2010/2/23 paul stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net>: > I know some people want to believe that, but I don't think Pentax has the > resources to change horses in midstream.
I agree. > They've made a commitment to APS and 645, and I think they'll have to > play in those arenas. Time will tell if those were wise choices. > I suspect they were. I think that to defend the strategy chosen, the 645D will have to take on both the 135-format offerings from some brands and the existing digital medium formats. And that new Leica, of course. The 135-format offerings have the advantage of sharing lens lineup with the APS-C offerings of the respective brands, so a Pentax 645D system will be more expensive. To counter that they must have better image quality. OTOH, they won't gather a lot of customers if the entry price is like the existing digital 645 systems. So, question is, if the 645D will be both cheap and good enough to create a niche for itself in the market... I think it's a daring investment Pentax has made, launching this camera. Jostein -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.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.
