:25:40PM -0400, Miserere scripsit: >>>> >>>> If this roadmap is for real, it means Pentax is releasing a FF camera, >>> >>> Nope. >>> Doesn't mean that at all. >>> Pentax can be: >>> - making lenses that will work with the installed base of 35mm film >>> cameras >>> - making lenses that will work with a Samsung full frame camera, >>> since Samsung has the money and grudge to go fight Sony >>> - changed what DFA means, such as to "with the adapter, works on the >>> MF camera body" >>> It could even be all three of those at once. >>> Or, of course, they could be contemplating a full frame camera, and want >>> to give themselves some leeway with lenses depending on which way they >>> make up their mind, and in the meantime, causing mass outbreaks of hope >>> in the customer base is a fine thing. >>> -- Graydon >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> Luiz Felipe >> luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br >> http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/ >> >> -- >> 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. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- 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.
